Social Science Composite Major - Teaching BBSED.SSC

Required Core - 54 semester hours

• GEOG - 300/400 level Elective - 3 semester hours
• POLS - 300/400 level Elective - 3 semster hours
• ECON, HIST, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOC - 300/400 level Elective - 3 semster hours 

• GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 semester hours
• GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography 3 semester hours
• HIST 115 - Survey of Non-Western Civilizations 3 semester hours
• HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 semester hours
• HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 semester hours
• HIST 151 - United States History I 3 semester hours
• HIST 152 - United States History II 3 semester hours
• HIST 476 - History of South Dakota 3 semester hours
• POLS 100 - American Government 3 semester hours
• POLS 141 - Governments of the World 3 semester hours
• SEED 415 - 7-12 Social Science Methods 3 semester hours
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 semester hours
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 semester hours
• ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 semester hours

• Choose one of the Following:

• HIST 480 - Historical Methods & Historiography 3 semester hours
• SOC 307 - Research Methods I 3 semester hours
• SOC 308 - Research Methods II 3 semester hours

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 semester hours

• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission 1 semester hours
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 2 semester hours
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 3 semester hours
• EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development 3 semester hours
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies 3 semester hours
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
• SPED 100 - Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities 3 semester hours

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 26 semester hours

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 3 semester hours
• EDFN 375 - Methods of Technology Integration 1 semester hours
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods 2 semester hours
• SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 5-12 Diverse Classroom 3 semester hours
• SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy 3 semester hours
• SEED 440 - Classroom Management 1 semester hours
• SEED 495 - Practicum 1 semester hours

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• EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 semester hours
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching 1 to 16 semester hours

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• CMST- Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Electives required

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.