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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education: Teaching Area - Social Studies (History), BA


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Program Description


The Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education is available to students preparing to teach English, mathematics, or social studies on the secondary school level (grades 9-12). The teaching field should be selected as early as possible so appropriate freshman and sophomore courses may be taken.

Each curriculum may lead to a double major composed of the major concentration in the teaching field and the corresponding content major. To receive a double major in Secondary Education and the selected content area, a Change of Academic Program form must be completed to declare both majors. To achieve a double major, the appropriate plan of study under Secondary Education must be followed and all major requirements from both programs must be satisfied. Specific courses and sequences have been designated to meet requirements for those planning to teach. The professional education courses should be completed in sequence.

Program Requirements


The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education-Social Studies (History) offers a double major in Secondary Education-Social Studies (History) and History. To be recommended for licensure, students must earn a C or higher in all required history content and education courses.

Freshman Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 18

Sophomore Year


Junior Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 18

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 18

Senior Year


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • Emphasis Area Requirement 12 Credits 7
Credit Hours: 12

Total Credits: 129


Footnotes


1 See General Education Requirements .

2 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See Modern Languages Requirement at Clemson University statement in Academic Regulations .

3 Select from ART 2100 , MUSC 2100 , THEA 2100 , or any AAH, COMM (except COMM 3640 , COMM 3680 ), ENGL (except ENGL 3040 , ENGL 3120 , ENGL 3140 , ENGL 3330 , ENGL 4850 , ENGL 4950 ), HUM, MUSC, PHIL, REL, THEA (except THEA 3770 , THEA 4870 , THEA 4970 ), WS, or modern language course numbered 3000 or higher.

4 See General Education Requirements . This course may not fulfill both the General Education Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) and the Advanced Humanities requirement.

5 Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits of history coursework: A minimum of three credits of United States history at the 3000 or 4000 level; a minimum of three credits of European history at the 3000 or 4000 level; a minimum of three credits of non-Western history coursework at the 3000 or 4000 level; one three-credit HIST course at the 4000 level; a minimum of three credits of history of marginalized groups/non-Western history; and one additional HIST course at the 1000-4000 level (except HIST 1980  or HIST 2000 ). One 3000- or 4000-level HIST course must also satisfy the Global Challenges General Education Requirement .

6 EDLT 4980 , EDSC 4280 , and HIST 4900  must be taken concurrently in the fall semester of the senior year.

7 Completion of one of the following emphasis areas is required:

(1) Teacher Certification Emphasis Area - Students completing the coursework for the Teacher Certification Emphasis Area must complete the following coursework and meet all requirements for enrollment in professional courses, apply for directed teaching/teaching internship, and meet all requirements for recommendation for initial licensure as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog under Teacher Education Programs. The following courses must be taken the spring semester of the senior year.

(2) Non-Certification Emphasis Area - Individual students who have a minimum of 90 semester credit hours, have senior status in the degree program, and do not complete student teaching/internship and capstone requirements may be recommended by the faculty for the Non-Certification option. Students in the Non-Certification Emphasis Area will not meet the South Carolina Department of Education requirements for initial teacher certification. The Non-Certification option allows 12 credits of elective coursework to be substituted in lieu of the nine credits of student teaching/internship and three-credit capstone course. In consultation with and based on the recommendation of their faculty advisor, students may initiate the formal change for the Non-Certification Emphasis Area through the Change of Academic Program Form approved by the faculty advisor and department chair. It is recommended that students consult with their faculty advisor to select courses to meet the 12-credit elective requirement.

NOTE: grade of C or higher is required in the following courses: ANTH 2010 , ANTH 3200 , ECON 2000 , ED 1050 , ED 3200 , EDF 3020 , EDF 3350 , EDLT 4800 , EDLT 4980 , EDSC 3280 , EDSC 4280 , EDSC 4580 , EDSP 3700 GBS 4680 , GEOG 1010 , GEOG 1030 , HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1720 , HIST 1730 , HIST 2020 , HIST 2990 , HIST 3000 , HIST 3010 , HIST 3020 , HIST 3030 , HIST 3040 , HIST 3050 , HIST 3060 , HIST 3080 , HIST 3110 , HIST 3120 , HIST 3130 , HIST 3140 , HIST 3160 HIST 3170 , HIST 3180 HIST 3200 , HIST 3210 , HIST 3220 , HIST 3230 , HIST 3240 , HIST 3260 , HIST 3280 , HIST 3290 , HIST 3300 , HIST 3330 , HIST 3340 , HIST 3350 , HIST 3370 , HIST 3380 , HIST 3390 , HIST 3400 , HIST 3410 , HIST 3420 HIST 3510 , HIST 3520 , HIST 3530 , HIST 3540 , HIST 3550 , HIST 3610 , HIST 3630 , HIST 3650 , HIST 3670 , HIST 3700 , HIST 3720 HIST 3730 , HIST 3740 , HIST 3750 , HIST 3770 , HIST 3780 , HIST 3810 , HIST 3820 , HIST 3840 , HIST 3850 , HIST 3860 , HIST 3870 , HIST 3890 , HIST 3900 , HIST 3910 , HIST 3920 , HIST 3930 , HIST 3940 , HIST 3950 , HIST 3960 , HIST 3970 , HIST 3980 , HIST 4000 , HIST 4090 , HIST 4140 , HIST 4150 , HIST 4170 , HIST 4180 , HIST 4200 , HIST 4240 , HIST 4360 , HIST 4380 , HIST 4400 , HIST 4500 , HIST 4510 HIST 4520 , HIST 4600 , HIST 4700 , HIST 4710 , HIST 4720 , HIST 4800 , HIST 4870 , HIST 4880 , HIST 4900 , HIST 4910 , HIST 4920 , HIST 4930 , HIST 4940 , HIST 4950 , HIST 4960 , HIST 4970 , HIST 4980 , HIST 4990 POSC 1010 PSYC 2010 REL 3170 , REL 3510 , REL 3730 , REL 4520 , and SOC 2010 .

 

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