Social Studies 5-Adult (B.A.)

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester
3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester 2 (Professional Semester)
4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101.

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Educ

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

EDUC 340M & M for Secondary Teachers

2

EDUC 342Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers

1

READ 302Read for Content Area Instr

3

SPED 320Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Org

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Student Teaching

10

Content Courses

ECON 103Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 203Principles of Macroeconomics

3

EDUC 356Integrated Appalachian SS

3

GEO 205Introduction to Geography

3

GEO 206World Regional Geography

3

GEO 310Geography of U.S. & Canada

3

HIST 103History of Civilization I

3

HIST 104History of Civilization II

3

HIST 210History of U.S. I to 1876

3

HIST 211History of U.S. II since 1876

3

HIST 302West Virginia & the Appalachian Region

3

POLS 101Basic Concepts of Pol-Gov

3

POLS 201American Government

3

Choose 9 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 American HIST

Any 300-400 Non-American HIST

Any 300-400 HIST

Choose 9 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 GEO

Any 300-400 POLS

Any 300-400 SOC