Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Program

Candidates who wish to obtain Colorado Licensure for Secondary Social Studies must earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in one of the following disciplines: History, Political Science, Economics, Chicano Studies, or African American Studies. In addition to course requirements in the major, all Social Studies licensure candidates must complete a core curriculum that provides a foundation in History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, and Behavioral Science and prepares them to pass the appropriate Social Studies Content examination. The core curriculum is supported by courses in the major. Social Studies Licensure candidates must declare their major with the appropriate concentration in Secondary Social Studies Licensure.

Undergraduate degree-seeking students interested in earning teacher licensure in Secondary Social Studies Education must select from the following Social Studies major programs with teacher licensure. Please visit each individual page for program details.

• Africana Studies Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration  
• Chicano Studies Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration  
• Economics Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration  
• History Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration  
• History Major with Secondary Social Studies Licensure and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Focus  
• Political Science Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration