SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (SSSE) - HISTORY
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program with
Option to Earn a M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Effective Spring 20 07 ; Updated Fall 2008
COMPLETION OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE
BA / BS (circle one)
Institution: ___________________________________
Subject: _____________________________________
Date Earned: ________________ GPA: ___________
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PREREQUISITES
Education course work completed more than ten years ago
from any institution will not be accepted toward this program.
____ EDST 2450 (3) Human Lifespan Development
____ ITEC 2360 (3) Teaching with Technology
____ Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Certificate
____ 2.50 Grade Point Average in content course work
____ (Secondary) Education major content requirements should be completed prior to the Residency in Teaching semester.
See note in box at right. D etailed list of course requirements on page two .
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
SUMMER SEMESTER:
____ EDEX 2484 (3U) Introduction to Special Education
____ EDST 4000 (3U) Fnds of Ed for a Diverse Society
____ EDCI 5550 (4G) The Art and Science of Teaching
FALL SEMESTER :
____ EDSE 4273 (3U) Methods II: Social Studies Education
____ EDCI 5250 (3G) Advanced Topics in Pedagogy
____ EDST 3550 (2U) Educational Assessment
____ EDCI 5560 (1G) Seminar in Assessment
SPRING SEMESTER :
_____ EDSE 4500 (11U) Residency in Teaching
_____ EDCI 5990 (4G) Internship
U = undergraduate course G = graduate course
Total graduate hours earned (toward M.A.): 12
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE*
_____ EDCI 5270 (3G) Seminar for Early Career Teachers
_____ _____EDCI 5650 (3G) Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Curriculum
_____ EDCI 5790 (3G) Advanced Instructional Strategies
_____ EDRE 5550 (3G) Action Research
_____ EDCI 5400 (1G) Midpoint Portfolio Reflection
_____ 5XXX Course # (3G) Elective (To be determined in
consultation with advisor & committee)
_____ EDCI 5890 (4G) Directed Professional Study/ Plan B
Project
Total semester hours: 20
*Subject to requirements at time of graduate admission
MAJOR CONTENT –
Major content and other required courses must be completed with grade C or better. Minimum 2.5 0 content GPA required.
HISTORY MAJOR CONTENT: 68 HOURS (minimum)
Minimum 2.50 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
History Requirements: 27 Hours
_____ HIST 1211 (3) U.S. to 1865
_____ HIST 1221 (3) U.S. from 1865
_____ HIST 1251 (3) History of Wyoming
_____ HIST 1320 (3) World Civilization to 1450 OR
HIST 1110 (3) Western Civilization I OR
HIST 2370 (3) Chicano History: Origins to 1900
_____ HIST 1330 (3) World Civilization from 1450 OR
HIST 1120 (3) Western Civilization II OR
HIST 2385 (3) Chicano History: 1900 to Present
_____ HIST 2290 (3) History of North American Indians
_____ HIST 3020 (3) Historical Methods OR
HIST 4055 (3) Archival Methods
_____ HIST 4030 (3) Departmental Proseminar
_____ HIST 4492 (3) Indian Cultures of Latin America, 15th
Century-Present (G) OR
HIST 4462 (3) American Indian History to 1783 OR
HIST 4463 (3) American Indian History, 1783-1890 OR
HIST 4464 (3) American Indian in the 20th Century
AND
12 HRS (min) UPPER DIVISION HISTORY E LECTIVES :
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AND
8 HRS (2 semesters) in a single foreign language:
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Additional Content Requirements : 24 Hours (minimum)
Geography: 6 hrs.
_____ GEOG 1010 (4) Intro to Physical Geography OR
_____ GEOG 1020 (3) Intro to Human Geography
OR other GEOG course
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Political Science: 6 hrs
_____ POLS 1000 (3) Am. & WY Government OR
_____ POLS 1200 (3) Non-Western Political Cultures
OR other POLS course
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Economics: 6 hrs
_____ ECON 1000 (3) Global Economic Issues OR
_____ ECON 1010 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics OR
_____ ECON 1020 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
OR other ECON course
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Psychology: 6 hrs
_____ PSYC 1000 (3) General Psychology OR
_____ EDST 2450 (3) Human Lifespan & Development
(or an approved substitute)
OR other PYSC course
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Any ONE course can fulfill only TWO requirements on
this program sheet.
Courses CANNOT count in two areas of SSSE content.