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Social Studies Education Degree

The Department of History prepares students for Social Studies (Composite) 7 - 12年级. The state standards are incorporated into the required curriculum. Students are introduced to a wide range of courses including history, 文化地理学, state and local government, 政治理论, 和经济学. Students who graduate with this certification will have a knowledge and understanding of the social, 政治, 文化, and religious movements, the most influential people, 科学发现, and technological advances as well as the major events which have shaped human history.

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泰勒不-Pofessor of History Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts

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Professor of History, Head of History Department

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专业

Social Studies Education Composite 7-12 (B.S.H.S.)

未成年人

Why study Social Studies Education at HSU?

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未来的成功

The Department of History, in a dynamic and collaborative partnership with the School of Education and other HSU academic departments, strives to provide the optimal academic experience in preparing future social studies teachers for success.

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有爱心的老师

Students in the Social Studies program receive one-on-one guidance provided by dedicated teacher-scholars who hold Ph.D.’s and a breadth of experience.

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良好的准备

More than 95% of HSU’s teacher candidates pass the TExES exams on their first try.

计划的细节

All courses and course descriptions for the Social Studies (Composite), B.S.H.S. 7 - 12年级 can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Candidates for our Teacher Preparation Programs must meet certain requirements outlined in our Admission 需求 document.

Students who complete these degrees will be eligible to take one of the following Texas certification tests: Social Studies 7-12 or English Language Arts Reading Social Studies 4-8. These certifications lead to Social Studies teaching positions in 7-12 grade in the content of History, 政府, 经济学, and Political Science or English and Social Studies 4-8 grade.

The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and Texas Education Agency (TEA) Office of Accountability has awarded Hardin-Simmons University Teacher Education Program a rating of “Accredited” under the Accountability System for Educator Preparation authorized by Texas Education Code 21.045 every year since the rating of teacher preparation entities has been awarded. Educator preparation programs are held accountable for the performance of their graduates on the state credentialing examinations required for certification. Programs must achieve a minimum pass rate on the tests by disaggregated subgroups (All, 男性, 女, 白色。, 拉美裔, 非裔美国人, Other) to receive a rating of “Accredited.”

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