2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jun 20, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Dual-Level Secondary Social Studies Education (BS in Education/MS in Education)


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Upon successful completion of this program, the student receives a BS in Education degree and an MS in Education degree. This program also leads to the 7-12 Pennsylvania Instructional I certification for public school teaching and the Professional 7-12 ACSI certificate for Christian school teaching.

Total Credits: 151


Program Requirements - Credits: 58


  • History Elective Credits: 3
    Any course with an HIS prefix that is not already required
  • Literature Elective Credits: 3
    Select HUM 211, HUM 212, or any course with an LIT prefix
  • Mathematics Elective Credits: 3
    Any course with a MAT prefix

Electives - Credits: 9


  • Electives Credits: 9

Graduate - Credits: 30


  • Graduate Education Electives Credits: 12
     
  • EDU 656 - Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Credits: 3
  • EDU 680 - Teaching in the Secondary School Credits: 3
  • EDU 712 - Curriculum Theory, Design, and Assessment Credits: 3 
  • EDU 713 - Educational Research Credits: 3 
  • EDU 716 - Global Trends in Education Credits: 3
  • EDU 791 - Instructional Design Project Credits: 3

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