Change Making

Teach a subject that can shape students' understanding of the whole world and their place in it. Make a global impact.

Earth-Sized Field

Social science/studies is a broad field, allowing you to focus in on a favorite area of interest or cover broad strokes in many topics.

Teacher Life

Though challenging, teaching in a classroom setting will mean summers off and built-in vacations, allowing for more work-life balance.

What Can I Do With a Social Science with Teaching Licensure (5-12) Degree

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• Middle school social science teacher
• High school social science teacher

• Basic Social Science Endorsement (5-12):

  Upon completion of a teaching major in history, this additional endorsement will allow one to teach any middle school social studies course, any high school American history, world history, or American government course. Additional areas are optional. 

  One can obtain the requirements for the basic social science endorsement by completing the following courses:

  American History (9 credit hours)

  • HIST 101 History of the United States to 1877
  • HIST 102 History of the United States After 1877
  • Any American history elective, 200 level or above

  World History (9 credit hours)

  • HIST 111 World Civilizations I
  • HIST 112 World Civilizations II
  • HIST 125 Asian Civilizations

  American Government (9 credit hours)

  • PSCN 110 Introduction to American Government
  • PSCN 115 Introduction to Politics
  • Any PSCN elective, 200 level or above

  Additional areas may be included with an additional 6 hours per each endorsement area.

  Economics

  • ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 206 Principles of Macroeconomics

  Geography

  • GEOG 200 World Regional Geography of the Developed World
  • GEOG 201 World Regional Geography of the Developing World
  • GEOG 300 Human and Cultural Geography

  GEOG  201 and GEOG 300 are recommended.

  Psychology

  • PSYC 100 General Psychology
  • Any PSYC elective, 200 level or above

  Sociology

  • SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • Any SOCI elective
• All Social Science Endorsement (5-12):

  Upon completion of a teaching major in history, one can obtain the requirements for all social sciences endorsement by completing the following:

  American History (9 credit hours)

  • HIST 101 History of the United States to 1877
  • HIST 102 History of the United States After 1877
  • Any American history elective, 200 level or above

  World History (9 credit hours)

  • HIST 111 World Civilizations I
  • HIST 112 World Civilizations II
  • HIST 125 Asian Civilizations

  Government (9 credit hours)

  • PSCN 110 Introduction to American Government
  • PSCN 115 Introduction to Politics
  • Any PSCN elective, 200 level or above

  Psychology - other than educational psychology (6 credit hours)

  • PSYC 100 General Psychology
  • Any PSYC elective, 200 level or above

  Sociology (6 credit hours)

  • SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • Any SOCI elective

  Geography (6 credit hours)

  • GEOG 200 World Regional Geography of the Developed World
  • GEOG 201 World Regional Geography of the Developing World

  GEOG 201 may be substituted with an approved course from another institution.

  Business Economics (6 credit hours)

  • ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 206 Principles of Macroeconomics