2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Education: Secondary Social Studies, BA

Location(s): Henniker Campus

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Description, Learning Outcomes, and Teacher Certification Requirements

Credits required: 120

Education Core

ED 1100 - Foundations of Education Credits: 4 with a B- or better required to apply to the major.
ED 1020 - Psychology of Learning and Classroom/School Environment Credits: 4
ED 1030 - Introduction to the K-12 Exceptional Learner Credits: 4
ED 2010 - Curriculum Design, Planning, Instruction, and Assessment Across the Curriculum Credits: 4
ED 2040 - Mental Health and Wellness for Educators and Students Credits: 4
ED 3410 - Learning the Art of Classroom Management Credits: 4
ED 4000 - Methods of Teaching and Learning Credits: 4
ED 4905 - Culminating Clinical Experience Credits: 12

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - First-Year Seminar Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.)

Social Studies Content Courses

EC 2110 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ED 3610 - Integrating Social Studies & English Language Arts for the Adolescent Credits: 4
ED 3630 - Teaching in the Humanities: Integrated Curriculum Credits: 4
2 credits in ED 3920 - Fieldwork Practicum Credits: 2
HS 1110 - The Ancient World Credits: 4 or HS 1120 - The Modern World
HS 1160 - U.S. History to 1877 Credits: 4 or HS 1170 - U.S. History since 1877
PO 1110 - Introduction to U.S. Politics Credits: 4
PO 1510 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 4
PO 2420 - World Geography Credits: 4
HS/PO Elective (2000 or above) Credits: 4

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