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Certification as Secondary School Teacher of Social Studies

Students desiring certification as teachers of secondary social studies should consult with their advisers and the College of Education section of the catalog for specific requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program.

The Teacher Education Professional Education Sequence is undergoing significant change. At the time of this publication, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is reviewing these changes. Please see your academic advisor or Student Services Director for updated course information.

Certification as Secondary School Teacher of Social Studies
General Education Courses		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Critical Skills
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking, & Writing	3
Quantitative Skills
MATH 105, 150, 151 or 201		3
Logic/Language/Semiotics
Foreign Language	At the 102 level	3-4^†
	See approved list,	3
Oral Communication	Met in major with HIST 300	0
Technology	Met in major with EDUC 275	0
Skills for a Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines
HMXP 102	The Human Experience: Who Am I?	3
Global Perspectives	Met in major HIST 111 or 112	0
Historical Perspectives	Met in major	0
Developing Critical Skills Applying them to Disciplines
Natural Science	See approved list; one must be a lab science	7
Social Science	Met in major	0
Humanities and Arts	3 hours met in major; select 3 hours from another
	designator; See approved list	3
Intensive Writing	Met in major with HIST 300	0
Constitution Requirement	Met in major with HIST 211	0
Requirements in the Major		57
ECON 215	Principles of Microeconomics	3

ECON 216	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

GEOG 101	Human Geography	3

GEOG 201 or		3

GEOG 303 or		3

GEOG 304 or		3

GEOG 306		3

PLSC 201	American Government	3

PLSC 202	State and Local Government	3

SOCL 101	Social Problems and Social Policy	3

Select 2 from HIST 111, HIST 112 or HIST 113	World Civilizations to 950, from 950 – 1750, since 1750	6

HIST 211	United States History to 1877	3

HIST 212	United States History since 1877	3

HIST 300	Historiography and Methodology	3

HIST 590	Capstone Seminar in History	3

HIST electives		15
Including at least 6 hours at the 500 level (in addition to HIST 590) and at least 3 semester hours from each of the following groupings:
United States
HIST 308	American Ethnic History	3

HIST 310	The History of Women in Americ	3

HIST 313	Native American History	3

HIST 314	Colonial North America	3

HIST 315	Civil War and Reconstruction	3

HIST 325	U.S. Sports History	3

HIST 501	Hist of Social Movemnts in Ame	3

HIST 505	History of South Carolina	3

HIST 507	Cultural/Intellectual Hist of	3

HIST 509	African American History	3

HIST 515	U S as World Power Since 1898	3

HIST 518	A History of the Old South	3

HIST 521	The New South	3

HIST 524	Emergence of Mod Amer 1877-193	3

HIST 525	The United States Since 1939	3

HIST 527	The American Revolution	3

Europe
HIST 343	European History from the Renaissance through the Age of Reason	3

HIST 344	European History from the Age of Reason to the Versailles Settlement	3

HIST 345	European History Since 1914	3

HIST 346	History of England to 1603	3

HIST 347	History of England from 1603 to the Present	3

HIST 540	Ancient Greece and Rome	3

HIST 542	Medieval European History	3

HIST 547	History of Modern Russia	3

HIST 548	History of Modern Germany	3

Asia, Africa, and Latin America
HIST 333	Imperial China	3

HIST 334	Modern China	3

HIST 335	Modern Japan	3

HIST 337	Early Africa	3

HIST 338	Modern Africa	3

HIST 351	Latin American History	3

HIST 352	History of US-Latin Amer Relat	3

HIST 553	China Since 1600	3

HIST 560	History of Mexico,Central Amer	3

HIST 561	History of the Caribbean	3

HIST 350, 355A, B, C, 450, 463, 471/ 472, and 550 may also be taken as electives and would be applied to the groupings above in which the particular subject matter applies. HIST 590 may not be applied to any of these groupings. (Six hours of Global Perspectives and/or European, and 6 hours of US and/or SC are strongly recommended.)

Professional Education Sequence:		36
EDUC 101*	Observation and Analysis	1

EDUC 200*	Developmental Sci and Poverty	3

EDUC 220*	Assessment and Diverse Needs	2

EDUC 401*	Internship: Contextual Factors	1

EDUC 402*	Internshp: Assess and Instruct	9

EDUC 410*	Education in a Democracy	2

EDCO 201	Literacy and the Eng Lang Learnr	2

EDCO 202	Disabilities in Gen Ed	2

EDCO 203	Support the Gifted Student	1

EDCO 305	Tech in the Classroom	2

EDCO 306	Inclusive Classroom	2

EDCO 350	Examining Classrm Climate	1

EDCO 351	Est Positive Classrm Climate	1

SCST 390	Princ Teaching Soc Studies I	3

SCST 391	Prin Teaching Social Studie II	3

SCST 392	Fld Exper Teach Social Studies	1

Foreign Language Requirement		0-4
General Electives		0-5
Total		124

†This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized proficiency examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite. A maximum of one course may be applied to the Logic/Language/Semiotics Area.

* A grade of C or better is required and may not be taken on the S/U basis.

In addition to the requirements for their major, students must meet requirements for the Teacher Education Program, which include the requirements for Admission to Teacher Education, Entry to the Professional Stage, and Program Completion. For information on these requirements, consult the Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

Passage of the PRAXIS II Series content area examinations is required prior to entry into the professional stage for all candidates in the teacher education program. For the most current PRAXIS information required for test(s) in your content area, visit the South Carolina Department of Education website: http://www.scteachers.org/cert/exam.cfm.

The student must attain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or better in courses taken at Winthrop and a minimum of a 2.0 in the 54 semester hours of the required program. The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of HIST courses in residence at Winthrop University.

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