B.A. in Social Science Teaching - Psychology Designation

The social science teaching major is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to teach social studies subjects in Illinois secondary schools. The major's disciplinary curriculum consists of courses in the social sciences (economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology and anthropology). Students must receive a grade of 'C' or higher in all courses which apply to the major and must maintain a major grade point average of 3.0 or higher and a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher to complete the program. For students also wanting to be eligible to teach in the middle school, additional middle level education courses are required. The social science teaching major with a psychology designation comprises 72 hours in major courses: ANT 2200G - introduction to anthropology, ECN 2801G - principles of macroeconomics, ECN 2802G - principles of microeconomics, GEG 1100G - cultural geography, GEG 1200G - world regional geography, GEG 3200 - human impacts on the environment, HIS 1500G - roots of the modern world: society and religion, HIS 2010G - history of the United States to 1877, HIS 2020G - History of the United States since 1877, HIS 3555 - modern world history, PLS 1003 - introduction to comparative politics, PLS 1153G - American government and constitution, PLS 2253G - introduction to international Relations, PLS 2603 - state and local government, PSY 1879G - introductory psychology, PSY 3310 - biological psychology, PSY 3521 - psychology of adolescence and young adulthood, PSY 3590 - theories of personality, PSY 3620 - psychology of learning, PSY 3780 - abnormal psychology, PSY 3870 - social psychology, SOC 1838G - introductory sociology, SOC 2721 - social stratification, SOS 3400 - methods and materials in the social studies in the secondary school.