GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE

General Social Science (History Emphasis) shall include courses in history, political science, economics, geography, sociology and psychology. Students receive a strong liberal arts background. This major requires thirty-six (36) hours from Section A and three (3) hours from Part C for a total of thirty-nine (39) hours. Part B are hours required in the core.

1. HIS 201         United States History I (3 hours)
   HIS 202         United States History II (3 hours)
   HIS 417         History of the Old South (3 hours)
   HIS/PSC 440  Contemporary World (3 hours)
   HIS Elective    U.S. (300 Level or above) (3 hours)
   HIS Elective    Non-U.S. (300 Level or above) (3 hours)
   HIS Elective    (300 Level or above) (9 hours)
   PSC 201         American Government (3 hours)
   PSC 202         State & Local Government (3 hours)
   GEO 202         Elements of Geography (3 hours)
   BUS 101         Principles of Macroeconomics I (3 hours)
2. PSY 201         General Psychology (3 hours)
   WST 101        Women in Society (3 hours)
   PSY/SOC 275  Multiculturalism: A Perspective (3 hours)
3. Choose One:
   SOC 201        Introduction to Sociology (3 hours) OR  
   REL 210         Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours)

If the student desires certification in Secondary Social Science by the Alabama Department of Education, the following requiements must be met:     

     A.  GENERAL STUDIES
           SPA 201        Intermediate Spanish I
           SPA 202        Intermediate Spanish II
     B.  SOCIAL SCIENCE
           The following must be selected from electives in the general education requirements:
           PSY 201        General Psychology (Goal II)
           PSY/SOC 275 Multiculturalism (Goal V)
     C.  SCIENCE
           BIO 103        Foundations of Biology (4 hours)
           BIO 104        Principles of Biology (4 hours)
           BIO 105        General Botany
           CHE 100        Introductory Chemistry (4 hours)
           CHE 101        General Chemistry I (4 hours)
           PHY 102        Physical Science (4 hours)
           PHY 201        General Physics I (4 hours)
     D.  MATHEMATICS
           MAT 108        Introduction to Mathematics, or higher (3 hours)
     E.  PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
            EDU 201       Introduction to Education (3 hours)
            EDU 204       Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
            EDU 302       Education Psychology (3 hours)
            EDU 311       Instructional Media (3 hours)
            EDU 313       Behavioral and Classroom Management (3 hours)
            EDU 319       Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
            EDU 416       Materials and Methods of Teaching Social Science in Secondary Education (3 hours)
            EDU 402       Exceptional Children (3 hours)
            EDU 406       Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (3 hours)
            EDU 409       Secondary Teaching Internship (12 hours)