Secondary Education (Social Studies Concentration), B.S.

Zucker Family School of Education
843-953-5097
www.citadel.edu/root/teacher-education

Program Coordinator:
Dr. Christopher Dague, Pd.D., cdague@citadel.edu

The degree completion program in Secondary Education with a concentration in Social Studies was created to provide students with an opportunity to receive a four-year degree leading to initial Teacher Licensure from The Citadel in the evening. The requirements for the major consist of a total of 123-125 hours, 58 of which are completed at The Citadel. This includes 36 credit hours in the major, 21 credit hours of elective courses, and a one-hour orientation course.

Mission and Expected Student Learning Outcomes

The purpose of the Zucker Family School of Education’s undergraduate programs is to serve the people of the Lowcountry, the state of South Carolina, the Southeast, and the nation by providing programs that prepare highly qualified individuals who are knowledgeable about the learning process; learners and who are effective, ethical, and reflective educators prepared to assume leadership roles in the profession and community. Further, with a focus toward learner-centered education, they are effective in educating a diverse learner population to high academic standards.

2+2 Transfer Articulation from South Carolina Technical Colleges

Please note that the table below is only an advising tool with a suggested sequence of courses for students who are beginning their college coursework within the South Carolina Technical College System with the intent to transfer to The Citadel. The Citadel’s degree completion programs offer significant flexibility with course selection and transfer credits that provides additional choices as noted in the official degree completion program of study.

Within the minimum 30 hours required transfer credits for admission into the program, all transfer students into this program must have transfer credit for:

English Composition (six hours)
Mathematics (three hours)
Physical Science (eight hours)
American Government
Introduction to Sociology

Program of Study

Courses Taken at South Carolina Technical College (or Equivalent): 65-67 Hours

General Education: 38 Hours

Writing/English Composition (6 Hours)

Humanities/Foreign Lang. (6 Hours)

History (12 Hours)

Mathematics (6 Hours)

Physical Science (8 Hours)

Courses must have lab, not necessarily sequential

Social Science (12 Hours)

ECO 210 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
PSC 201 - American Gov. Credit Hours: 3
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Lower Division Electives: 15-17 Hours

Recommended for technical college AA Students

Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
CPT 101 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hours: 3

Courses Taken at The Citadel: 58 Credit Hours

EUGS 101 - Introduction to The Citadel Experience Credit Hours: 1 (Must be taken in first semester at The Citadel)

Required Major Courses: 36 Hours

EDUC 101 - Education in Modern Society Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 202 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 206 - Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 312 - Learners with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 301 - Foundations in Literacy Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 306 - Teaching Reading and Writing in the Middle and High School Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 401 - Methods and Materials of Middle and High School Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 402 - Special Methods in Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 499 - Internship in Teaching Credit Hours: 12

Required Social Studies Courses: 12 Hours

ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 209 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 206 - History of the Non-western World Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 302 - Urban Politics Credit Hours: 3

Approved Electives: 9 Hours

One - 3 Hour History Elective (200 level and above)
Two - 3 hour Social Studies Electives (200 level or above)
(Economics, History, Political Science or Psychology)

Total Program Credit Hours: 123-125

Computation of Major GPA

All undergraduate courses taken at The Citadel with a subject prefix of ANTH, BADM, EDUC, FNAR, GEOG, HIST, PSYC, and SOCI will count towards the major GPA.

Admission to Upper Level Education Courses

To be admitted to upper level Education courses, the teacher candidate must have the support of his or her advisor relative to suitability and interest in teacher education and must also have:

Official passing scores on all three parts of PRAXIS Core exams on file at The Citadel.
A cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.50 or higher on coursework taken at The Citadel.
Successful completion of EDUC 101 and EDUC 202 .

Admission to the Student Teaching Internship (EDUC 499 )

Teacher candidates must make a formal application for admission to the student teaching internship to both The Citadel and the South Carolina State Department of Education. Application should be made two semesters prior to the teaching internship. The State of South Carolina will provide a status update as “cleared” or “not cleared” to the ZFSOE based on background checks and other information they receive to determine candidate suitability. If a concern arises in regards to suitability through the State, the teacher candidate must follow up directly with the South Carolina Department of Education. The Citadel application packet will be reviewed by the Director of Field Experiences and Internships as well as the Teacher Education faculty. Once candidates are approved, they will receive notification of admission to internship through the School of Education.

To begin the internship, the student must have:

Acceptable disposition evaluations;
Completion of all professional education courses and content coursework with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
Successful completion of all previous field experiences
Have on file at The Citadel official records of all three appropriate PRAXIS Core test score, the appropriate PRAXIS II subject/specialty area test score(s) and the appropriate PRAXIS II - Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)* test score
Have on file at The Citadel South Carolina State Department of Education clearance through the FBI and SLED

*Note: It is strongly recommended that students take the PLT as soon as they have completed EDUC 101 , EDUC 202 and EDUC 312 .

Graduation Requirements

To meet graduation requirements, the Teacher Candidate must complete all requirements for their teaching field with a GPA of at least 2.50. In addition, the candidate must have passing scores on the appropriate PRAXIS Core, PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exams on file at The Citadel. A grade of “B” or better in EDUC 499 is necessary to qualify for recommendation for South Carolina teacher licensure (certification).