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Elementary Education, B.S. major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Field-Based Program
English Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Health Education. B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Mathematics Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Vocal/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Instrumental/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Physical Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Special Education Academic and Behavioral Strategist, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Visual Arts Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

Social Studies

Programs

Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Social Studies, B.A. major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Political Science Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
History Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Psychology Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Geography Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Econ/ Pol Sci/ Soc/ Anth: Broad Field Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Economics Emphasis
Social Studies minor

Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Social Studies Education (Teacher Licensure) B.S. degree and include the following:

40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
88 required major core credits
Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Required Credits: 88
Required GPA: 2.50

I ECONOMICS COURSES

Complete the following courses:

ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)

II GEOGRAPHY COURSES

Complete the following courses:

GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)

Select 1 of the following courses:

GEOG 3410 Geography of North America (3 credits)
GEOG 3810 Geography of Europe (3 credits)
GEOG 3820 Geography of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3 credits)
GEOG 3840 Geography of Africa (3 credits)
GEOG 3850 Geography of the Middle East (3 credits)
GEOG 3860 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits)

III HISTORY COURSES

Complete the following courses:

HST 1114 United States History to 1865 (3 credits)
HST 1115 United States History since 1865 (3 credits)
HST 1304 World History, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
HST 1305 World History, 1500-Present (3 credits)
HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)

Select 1 of the following courses:

HST 3117 American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800 (3 credits)
HST 3128 Testing Democracy: Reform in Antebellum America, 1787-1865 (3 credits)
HST 3137 The American Civil War (3 credits)
HST 3159 The World at War, 1931-1945 (3 credits)
HST 3187 American West (3 credits)
HST 3208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)
HST 3409 Colonialism and Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)
HST 3459 Latin America (3 credits)
HST 3650 Environmental History (3 credits)
HST 3799 Tudor and Stuart England, 1485-1714 (3 credits)
HST 3800 Georgian Britain, 1688-1820 (3 credits)
HST 4000 Historiography (3 credits)

IV POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES

Complete the following courses:

POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)

Select 1 of the following courses (3 credits minimum):

POL 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
POL 3130 Asian Political Development (3 credits)
POL 3140 Canadian Politics (3 credits)
POL 3150 Topics in Political Science (1-3 credits)
POL 3160 Comparative European Politics (3 credits)
POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)
POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)
POL 4200 Constitutional Law (3 credits)

V PSYCHOLOGY COURSE

Complete the following course:

PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)

VI SOCIOLOGY COURSES

Complete the following courses:

SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SOC 3010 Sociological Theory (3 credits)

VII SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS COURSE

Complete the following course:

ED 3580 Teaching of Middle and Secondary School Social Studies (3 credits)

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

Complete the following courses with a minimum 2.50 GPA:

ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
ED 3140 Human Diversity and Educational Equity (3 credits)
ED 3350 Principles and Strategies of Teaching (3 credits)
ED 3780 Inclusive Teaching and Classrooms (3 credits)
ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)

Complete the following course:

HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

Complete 12 credits of student teaching:

ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)