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Programs

Elementary Education, B.S. major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
English Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Health Education. B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Mathematics Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Vocal/classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Instrumental/classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Physical Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Spanish Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

Social Studies

Programs

Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Social Studies, B.A. major
Psychology Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Economics Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Geography Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Political Science Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
History Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis
Social Studies, B.A. major
Econ/ Pol Sci/ Soc/ Anth: Broad Field Emphasis
Social Studies minor

Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

Required Credits: 86
Required GPA: 2.50

Note: Students must have a minimum overall 2.50 GPA in the major. No grade below a “C” may be used to meet program requirements. A minimum of 22 of the 53 Social Studies program credits must be completed at BSU.

I ECONOMICS COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)

II GEOGRAPHY COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 3410 Geography of North America (3 credits)

III HISTORY COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

HST 1114 United States History I, to 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1115 United States History II, since 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3 credits)
HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)

IV POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES

POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES (3 CREDITS MINIMUM):

POL 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
POL 3130 Asian Political Development (3 credits)
POL 3140 Canadian Politics (3 credits)
POL 3150 Topics in Political Science (1-3 credits)
POL 3160 Comparative European Politics (3 credits)
POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)
POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)
POL 4200 Constitutional Law (3 credits)

V PSYCHOLOGY COURSE

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)

VI SOCIOLOGY COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

SOC 1104 Society and Social Issues (3 credits)
SOC 3010 Social Theory (3 credits)
or SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)

VII SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS COURSE

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

GEOG 3460 Teaching of Middle and Secondary School Social Studies (4 credits)

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
ED 3140 Human Relations In Education (3 credits)
ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (3 credits)
ED 3780 Adaptation and Management: Designing the Learning Environment (3 credits)
ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

Complete 12 credits of student teaching:

ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)