Major Requirements

Major: Social Science Education

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122

General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree

• A dynamic list of approved general education courses offered by term is available on the NDSU General Education Requirements website.
• General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, if applicable.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First Year Experience (F)		1
UNIV 189	Skills For Academic Success (Also offered with the following prefixes: ABEN, AGRI, BUSN, HD&E, ME, NURS, PHRM)
Communication (C)		12
ENGL 110	College Composition I
ENGL 120	College Composition II
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing †
Quantitative Reasoning (R) †		3
Science and Technology (S) †		10
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) †		6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) †		6
Wellness (W) †		2
Cultural Diversity (D) *†
Global Perspectives (G) *†
Total Credits		40

*	May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category.
†	May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required.

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Teaching Specialty Requirements
HIST 101	Western Civilization I (May satisfy general education category A)	3
HIST 102	Western Civilization II (May satisfy general education category A)	3
HIST 103	U.S. to 1877	3
HIST 104	U.S. Since 1877	3
HIST 390	Historical Research and Writing (May satisfy general education category C)	3
HIST	Non-US History (300-400 level)	6
HIST	US History (300-400 level)	6
HIST	History Elective	3
Select one of the following areas (A-C):		6
A. Anthropology (6 cr):
ANTH 111	Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH	300-400 Level
B. Sociology (6 cr):
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
SOC	300-400 Level
C. Psychology (6 cr):
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 250	Developmental Psychology
Select two of the following areas (D-F):		24
D. Political Science (12 cr):
POLS 115	American Government
Select 3 from the following:
POLS 215	Problems and Policies In American Government
POLS 230	Judicial Process
POLS 420	Political Behavior-Executive-Legislative Process
POLS 421	Political Behavior-Political Parties
POLS 422	State and Local Politics
POLS 430	Constitutional Law-Civil Liberties
POLS 431	Constitutional Law-Criminal Justice
E. Geography (12 cr):
GEOG 262	Geography of North America
GEOL 106	The Earth Through Time
GEOG	Geography Electives (6 cr)
F. Economics (12 cr):
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON	Economics Electives (6 cr)
Professional Education Requirements
EDUC 321	Introduction to Teaching	3
EDUC 322	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 451	Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment	3
EDUC 481	Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Soc Sci)	3
EDUC 485	Student Teaching Seminar	1
EDUC 486	Classroom Management for Diverse Learners	3
EDUC 487	Student Teaching	9
EDUC 488	Applied Student Teaching	3
EDUC 489	Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds	3
Total Credits		91

Degree Requirements and Notes

• A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program. 

• A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.

• A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.

• Course taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.

• See School of Education for admission requirements.