Suggested Course Sequence

Starting out

In your first year... you should focus on taking general education and introductory social science courses. You would typically take 2-3 gened classes and 2-3 introductory social science classes each semester.

In your sophomore year... you should take SOST 200, Intro to Social Studies Teaching, KSP 210 Early Clinical Experiences in the Secondary School and KSP 220, Human Relations and Cultural Diversity, and complete general education and the introductory classes in your major (i.e. Anth 101, Geog 100, etc.)

Finishing up

A typical junior and senior year schedule would include:

Junior year fall semester:

• PLS 381–Democracy & Citizenship (2)
• PLS 382–Public Achievement (1)

Junior year spring semester:

• PLS 381–Democracy & Citizenship (2)
• PLS 382–Public Achievement (1)
• KSP 310–Classroom Learning and Assessment (5)

Senior year fall semester:

• Sost 450–Teaching Secondary Social Studies (4)
• KSP 420–Teaching in the Secondary School (3)
• KSP 410–Middle School (3)

Senior year spring semester:

• KSP 477–Student Teaching (11)
• KSP 475–Social Context of Learning: Secondary (1)

*You are required to take SOST 450 and KSP 410 & 420 in the semester before you student teach.

**Note that the above suggestions are for students in a pattern to graduate in 4 years. For many reasons it is difficult to complete the program in 4 years and you may find that you are taking classes in the fall that were suggested for the previous spring. That's okay. However, please remember that PLS 381/382 must be started in the fall and continued through the subsequent spring.

Summers

You may want to take classes in the summer. The most common offerings will be introductory classes in the social sciences and general education classes. Sometimes classes that meet the requirements of your concentration and Professional Education classes are offered in the summer, but not always.