Chicano Studies Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration

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The Chicana/o Studies Department offers this concentration, which prepares students to become social studies teachers in secondary schools. The requirements include core courses in Chicano Studies, a sequence in history and additional courses required for social studies licensure. Students seeking teacher licensure should stay in regular contact with both their major advisor and School of Education advisor to assure the proper course progression and that they meet requirements.

All courses required for teacher licensure must be passed with a grade of C- or higher.

Required General Studies

Students must satisfy the Written Communication general studies requirement.
COMM 1010 - Presentational Speaking Credits: 3
MTH 1610 - Integrated Mathematics I Credits: 3
General Studies Arts and Humanities (6 credits)*
General Studies Historical (satisfied by additional required content area courses for social studies licensure)
General Studies Natural and Physical Sciences (6 credits)*

(GEG 1100, required in a later sequence, will satisfy 3 credits in Natural and Physical Sciences, so only 3 additional credits are needed to satisfy this category)

General Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences (satisfied by EDS 3130 and EDS 3150 in licensure sequence)
*Included in General Studies courses, students must select one that satisfies the Global Diversity requirement.

Required General Studies total credits: 21

Chicano Studies Major

CHS 1000 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies Credits: 3
CHS 2010 - Survey of Chicana/o Literature Credits: 3
CHS 2600 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Religious Cultures Credits: 3
CHS 3300 - Education of Chicano Children Credits: 3
CHS 3460 - Chicana Feminisms Credits: 3
CHS 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender Credits: 3
CHS 4850 - Research Experience in Chicana/o Studies Credits: 3
Take one of the following courses:
CHS 2500 - Borderland Studies: Variable Topics Credits: 3
CHS 3800 - Topics in Chicano Studies Credits: 3
Chicano Studies Major total credits: 24

Additional Content Courses Secondary Social Studies Licensure

HIS 1030 - World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HIS 1040 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
HIS 1210 - American History to 1865 Credits: 3
HIS 1220 - American History since 1865 Credits: 3
ANT 2330 - Cross-Cultural Communication Credits: 3
ECO 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
or
ECO 3200 - Economic History of the U S Credits: 3
GEG 1000 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GEG 1100 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credits: 3
PSC 1010 - American National Government Credits: 3
PSC 2230 - Introduction to International Relations Credits: 3
Additional Content Courses Secondary Social Studies Licensure total credits: 33

Foundation and Methods

EDS 3130 - Foundations of Educational Psychology and Philosophy Credits: 4 *
EDS 3140 - First Field Experience in Secondary Education Credits: 1 *
EDS 3150 - Issues in Multicultural Education in Urban Secondary Schools Credits: 3 *
EDT 3010 - Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching Credits: 3
SED 3600 - Exceptional Learners in the Classroom Credits: 3
CLD 3510 - Perspectives in Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Credits: 3
EDS 3210 - Classroom Management, Planning, and Assessment in Secondary Schools Credits: 3 **
EDS 3240 - Field Experience: Classroom Management, Planning and Assessment in Secondary Schools Credits: 1 **
EDS 3280 - Disciplinary Literacy in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools Credits: 3 **
HIS 4010 - Methods of Teaching Social Science: Secondary School Credits: 3 **
HIS 4020 - Field Experience in Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools Credits: 1 (60-hour field experience)**
EDS 4290 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12 Credits: 6,12 **
Note:

* Requires at least provisional admission to the School of Education

**Requires formal admission to the School of Education
Foundation and Methods for Secondary Education total credits: 40

Summary of Requirements

Required General Studies	21 credits
Chicano Studies Major Core	24 credits
Additional Content Courses for Secondary Social Studies Licensure	33 credits
Foundation and Methods for Secondary Teacher Licensure	40 credits
General Electives (to reach 120 credits)	2 credits
Chicano Studies Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Licensure Total	120 credits