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The Department of Social Science pursues the College's mission of education, research, and public service. The Department provides comprehensive courses for the general studies curriculum and specialized courses for baccalaureate degrees and teaching endorsements. Our mission is to provide a program that is coherent in its structure, challenging in its content, and responsible in its pedagogy.
Please note: The following requirements come from 2006 - 2008 college catalog.
Social Science Core |
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Hrs |
| Hist |
113 |
American History before 1865 |
3 |
| Hist |
114 |
American History after 1865 |
3 |
| Hist |
201 |
World Civilization before 1500 |
3 |
| Hist |
202 |
World Civilization after 1500 |
3 |
| Hist |
425 |
Seminar in American History (capstone experience) |
3 |
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| Total for Social Science Core Courses |
15 |
Social Science Option (7-12 Field Endorsement)* |
| Electives in History |
6 |
| Electives in one of the social science cognate areas of Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Anthropology/Sociology. |
9 |
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| Excluding the nine (9) hour social science cognate area above, select electives in the remaining social science cognate areas of Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, Geography, Political Science or Psychology, with at least six (6) hours in each cognate area. |
30 |
| Total for Social Science Option* |
60 |
| * Students preparing to teach Social Science must take the Education Core and the Secondary Education Option. |
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Social Science Option (Non-Teaching) |
| Electives in History |
6 |
| Electives in one of the social science cognate areas of Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Anthropology/Sociology |
9 |
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| Excluding the nine-hour social science cognate area above, select Electives in the remaining social science cognate areas of Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, or Psychology, with at least six (6) hours in each cognate area. |
27 |
| Total for Social Science Option (Non-Teaching)* |
57 |
| * 50 percent of the courses required in the Social Science Major (Non-Teaching) must be numbered 300 or above |
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History Option (7-12 Subject Endorsement* or Non-teaching) |
| Upper Division American History (300 level or higher) |
9 |
| Upper Division European or World History (300 level or higher) |
3 |
| Electives in History |
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| Electives from one or more of the social science cognate areas of Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, Geography, Political Science or Psychology. |
9 |
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| Total for History Option (7-12 Subject Endorsement* or Non-teaching) |
36 |
| * Students preparing to teach History must take the education Core and the Secondary Education Option |
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History Minor |
| Hist |
113 |
American History before 1865 |
3 |
or
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| Hist |
114 |
American History after 1865 |
3 |
| Hist |
201 |
World Civilization before 1500 |
3 |
or
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| Hist |
202 |
World Civilization after 1500 |
3 |
| Psci |
201 |
American National Government |
3 |
or
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| Phil |
201 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
| Electives in upper division History, with at least three (3) hours in American History and three (3) hours in European History |
12 |
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| Total for History Minor |
21 |
Social Science Minor |
| Hist |
113 |
American History before 1865 |
3 |
or
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| Hist |
114 |
American History after 1865 |
3 |
| Hist |
201 |
World Civilization to 1500 |
3 |
or
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| Hist |
202 |
World Civilization after 1500 |
3 |
| PSci |
201 |
American National Government |
3 |
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Upper level History credits |
3 |
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Upper level Political Science credits |
3 |
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- |
Upper level credits from two (2) of the five (5) remaining cognate areas of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Psychology, or Sociology |
6 |
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| Social Science Minor |
21 |
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