Social Science Education

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Sample Program Guide

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: A Sample Program Guide provides an unofficial guide of program requirements and should be used by prospective students who are considering attending NDSU in the future. It is NOT an official curriculum and should NOT be used by current NDSU students for official degree planning purposes. Note that the official curriculum used by current NDSU students can vary from the Sample Program Guide due to a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability.

To ensure proper program completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with their academic advisor to ensure requirements are being met.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
COMM 1103ENGL 1203
ENGL 1103GEOL 1063
HIST 1013GEOL 106L1
SOC 1103HIST 1023
Science & Technology Gen ed3Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed3
Wellness Gen Ed2-3HIST Diversity & Inclusion in History3
 17-18 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 3213EDUC 3223
HIST 1033HIST 1043
GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3
HIST European History3HIST Widening Horizons3
Science & Technology Gen Ed3HIST European History3
Cultural Diversity Gen Ed3Apply to the School of Education 
Complete Core Academic Skills Exam or access your ACT+ scores  
 18 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 4513EDUC 4893
EDUC 4752GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3
ECON 201, POLS 115, or GEOG 1513GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3
GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3HIST US 300-400 Elective 3
HIST Widening Horizons3Science & Tech w/ Lab4
HIST US 300-400 Elective 3 
 17 16
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 481 (Social Sciences)3EDUC 4851
EDUC 4863EDUC 4879
HIST 3903EDUC 4883
GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3 
GEOG/ECON/POLS Elective3 
Apply for Student Teaching  
Complete PLT (grades 7-12) Exam  
Complete Subject Area Assessment Exam  
 15 13
Total Credits: 127-128