Social Studies Teaching Field Endorsement Grades 5-9

Specific Core Curriculum requirements, 6 Hours:

• PSCI 101 - American Federal Government (3 cr)
• ECON 123 - Contemporary Economics (3 cr)

Required courses, 24 Hours:

• HIST 201 - History of the United States to 1865 (3 cr)
• HIST 202 - History of the United States, 1865 to Present (3 cr)
• HIST 309 - West Virginia and the Appalachian Region (3 cr)

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• HIST 314 - Recent United States History since 1972 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 315 - United States Women to 1869 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 320 - Sub-Saharan Africa (3 cr) OR
• HIST 333 - Modern European History (3 cr) OR
• HIST 338 - European Women to 1500 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 339 - European Women Since 1500 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 419 - East Asia to 1800 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 420 - Modern East Asia Since 1800 (3 cr) OR
• HIST 421 - History of Modern Japan (3 cr)

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• GEOG 105 - World Cultural Geography (3 cr)
• GEOG 301 - World Economic Geography (3 cr)
• PSCI 300 - State and Local Government (3 cr)

Note(s):

See professional education course listings under Education: Professional Studies Core for Endorsement in Middle School Education (40-48 hours required). Special Methods of Teaching Social Studies is EDUC 422 .

Contact Person: Department of Education, Knutti Hall 107, 304-876-5305.