Education, Social Studies (Grades 4-8) Track, B.S.E.

General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees )

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours )

Core Curriculum Specifics (44 total hours for core, including these specific courses)

• GNSC 1104 - Life/Earth Science 4
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4
• COUN 2023 - Human Development 3
• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3

Teaching Field (Major) - 48 hours

• ECON 1333 - General Economics 3
• ECON 2333 - Macroeconomic Principles 3
• GEOG 3003 - Geography of the World 3
• GEOG 3013 - Geography of North America 3
• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3 *
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3 *
• HIST 1353 - World Civilizations to 1500 3
• HIST 1433 - Survey of Western Civilization 3
• HIST 1453 - World Civilizations since 1500 3
• HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
• HIST 4433 - Twentieth Century Europe 3
• POLS 1333 - American and Texas Government I 3 *
• POLS 1433 - American and Texas Government II 3 *
• POLS 2523 - Foundations of Government and Politics 3
• POLS 3313 - Introduction to Political Theory 3
• SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3

Other Requirements - 16 hours

• ECED 3173 - ESL Methods and Materials 3
• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• READ 4403 - Content Literacy 3
• Electives - 7 hours

Professional Education and Reading Blocks - 24 hours

Total Semester Hours - 120