Fall - 2007
SECOND AREA OF CERTIFICATION
Middle School SOCIAL SCIENCE with Elementary Education
Name:

Student #:
Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.
GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"
In addition to the certification requirements in Elementary Education, the following requirements must be met to complete a second area of certification in Middle School Social Science.
Middle School (Second Area of Certification)
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Semester/
Year
EDU 2463 Foundations of Middle School (F)
3
   
To enroll in 3000-4000 EDU courses:
 •  2.5 GPA overall and in the certificate subject area(s)
 •  Passing C-Base scores in all sections
 •  EDU pre-requisites met (EDU 2113, EDU 2131, EDU 2313)
 •  Teacher education file completed
EDU 4473 Psychology of the Middle School Student (F)
3
   
EDU 4493 Middle School Curriculum (S)
3
   
Middle School Social Science Certification Requirements
(minimum 24 hours)
US History (6 hours)
HIS 2213 History of the US I (F / S)
3
   
HIS 2223 History of the US II (F / S)
3
   
US and State Government (6 hours)
POL 1113 American Government and Politics (F / S)
3
   
POL 2223 American State and Local Gov't (S)
3
   
Geography (3 hours)
GEO 1103 Geography (F / J / S)
3
   
European or World History (6 hours)
HIS 1113 World Civ I -- Earliest Times to Renaissance (F)
3
   
HIS 1123 World Civ II -- Renaissance to 20th Century (S)
3
   
Economics (3 hours)
ECO 2003 Literacy in Free Enterprise (LIFE) (F / S)
3
   
Elementary education majors with Middle School as a second area of certification will take one Field Experience Level 1 (observing / assisting) and two Field Experience Level 2 classes:
•  EDU 2121 Field Experience Level 1 in Middle School
•  EDU 3311 Field Experience Level 2, to be assigned in Grades 1, 2, 3.
•  EDU 3321 Field Experience Level 2, to be assigned in Grades 4, 5, 6.