BA in Education: Social Studies - Curriculum Requirements

BA Education: Social Studies Degree Audit

B.A. Education: Social Studies
University Core Requirements (18 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
SOC	1000	Contemporary Social Issues (Broad, Enduring Interest)	x		See Related Req.
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education (Nature of Work)	x		See EDU
LAS	1305	Wellness	2CR
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1002	Comp. & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	2012	Advanced Comp.	4CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship	X		See EDU
STEM Engagement (8 credits)
Recommend at least one Math course
STEM			4CR
STEM			4CR
Culture & Society
HIS	2005	World Geography	X		See HIS
EDU	2004	Found. Of Education: Teaching in the Content Area	X		See EDU
HIS	3100	Public Health	X		See HIS
History Requirements (40 Credits)
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		Upper Level History Elective	4CR
HIS		Upper Level History Elective	4CR
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	3064	Creating Access in Language in Language & Literacy in the Middle Grades	4CR
EDU	3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum & Assessing Outcomes	4CR
EDU	4034	Supporting Culture, Identity, & Lang Learn through 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. Learner’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	1106	Intro to Therapeutic Horsemanship		2CR
SLN	1003	Sign Language 1		2CR
SLN	1004	Sign Language 2		2CR

Total number of credits: 127

Notes:

1. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
2. New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
3. Graduates must have a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA in their major(s).
4. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor requirements. Sharing credits within the core is not allowed.
5. 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 2025-2026
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
LAS 1305	Wellness	2
HIS 1005	Framework of World History	4
WRI 1002	Comp. Rhet. II	4
HIS 2001	American Civilization I	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
EDU 2000	Foundations of Education (Nature of Work)	4
WRI 2012	Advanced Comp. (Writing)	4
HIS 2002	American Civilization II	4
SOC 1000	Contemporary Social Issues (Broad, Enduring Interest)	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
EDP 2001	Preschool & School Age Development	4
EDU 2004	Foundations of Educ.: Teaching in the Content Area (Nature of Work)	4
HIS 2005	World Geography (Global Culture)	4
HIS	History Elective	4
YEAR 2 (Spring)
EDP 3013	Psych of High and Low Incidence Exceptionalities	4
HIS	Upper- level History Elective	4
STEM	STEM	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
EDU 3054	Content Area Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Setting	4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
EDU 3031	Special Education: Learner’s Perspective	4
EDU 3064	Creating Access in Lang & Literacy Learning in the Middle Grades	4
HIS 3100	Public History (Creative Expression & Creative Self)	4
STEM	STEM	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
HIS	Upper-Level History Elective	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
EDU 4034	Supporting Culture, Identity, & Lang Learn through Literacy	2
EDU 4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching (Public Speaking)	10
EDU 3033	Language & Literacy in Special Education	4
	Total Credits	127

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