SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Coordinator: Dr. Thomas Sawyer
Majors in economics, English, history, mathematics, political
science, and sociology may complete an approved program leading
to South Carolina licensure. Students seeking licensure must complete
the specific requirements listed below as well as meet all other
degree and major requirements.
Note: South Carolina certification in Art Education covers grades
K-12.
| General Education |
51 hours |
| Communications |
12 hours |
| ENG 112 |
3 |
| ENG 200 |
3 |
| SPCO 101 |
3 |
| Computer Science |
3 |
| Social Sciences |
9 hours |
| ANTH 200 or GEOG 101 |
3 |
| POL 101 or 103 |
3 |
| Additional 3 hours to be chosen from anthropology, economics,
geography, political science, or sociology |
3 |
| Humanities |
12 hours |
| Literature (in any language) |
3 |
| History |
3 |
| ART 101 |
3 |
| MU 101 |
3 |
| Mathematics |
.6 hours |
| Natural Sciences |
12 hours |
| (Both biological and physical sciences must be |
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| represented; labs are required; psychology does NOT |
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| count as science for teacher certification) |
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| Biological Science with lab |
4 |
| Physical Science with lab |
4 |
| Additional four hours |
4 |
| (biological or physical) |
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| Professional Education |
32 hours |
| EDUC 290, 299 |
4 |
| EDUC 290, 299 should be taken simultaneously. |
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| EDUC 300 |
4 |
| EDUC 303 |
2 |
| EDUC 393, 380, AND THREE HOURS FROM |
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| EDUC 434, 435, 436 |
7 |
| EDUC 380, 393 to be taken simultaneously with three |
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| hours from EDUC 434, 435, 436 |
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| EDUC 488 |
2 |
| EDUC 489 |
1 |
| EDUC 490 |
12 |
| EDUC 488, 489, 490 to be taken simultaneously. |
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| Supporting Courses |
6 hours |
| HLTH 301 |
3 |
| PSY 316 |
3 |
| Major, minor, or collateral courses |
40-70 hours |
| (see specific courses below) |
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| Minimum Required for Graduation |
126 hours |
Specific courses required in each teaching field are listed in
the English and mathematics sections of this catalog. Specific
courses required for the social studies certification are listed
below.
1. A major in history, political science, economics or sociology
with supporting courses in three non-major areas of this group
the teaching field must include:
History - 6 semester hours of American history and 3 semester
hours of European history and 3 semester hours of history selected
from History 323, 324, or 341
Political Science - any 200-level (or above) course
ECON 250 or equivalent
ANTH 200 or its equivalent
SOC 310
GEOG 101 or 102
2. Completion of an approved teacher education program in Social
Studies requires completion of any one of the following:
SOC 202 - Methods of Sociology
HIST 301 - Historiography
POL 420 - History, Scope, and Method of Political Science
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