Requirements

Social Studies Education Curriculum

Note: The courses you need to complete to be eligible for licensure in Indiana may change from what is presented below. New requirements for licensure have been approved by the IDE/OELD and the governor. When new standards are developed and additional interpretations of the new licensing requirements are made, changes will be made on this website.

*Course meets general education computer literacy requirement
**Course must be taken at Trine

Professional Studies Requirements (Grades 9-12) 37 Semester Hours
EDU 111	Freshman Practicum (1)
EDU 211	Sophomore Practicum (1)
EDU 232	Educational Psychology - Middle/Secondary Tchrs (2)
EDU 301	**Introduction to Teaching Practicum (1)
EDU 303	**Introduction to Teaching (3)
EDU 311	Junior Practicum (1)
EDU 312	Exceptional Children in the Schools (2)
EDU 323	Foundations of Education (3)
EDU 333	**Reading in the Content Area (3)
EDU 432	**Practicum in Teaching-Secondary Social Studies (2)
EDU 442	**Special Methods Secondary Social Studies Tchr (2)
EDU 462	**Educational Measurement (2)
*EDU 463	Educational Media and Technology (3)
EDU 470	**Supervised Student Teaching (10)
EDU 471	**Student Teaching Seminar (1)
Additional Professional Studies Requirements (Grades 5-12) 6Semester Hours
EDU 412	The Middle School (2)
EDU 422	Middle School Methods (2)
EDU 472	**Practicum in Teaching—Middle School (2)
Take all of these courses. 15 Semester Hours
PSY 113	Principles of Psychology
HIS 103	American History I
HIS 203	World Civilization I
GEO 213	Physical Geography
SOC 103	Principles of Sociology
Economics 12 Semester Hours
ECO 213	Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 363	Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 383	International Economics
ECO 393	Economic History of the United States
Geographical Perspectives 12 Semester Hours
GEO 303	Human Geography
GEO 323	World Geography
GEO 313	Geography of North America
GEO 353	Political Geography
Government & Citizenship 12 Semester Hours
GOV 313	Comparative Governments
GOV 333	State and Local Government
GOV 373	Political Psychology
GOV 403	American Constitutional Development
Historical Perspectives 15 Semester Hours
HIS 323	The Contemporary World (W)
HIS 343	American Political Thought (US)
HIS 363	United States Foreign Policy (US)
HIS 423	The United States as a World Power (US)
HIS 453	Readings in World History (W)
Psychology 12 Semester Hours
PSY 323	Abnormal Psychology
PSY 333	Psychology of Personality
PSY 343	Social Psychology
PSY 353	Child and Adolescent Psychology

 

Total Semester Hours = 132 to 135