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Social Studies Education - B.S.Ed.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (GEOG(ATSC) 1112, GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 2120H, GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 1113, GEOG 1113L)
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 (prerequisite for ECON upper-level electives)

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Foreign Language through the third semester 

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1103 or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H

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Area VI
EDUC 2110 or EDUC 2110E or EDUC 2110H 
EDUC 2120 or EDUC 2120E 
EDUC(EPSY) 2130 or EPSY 2130E 

Choose three of the following courses not taken in Area V: ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1103 or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H
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Entrance Requirements
The Social Studies Education major is a high-demand major. After meeting the application requirements, students will be selected based on the high-demand selection criteria listed below. Applications are available on the department’s website: www.coe.uga.edu/esse/academic-programs/social-studies-education/b-s-e-d.   

The following are required to be eligible to apply to the program:
1. Core Areas I-VI completed or in progress at the time of application;
2. Minimum 2.80 GPA overall
      
The following are required to enter the program:
1. Completion of all but 12 credit hours in Core Areas I-VI.
2. Overall GPA of 2.80.
3. Upon enrolling in Block Two courses during the fall semester, all of Core Areas I-VI, must be complete. All electives must also be complete before enrolling in Block Two courses. 
4. A grade of "C" is required in Area VI and all major coursework.

Social Studies Education Application: https://coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/bsed-social-studies-education

All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://coe.uga.edu/pre-service

For teacher certification completion, see below. 
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High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria

GPA in Areas V and VI (60%)
Written response to application prompts (40%) 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (57 hours)
(A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required.)

Foreign Language required, if not taken in Area IV.
*Competency in one Foreign Language through the 3rd semester. Competency is defined as the minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher throughout all semesters. Any AMSL course at the third level or above can satisfy this requirement.  

*This major requires the completion of one course in ECON, one course in GEOG, one course in HIST, and one course in POLS.

Area of Emphasis Content Courses (21 hours)
Select twenty-one (21) hours of 3000/4000-level courses in one of the following Areas of Emphasis: Economics, Human Geography, History, or Political Science.
One or more of the five Content Pedagogy Courses is preferred. The Content Pedagogy Courses count as corresponding upper-level emphasis area course - Economics, Geography, History, or Political Science.
ESOC 5010/7010 (Teaching Geography)
ESOC(HIST) 5020/7020 (Teaching History)
ESOC 5030/7030 (Teaching Economics)
ESOC 5040/7040 (Teaching Politics, Government, and Civics)
ESOC 5060/7060 (Teaching World History)
ESOC 5070/7070 (Critical Race Theory in Social Studies Education) 
FHCE 3200 (Introduction to Personal Finance)
HIST(ESOC) 4112 (History for History Teachers: The U.S. - 1865 to the Present) 

Spring - 1st Semester/Block One (6 or more* hours)
ESOC 3450
*Content Courses, General Electives, and Foreign Language must be completed before beginning Block 2  

**Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.  

Fall - 2nd Semester/Block Two (15 hours)
ESOC 4350/6350
ESOC 4360/6360
ESOC 4370/6370 
ESOC 4450L (3 hours)
ESOC 4455

Spring - 3rd Semester/Block Three (15 hours)
ESOC 5460/7460 (12 hours)
ESOC 5560/7560


Program Completion Requirements for Teacher Certification:
To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for an Induction Certificate in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments:
  • Child Abuse and FERPA Trainings (CA-FERPA)
  • Dyslexia Trainings
  • Passing score on Dispositions
  • Passing score on Intern Keys
  • Passing score on Program Key Assessments (PKAs)
  • Completion of MFECOE Exit Survey
  • Attendance of certification session
  • MFECOE Ethics Training Assessment
  • MFECOE Professional Ethics and Conduct Agreement (PECA Contract)
  • GaPSC Grade Bands Requirement Met
  • GACE Content Assessment (Certification Requirement)
  • GaPSC Educator Ethics Assessment - 360 (Certification Requirement) 
For detailed information on the teacher certification requirements, visit https://coe.uga.edu/teacher-certification
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General Electives (0-3 hours)
Electives must be taken prior to the Fall - 2nd Semester/Block Two. 
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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