Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in Social Studies must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Secondary Education program as a second major.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. The course SASE 401 is the departmental requirement.
The social studies teacher is expected to have a broad understanding of the cultural and environmental factors which shape the individual and society. To meet the approved program for certification in social studies, coursework is required in each of the following:
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
A detailed description of the requirements is available in the office of the Social Studies Teacher Education Coordinator in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences or by viewing the "Social Studies Support Courses" tab on this page.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 13 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 34-35 | |
| Social Studies Support Courses for Teacher Education | 27 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 37 | |
| Free Electives | 6-2 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EAES 100 | Principles of Geography | 3 |
| or EAES 101 | Planet Earth | |
| EAES 161 | Human Geography | 3 |
| EAES 170 | World Geography | 3 |
| EAES 210 | Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| EAES 281 | Introduction to American Urban Studies | 3 |
| EAES 390 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EAES 487 | Senior Seminar in Urban Study (Urban Studies Internship) | 3 |
| or EAES 497 | Senior Seminar Geography | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Applied Calculus A | ||
| Applied Precalculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Data Science and Statistics | ||
| Major Electives | ||
| Complete 10 credits from the list below. A minimum of 6 credits should be at the 300-400 level. | 10 | |
| Total Credits | 34-35 | |
Major Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum of 6 credits should be at the 300-400 level. | ||
| EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
| EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
| EAES 271 | Geography of East and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| EAES 272 | Land and Life in Latin America | 3 |
| EAES 283 | Urban Georgraphy | 3 |
| EAES 303 | Environmental Field Methods | 3 |
| EAES 370 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| EAES 373 | Historical Geography of the United States | 3 |
| EAES 376 | Geography of New Jersey | 3 |
| EAES 384 | Managing the Urban Environment | 3 |
| EAES 385 | Urbanization and Environment | 3 |
| EAES 460 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| EAES 475 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| EAES 499 | Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
Social Studies Support Courses for Teacher Education
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | |
| ECON 100 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | |
| or ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | |
| HIST 103 | Gods, Empires, Crusades Plague | 3 |
| or HIST 105 | Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | |
| or HIST 106 | Contemporary Europe | |
| HIST 117 | Foundations of America | 3 |
| HIST 118 | Emergence of the Modern United States | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Emergence of the Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 215 | U.S. Women’s History | 3 |
| HIST 217 | African American History | 3 |
| POLS 101 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| or POLS 201 | Comparative Politics | |
| or POLS 307 | American Political Thought | |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Second Major in Secondary Education
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts or F. Humanities | ||
| One course from D. Fine and Performing Arts or F1. Great Works and Their Influences or F2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | ||
| Planet Earth | ||
or EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | |
or EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | ||
| Foundations of America (Fulfilled in the collateral requirements.) | ||
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Education | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 13 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in a single language. | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| Total Credits 10 | |||