Social Science B.A. – Secondary Teaching Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Matthew T. Downey, Ph.D., Program Coordinator
Location: McKee Hall 227
Telephone: 970.351.2929
Website: www.unco.edu/social_sciences
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) Credits
Program Description:
This emphasis provides students with the academic subject content background necessary for teaching social studies at the secondary (grades 7-12) level in Colorado. Upon successful completion of this program and the requirements of the Professional Teacher Education Program, students will qualify to be licensed to teach social studies at the secondary level.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- A minimum of 21 semester credits of the 24 credits required for the Additional Major Credits must be at the 300-400 level.
- Students must take additional major courses to have sufficient credits for graduation.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC — 12 credits
LAC area 4 — History
| HIST 100 | Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 | 3 |
LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems
LAC area 5.c. — Human Behavior and Social Systems
LAC area 8 — Multicultural Studies
Choose 1 of the following courses:
| AFS 100 | Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| MAS 100 | Introduction to Mexican American Studies | 3 |
| WS 101 | Women in Contemporary Society | 3 |
Remaining LAC — 28 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 42 credits
Take all of the following courses — 21 credits
Additional Major Credits — 21 credits
| | Economics 3 semester credits | 3 |
| | Geography 6 semester credits | 6 |
| | History 6 semester credits | 6 |
| | Political Science 6 semester credits | 6 |
3. Required PTEP — 38 credits
Phase I (5 credits taken concurrently)
EDFE 110 required semester before; see www.unco.edu/teach/check.
| STEP 161 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching I | 2 |
| EDF 366 | Conceptions of Schooling: Context and Process | 3 |
Phase II (8 credits taken concurrently)
| STEP 262 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II | 2 |
| EDSE 360 | Adaptation, Modification, and Integration of Curriculum for the Secondary Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| PSY 349 | Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
Phase III (11 credits taken concurrently)
EDFE 120 required semester before.
| STEP 363 | Clinical Experience: Secondary | 2 |
| EDRD 340 | Developing Language and Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| ET 449 | Integration of Technologies in Secondary Education Pedagogy | 3 |
| SOSC 341 | Teaching Secondary Social Studies | 3 |
EDRD 340 may be taken outside of Phase III.
Phase IV (14 credits).
EDFE 130 required semester before.
| STEP 464 | Secondary Student Teaching | 1 - 14 |
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Candidates must pass the Praxis or Place test prior to Student Teaching.
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Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
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All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
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Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
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Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable) in all history and social sciences courses.
To be recommended for admission to PTEP students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in the major (at least 9 hours at UNC) encompassing three different social studies major disciplines with a B- (2.67) grade point average or higher in those courses taken at UNC and counting toward the major. Social science majors must successfully complete at least 30 hours in the major with a B- (2.67) grade point average or above in courses taken at UNC prior to applying for student teaching and complete SOSC 341 with a grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable).