Student’s Name E-mail Address \ Teacher Licensing Program Address School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation Phone 111 Education Building (970) 491-5292 Website: www.stepp.chhs.colostate.edu
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION Curriculum Checksheet 120 Credits
Note to the Student: This checksheet describes the curricular requirements for both the Bachelor of Arts in History with a concentration in “Social Studies Education” and for the teacher licensing program in social studies. The courses listed are courses required in both areas. All curricular requirements on this checksheet, along with other programmatic requirements, must be met in order to receive the institutional recommendation for the teaching endorsement. A minimum of 42 credits must be completed in upper-division coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to apply to the licensure program. A 3.0 GPA or higher is required for student teaching and award of the license. The Teacher Licensing Program is a non-degree program; bachelor degrees in education are not awarded.
Professional Education Courses Substitution See the back of this checksheet for important course EDUC 275 Schooling in the U.S. (3C) 3 requirements and advising reminders. EDUC 331 Ed Tech & Assessment 2 EDUC 340 Literacy & the Learner 3 EDUC 350 Instruction I (Indivual/Mgmnt) 3 Teaching Concentration (Content) Courses Substitution EDUC 386 Practicum-Instruction I 1 Select Two of the following: EDUC 450 Instruction II (Standards/Assess) 4 ECON 101, ECON 202, ECON 204, ECON 211 ECON 212, ECON 240/AREC 240 6 EDUC 486E Practicum: Instruction II 1 Take All of the following: GR 100 Introduction to Geography 3 EDUC 465 Methods/Mat-Soc Studies 4 GR 320 Cultural Geography 3 EDUC 485B Student Teaching-Sec 11 POLS 101 American Gov/Politics 3 POLS 241 Comparative Gov/Politics 3 EDUC 493A Seminar: Professional Relations 1 SPCM 200 Public Speaking (2A) 3 Select One course from the following (3 credits) List Course Substitution Here ANTH 100 PSY 100 SOC 100 SOC 105 Substitution All-University Core Curriculum Select One of the following: CO 150 College Composition (1A) 3 HIST 100 Western Civ, Pre-Modern 3 Mathematics (1B) 3 HIST 115 Islamic World to 1800 3 Advanced Writing (2B) 3 ______HIST 120 Asian Civilizations I 3 Biological/Physical Sciences (3A) 7 ____HIST 170 World History, Ancient-1500 3 ______Arts and Humanities (3B) 6 Select One of the following: Social/Behavioral Sciences (3C) 6 ______HIST 101 Western Civ, Modern 3 ______(See ECON/AREC courses at right) ______HIST 121 Asian Civilizations II 3 ______HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present 3 ______Historical Perspectives (3D) 3 HIST 101 or 121 or 171 Take All of the following: Global and Cultural Awareness (3E) 3 HIST 150 US History to 1876 3 HIST 151 US History Since 1876 3 HIST Pre-1876 UD US History 3 Depth and Integration (AUCC 4A, 4B, 4C) HIST Post-1876 UD US History 3 HIST 492 HIST 492 Capstone Seminar 3
U.S. History Elective (Upper-Division) (3 credits)
Non-United States History Courses - (Upper Division) 9 Credits Select one course from three of these categories: Africa, East Asia,
Social Studies (Revised June 2013) Page 1 of 3 Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, South Asia, West Electives (8 credits minimum) Asia/Middle East World/Trans-regional ______
Important Coursework Requirements:
1) To enroll in EDUC 275 and EDUC 340, students must have completed 30 credits of post-secondary coursework and plan to pursue completion of the Licensure Program at CSU. 2) Students must be admitted to the Licensure Program to enroll in Phase II courses: EDUC 331, 350 and 386. 3) Because the coursework content and field experiences build upon previous courses, the phases cannot be taken concurrently or out of sequence. 4) Grades in ALL education courses and teaching content courses must be C or above. 5) Students cannot advance to the next phase of the program with incomplete grades or grades of C- or below in professional education courses.
Coursework Model of the Teacher Licensure Program – Secondary and K-12 Endorsements (Revised for Spring 2010) Colorado State University
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Substitution Approval:
Social Studies (Revised June 2013) Page 2 of 3 ______Student Date Education Advisor Date Director, Teacher Licensure Program Date
Mission of the Teacher Licensure Program To teach and model best educational practice in order to prepare emerging professionals to facilitate student success. Professional Program Accreditation The Program is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, and the Colorado Department of Education.
“Accreditation of teacher education through the audit of evidence of student achievement.”
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