BA in Education: Social Studies - Curriculum Requirements

BA Education: Social Studies Degree Audit

B.A. Education: Social Studies
University Core Requirements (24/40 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
[Dept]	1105	Broad, Enduring Interest	4CR
EDU	1205	Nature of Work: The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk	2CR
LAS	1305	Wellness	2CR
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1002	Comp. & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	2012	Advanced Comp.	4CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship			See EDU
STEM Engagement (8 credits)
Select two courses for MTH111 or higher
MTH			4CR
MTH			4CR
Culture & Society
HIS	2005	World Geography			See HIS
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education			See EDU
HIS	3100	Public Health			See HIS
History Requirements (40 Credits)
Select two WRI Courses:
HIS	1005	Framework of History	4CR
HIS	2001	American Civilization I	4CR
HIS	2002	American Civilization II	4CR
HIS	2005	World Geography	4CR
HIS	2006	Am. Social, Political & Economic Systems	4CR
HIS	3100	Public History	4CR
HIS	4000	Methods in Hist. Research	4CR
HIS		200 or 300 Lvl.	4CR
HIS		300 Lvl.	4CR
HIS		300 Lvl.	4CR
(Select 3 courses from the following. Two must be at the 300 level: HIS3000-20th Century Europe, HIS3002-European Colonialism, HIS3008-Islam, HIS3010-History of NJ, HIS3461-American Civil War, HIS3020-Crusades, HIS2009-African Amer. History, HIS2003-History of England I
Related Major Requirements (8 Credits)
ECO	1001	Economics		4CR
SOC	1000	Contemporary Social Issues		4CR
Education (32 Credits)
All Education courses below must have a grade B- or better
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education	4CR
EDU	2004	Found. Of Education: Teaching in the Content Area	4CR
Courses below may only be taken after admission to the Education Department
EDU	3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4CR
EDU	3059	Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction	4CR
EDU	3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum & Assessing Outcomes	4CR
EDU	4024	Applications in Literacy	2CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching	10CR
Related Education Requirement (4CR)
EDP	2001	Pre-School & School Aged Dev. (3-18 years)	4CR
Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 Credits)
EDP	3013	Psychology of High & Low Incidence Except.	4CR
EDU	3000	Assistive Technology	1CR
EDU	3031	Spec. Ed. Lerner’s Perspect.	4CR
EDU	3033	Lang. Development, Comm. & Lit. in Spec. Ed.	4CR
EDU	3034	Spec. Ed. Methods & Materials	4CR
EDU	3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4CR
Optional
EST	2015	Intro to Equine Assisted Activities & Therapy		2CR
SLN	1003	Sign Language 1		2CR
SLN	1004	Sign Language 2		2CR

Total number of credits: 129

1. To earn a Bachelor degree, all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
2. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. All graduates must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above.
4. All graduates must have a minimum of 2.0 GPA in their major(s).
5. Courses that are listed as special topic, typically ending with a 99, are repeatable. These courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the previous special topic course.
6. Credits can be shared between the core and the major, or between the core and minor. But credits cannot be shared within the core: a particular course can count only once within the core
7. Please continue seeing your advisor for advisement as requirements may change due to changes in NJDOE code and regulations.

BA Education: Social Studies Recommended Four Year Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Education: Social Studies Recommended Four-Year Sequence 2023-2024
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
LAS 1305	Wellness	2
EDU 1205	Nature of Work: The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk	2
HIS 1005	Framework of World History	4
WRI 1002	Comp. Rhet. II	4
MTH	STEM Engagement	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
EDU 2000	Foundations of Education (Community Responsibility)	4
WRI 2012	Advanced Comp.	4
MTH	STEM Engagement	4
SOC 1000	Contemporary Social Issues	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
EDP 2001	Preschool & School Age Development	4
EDU 2004	Foundations of Educ.: Teaching in the Content Area	4
HIS 2001	American Civilization I	4
HIS	History Elective	4
YEAR 2 (Spring)
EDP 3013	Psych of High and Low Incidence Exceptionalities	4
HIS 2002	American Civilization II	4
HIS 2005	World Geography	4
ECO 1001	Economics	4
YEAR 3 (FALL)
EDU 3059	Social Studies Curriculum & Instruction	4
EDU 3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4
HIS 2006	American Social, Pol., & Econ. Systems	4
HIS	History Elective	4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
EDU 3031	Special Education: Learner’s Perspective	4
EDU 3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4
HIS 3100	Public History	4
HIS	History Elective	4
YEAR 4 (Fall)
EDU 3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum	4
EDU 3034	Special Education Methods & Materials	4
EDU 3000	Assistive Technology	1
HIS 4000	Historical Methods	4
[Dept] 1105	Broad, Enduring Interest	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
EDU 3033	Language Development, Comm., Literacy in Spec. Ed.	4
EDU 4024	Applications in Literacy	2
EDU 4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching (Public Speaking)	10
	Total Credits	129

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