Social Studies Education, B.A.

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

BIBL 215Old Testament Literature

3

BIBL 216New Testament Literature

3

ENGL 101Written Communication II

3

ENGL 102Written Communication III

3

HIST 246Introduction to World Civilizations

3

MATH 111Basic Probability & Statistics

3

PHIL 250Introduction to Philosophy

3

PSYC 182General Psychology

3

SOC 151Principles of Sociology

3

THEO 110Exploring the Christian Faith

3

 

COMM and Foreign Language
Choose 6 credits from the following:

6

Foreign Language (two semesters)

6

OR

Foreign Language (one semester)

3

AND

COMM 171Speech Communication

3

 

Choose three credits from the following:

3

FA/THTR/ART/Music
Elective(s)

3

LIT
Literature Elective

3

 

Choose three credits from the following:

3

BIOL 115Human Biology

3

OR

NS 110Environmental Science

3

OR

NS 291Physical World

3

OR

Any BIOL,CHEM, PHYS

3-4

Total Credit Hours:42

Required Courses:

HIST 239American History

3

HIST 330Themes in World History

3

HIST 333Early Modern World

3

HIST 334Modern World

3

HIST 336Ancient and Medieval World

3

HIST 347Themes in American History

3

SS 277World Regional Geography

3

SS 305United States Government

3

SS 450Assessment Portfolio

0-2

Total Credit Hours:26

Choose one of the following options:

Option A

SS 301Regional Geography: Subsaharan Africa

3

SS 302Regional Geography: Latin America

3

SS 303Regional Geography: Mid-East & North Africa

3

SS 304Regional Geography: Far East

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Option B

Complete a minor (History Minor excluded)
Total Credit Hours:15-20

Professional Education

EDUC 102Foundations of Education

2

EDUC 204Diversity in the Classroom

2

EDUC 205Educational Pedagogy I

3

EDUC 305Educational Pedagogy II

3

EDUC 308Teaching Exceptional Learners

2

PSYC 287School-Age Growth & Development

3

SCED 444Specific Methods in Social Science

3

SCED 448Content Specific Literacy

3

EDUC 441Professional Education Seminar

1

EDUC 455Student Teaching I

8 or 12

EDUC 456Student Teaching II

0 or 4

Total Credit Hours:34
All education majors must take Student Teaching for 12 credits and the Professional Seminar course for 1 credit.  EDUC 455 and EDUC 456 must equal 12 credits during the Student Teaching semester.

Electives

 

Total Credit Hours:0-6

Total Credit Hours: 120

See TEACHER LICENSURE for program admission and other information.