Download Social Science Composite Teaching Major

Social Science Composite Teaching Major
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BASIC INFORMATION
Bachelor’s Degree (BS or BA)
–Program Prerequisite: Must satisfy Teacher Education admission and licensure
requirements, and complete Praxis examination (see Teacher Education Department,
626-6309 or WWW.programs.weber.edu/tedadvise and WWW.ets.org/praxis)
–Minor: Not required.
–Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses applied toward this major (a
grade of “C-“ is not acceptable). Also refer to the requirements of the Teacher
Education Program.
General Education
Refer to the current catalog for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts
requirements. General education courses taken as part of the major and discipline
requirements below will count toward both the Social Science Composite major and
general education requirements. See General Education advisor, 626-7809.
Course Requirements for BS or BA
Complete a Teaching Major in one of the following areas:
History (minimum of 36 credit hours)
Geography (minimum of 36 credit hours)
Political Science (minimum of 39 credit hours)
The student will also fulfill the requirements of the TRACK that corresponds with their
major.
ALL POSSIBLE CARE IS TAKEN IN CHECKING STUDENT RECORDS FOR
GRADUATION; HOWEVER, IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT
TO VERIFY ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEGREE. GENERAL EDUCATION
CLEARANCE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THAT SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT.
HISTORY TEACHING MAJOR TRACK
Fulfill all the requirements for a History Teaching Major and also take the following: (30
CREDIT HOURS)
GEOG PS/SI1000–Natural Environments of the Earth
AND
ONE of the Following:
GEOG SS/DV1300–Places and Peoples of the World
GEOG SS/DV1520–Geography of the United States and
Canada
AND
ONE of the Following:
GEOG 3450–Cartography
GEOG 3500–Geography of Utah
GEOG 3060–World Environmental Issues
POLS AI1100–American National Govt.
AND
ONE of the Following:
POLS 3140–Foreign Policy of the U.S.
POLS 3330–American Political Thought
POLS 4020–Constitutional Law I
POLS 4030–Constitutional Law II
AND
ONE of the Following:
POLS 3600–Political Parties
POLS 3610–Campaigns and Elections
POLS 4640–American Presidency
PSY SS1010–Intro to Psychology
AND
TWO of the Following:
PSY 2730–Biopsychology
PSY 3010-Abnormal Psychology
PSY 3430–Theories of Personality
PSY 3460–Social Psychology
AND
ONE of the Following:
ANTH DV3600–Culture Area Studies (Native Americans)
ECON SS1010–Economics as a Social Science
SOC SS/DV1020–Social Problems
GEOGRAPHY TEACHING MAJOR TRACK
Fulfill all the requirements for a Geography Teaching Major and also take the following:
(30 CREDIT HOURS)
ONE of the Following:
HIST 1500–World Civilizations beginning to 1500
HIST DV1510–World Civilizations 1500-present
AND
HIST 2700–History of the U.S. to 1877
AND
HIST 2710–History of the U.S. since 1877
AND
ONE of the Following:
HIST DV4110–History of the American West to 1900
HIST 4120–History of the American West since 1900
HIST 4130–History of Utah
AND
ONE of the Following:
HIST DV3010–American Indian History: 1300 to Present
HIST DV3030–African-American History
HIST DV3050–History of U.S. Latinos
HIST DV3070–Women in American History: 1600 to Present
HIST DV3090–American Social History
HIST 3110–American Ideas and Culture
HIST 3130–U.S. Urban History
HIST 3210–U.S. Constitutional History
HIST 3230–U.S. Diplomatic History
HIST 3250–Religion in American History
HIST 3270–American Environmental History
POLS AI1100–American National Govt.
AND
ONE of the Following:
POLS 3140–Foreign Policy of the U.S.
POLS 3330–American Political Thought
POLS 4020–Constitutional Law I
POLS 4030–Constitutional Law II
AND
ONE of the Following:
POLS 3600–Political Parties
POLS 3610–Campaigns and Elections
POLS 4640–American Presidency
PSY 1010–Intro to Psychology
AND
ONE of the Following:
ANTH DV3600–Culture Area Studies (Native Americans)
ECON SS1010–Economics as a Social Science
SOC DV1020–Social Problems
POLITICAL SCIENCE TEACHING MAJOR TRACK
Fulfill all the requirements for a Political Science Teaching Major and also take the
following: (30 CREDIT HOURS)
ONE of the Following:
HIST 1500–World Civilizations beginning to 1500
HIST DV1510–World Civilizations 1500-present
AND
HIST 2700–History of the U.S. to 1877
AND
HIST 2710–History of the U.S. since 1877
AND
ONE of the Following:
AND
ONE of the Following:
HIST DV4110–History of the American West to 1900
HIST 4120–History of the American West since 1900
HIST 4130–History of Utah
HIST 4010–Colonial America
HIST 4020–Era of the American Revolution 1763-1800
HIST 4030–New Nation 1800-1840
HIST 4040–Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 4050–Gilded Age and Progressivism
HIST 4060–Twentieth-Century U.S. 1919-1945
HIST 4070–Twentieth-Century U.S. since 1945
GEOG PS/SI1000–Natural Environments of the Earth
AND
ONE of the Following:
GEOG SS/DV1300–Places and Peoples of the World
GEOG SS/DV1520–Geography of the United States and
Canada
AND
ONE of the Following:
GEOG 3450–Cartography
GEOG 3500–Geography of Utah
GEOG 3060–World Environmental Issues
PSY SS1010–Intro to Psychology
AND
ONE of the Following:
ANTH DV3600–Culture Area Studies (Native Americans)
ECON SS1010–Economics as a Social Science
SOC SS/DV1020–Social Problems