Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Social Studies Education for Teacher Licensure²

^{See the College of Education page for additional requirements.}

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  HIST 1503 World History to 1500	3	HIST 1513 World History since 1500	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Science with Lab1	4
  Mathematics1	3	SOC 1003 Introductory Sociology	3
  SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2	Elective	1
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	14

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  POLS 2003 American Government	3	COMM 2003 Public Speaking or COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3
  HIST 2003 United States History to 1877	3	HIST 2013 United States History since 1877	3
  PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I	3
  ANTH 2003 Cultural Anthropology	3	SEED 3702 Introduction to Educational Technology	2
  GEOG 2013 Regional Geography of the World	3	GEOG Elective	3
  		HIST 2513 Sources and Methods in History OR POLS 2513 Research Design3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	17

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  HIST 4714 Social Studies Methods for Secondary Teachers	4	ECON 2013 Principles of Economics II	3
  POLS 3033 American State and Local Government, POLS 3123 American Political Behavior, POLS 3133 United States Congress, OR POLS 3143 The United States Presidency	3	HIST 4153 History of Arkansas	3
  HIST/POLS Elective (3000-4000 level)	6	HIST/POLS Elective (3000-4000 level)	6
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  HIST 4963/POLS 4963 Senior Seminar3	3	SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 4054 Educating Developing, Diverse, and Exceptional Learners	4	SEED 4909 Teaching in the Secondary School	9
  SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology	6
  Elective	2
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²For licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements see Admission and Retention to Teacher Education and also the Criteria for Internships located on the College of Education home page.
³Students must complete HIST 2513 Sources and Methods in History, and HIST 4963 Senior Seminar, OR POLS 2513 Research Design, and POLS 4963 Senior Seminar.