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Secondary Education-Social Studies, B.S.
Secondary Education Curriculum
Department of Teacher Education
Education Faculty
International Studies Faculty
The Secondary Education Major leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Graduates of the program are eligible for teacher certification by the Maine department of Education. This certification is recognized by other states with whom Maine shares reciprocity. To be certified to teach academic subjects in the Secondary School (grades 7-12), a student must have successfully completed the General Education Core, the professional education sequence, and the subject area requirements for a total of 128 credit hours. Students are requested to read the Teacher Education program description.
All candidates for the bachelor's degree must complete the General
Education Core of Courses, which totals 43 credits.
| Professional Education |
39 Credits |
| Course No. |
Course |
Credits |
| Edu
150 |
Exploring Education in Contemporary America |
3 |
| Edu
200 |
The Learner and the Learning Process |
3 |
| Edu
261 |
Educational Computing |
3 |
| Edu
310 |
The Teaching Process |
3 |
| Edu
353 |
Reading and Writing in the Content Area |
3 |
| Edu
373 |
Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School |
3 |
| Edu
387 |
Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs in Regular Classrooms |
3 |
| Edu
395 |
Internship in Teacher Education |
3 |
| Edu
495 |
Student Teaching |
15 |
| Choose one of these Concentrations: |
36 |
| U.S. European or Canadian National History Credits (100-200 level) |
3 |
| History Electives (300-400 level courses including one course each in European, non-eastern and U.S. History) |
15 |
| Pos
101 |
American Government |
3 |
| Pos
201 |
West European Governments |
3 |
| Pos
211 |
Classic Policital Thinkers and Modern Method |
3 |
| Political Science 300-400 level elective |
3 |
| Political Science Concentration |
| Pos
101 |
American Government |
3 |
| Pos
201 |
West European Governments |
3 |
| Pos
211 |
Classic Political Thinkers and Modern Method |
3 |
| Political Science Electives (300-400 level) |
15 |
| History Elective (300-400 level) |
3 |
Other required social studies courses (May be fulfilled within the major or General Education Core)
| Anthropology Elective |
3 |
| Economics Elective |
3 |
| Geography Elective |
3 |
| Global Studies Elective |
3 |
| Sociology Elective |
3 |
| U.S. History Elective |
3 |
| Total Credits Required for
Degree |
128 Credits |
| Minimum cumulative GPA required for student teaching (Edu 495): |
2.50 |
| Cumulative GPA required in courses in the concentration area: |
2.50 |
| Cumulative GPA required in courses in the professional education sequence: |
2.50 |
| *Students are advised to take Psy 100 General Psychology from the General Education Core. |
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