Contact person
If you have questions about this program, contact Burke Miller at (859)572-5471 or millerbu@nku.edu.
Social Studies Secondary Education Certification
The Social Studies Secondary Education Certification program prepares students to acquire teacher certification for grades 8-12.
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Each semester, students will meet with a history advisor and an education advisor until they fulfill their Teacher Education Contract.
To complete degree requirements, students must satisfy social studies, education and general education requirements. An overall GPA of 2.50 is required to enter and stay in the program.
The content course work in social studies includes the following 57 hours of classes:
History classes (27 hours)
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HIS 100-101 -- European history sequence
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HIS 102-103 -- U.S. history sequence
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HIS 108-109 -- World history sequence
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HIS 385 -- Art and Method of History
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Two additional upper-division history classes
Social Studies disciplines (30 hours)
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PSC 100 -- American Politics
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PSC 102 -- Comparative Politics or PSC 103 -- International Politics
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ANT 100 -- Cultural Anthropology or ANT 102 -- World Cultures
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GEO 100 -- Geography Through Contemporary World Issues or GEO 101 -- World Regional Geography
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ECO 205 -- Economics for Teachers
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PSY 100 -- Introduction to Psychology
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SOC 100 -- Introduction to Sociology
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Three additional upper-division classes in social studies discipline other than history