Social Studies Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- *Clearances are valid for one year from the date that appears in the header of this degree audit in the field 'Clearance Date.' Clearances cannot expire in the middle of a semester.
- COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
  - FOUNDATIONS COURSES - Choose 1 of the following options 1-2:
    
    6 hours
    - Option 1. Foundations Graduate Level
      - EDFN 590
        
        Social Foundation of Educ
      - EDFN 545
        
        Advanced Educational Psychology
    - Option 2. Foundations Undergraduate Level
      - EDFN 211
        
        Foundations Modern Education
      - EDFN 241
        
        Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA
  - See separate block
    - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.
Total hours

6 hours

Major in Social Studies, Certification
- MAJOR REQUIRED CORE FOUNDATION
  - ECON 100
    
    Introductory Economics
    
    3 hours
  - ECON 203
    
    Introduction to World Economy
    
    3 hours
  - GEOG 120
    
    Human Geography
    
    3 hours
  - Geography Course - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - GEOG 141
      
      World Regional Geography
    - GEOG 226
      
      Political Geography
    - GEOG 248
      
      Geography of Africa
    - GEOG 342
      
      Europe
    - GEOG 343
      
      Latin America & the Caribbean
    - GEOG 344
      
      North America
  - GEOG 281
    
    Maps and GIS
    
    3 hours
  - GOVT 111
    
    Introduction to American Government
    
    3 hours
  - GOVT 221
    
    Introduction to Comparative Political Systems
    
    3 hours
  - GOVT 251
    
    Introduction to Global Politics
    
    3 hours
  - History Electives - Choose 2 of the following:
    
    6 hours
    - HIST 101
      
      Europe and the World 1350-1789
    - HIST 102
      
      Europe and World 1789-Present
    - HIST 206
      
      World Culture & Religion to 1500
    - HIST 280
      
      Pre-Colonial Africa
  - HIST 105
    
    History Matters
    
    3 hours
  - HIST 106
    
    Contours of US History
    
    3 hours
  - The Art & Craft of History or Historiography & Hist Research - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - HIST 205
      
      The Art & Craft of History
    - HIST 520
      
      Historiography and Historical Research
  - PSYC 100
    
    General Psychology
    
    3 hours
  - SOCY 210
    
    Sociology of the Family
    
    3 hours
Total hours

45 hours

Social Studies Concentration Courses
- Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the social studies major, please work closely with your advisor to select courses appropriate to your plan. You must take 15 total credits to complete the concentration.
- Geography
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 9 credits of Geography (GEOG) at the 200-level or higher. toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
- Government
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 9 credits of Government (GOVT) at the 200-level or higher. toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
- History
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 9 credits of History (HIST) at the 200-level or higher. toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
- Anthropology
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 6 credits of Anthropology (ANTH) courses toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
- Psychology
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 6 credits of Psychology (PSYC) at the 200-level or higher toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
- Sociology
  
  0 hours
  - You may take up to 6 credits of Sociology (SOCY) courses toward your 15 credit SST Concentration. You have taken 0 credits. Speak to your advisor about course options and click here to access the web schedule.
Total hours

0 hours

Professional Education - Certification
- FOUNDATIONS BLOC
  - We recommend 590 and 545 for Post-Bacc students. These courses each require 35 hours field placement at an urban school. Offered in the evenings Fall and Spring. Also offered in Summer Session. If enrolling in EDFN 211/241, please register for both courses in the same block.
  - Foundations of Modern Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 590
      
      Social Foundation of Educ
    - EDFN 211
      
      Foundations Modern Education
  - Psychological Foundations of Teaching - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 545
      
      Advanced Educational Psychology
    - EDFN 241
      
      Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- APS - PROFESSIONAL BLOC
  - Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Course Appropriate PRAXIS II Exam should be taken after Professional Bloc, but prior to Student Teaching.
  - Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 530
      
      Instructional Technology, Design and Assessment
    - EDFN 330
      
      Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment
  - Issues in Secondary Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDSE 521
      
      Issues in Second Education
    - EDSE 321
      
      Issues in Secondary Education
  - Content Area Literacy for Diverse Classrooms - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDSE 340
      
      Content Area Literacy for Diverse Classrooms
    - EDSE 540
      
      Cntnt Area Litrcy Divers Class
  - Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - SPED 346
      
      Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
    - SPED 546
      
      Sec Stdnts w Disab Inclu Sttgs
  - EDSE 433
    
    Teaching of Secondary Social Studies
    
    3 hours
- STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
  - File your Intent to Student Teach Card one year prior to the beginning of the semester in which you wish to Student Teach. Click here to access the Student Teaching Website
  - EDSE 471
    
    Student Teaching Seminar
    
    3 hours
- STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER
  - Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Submit your Teacher Certification Packet 90 days prior to completion of your certification program. Click here to access the packet on the Certification Website.
  - EDSS 461 and its sequence:
    EDSS 461
    
    Student Teaching in Soc Sci
    
    & EDSS 462
    
    and Student Teaching in Soc Sci
    9 hours
Total hours

33 hours

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Social Studies Post-Baccalaureate Certification

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