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The Blended Social Science Teacher Preparation Program’s Undergraduate-Level Coursework Plan

The LMU Social Science Teacher Preparation Program is designed for students who anticipate teaching history and social science in grades 6-8, or 9-12 in school settings that are departmentalized. Because of the rigorous standards set by the State of California for teacher crendentialing, the SSTP Program at LMU is very specific in terms of the coursework you will be taking. With careful planning, however, it is possible to complete a History major, the University’s Core Curriculum requirements, the SSTP Program’s subject-matter courses, and the School of Education’s required courses in four years, (eight semesters). Students with a History major, choosing to complete this blended four-year plan , will fulfill all of the required coursework at the undergraduate level that will lead to a B.A. degree, with a major in History, and the California 2042 Preliminary History/Social Science Single-Subject Credential.

The Blended Social Science Teacher Preparation Program Four-Year Plan with a History major

Freshman Year
Fall Semester
ENGL 110: College Writing

HIST 161: Young America, 1607-1900

MATH 102: Quantitative Skills for the Modern World

GEOG 100: Human Geography
  or POLS 135: American Politics

PHIL 160: Philosophy of Human Nature
  or THST 180: Religions of the World
3

3

3

3



3

15
Spring Semester
HIST 162: Contemporary America

________: Critical/Creative Arts

________: Literature Core

GEOG 100: Human Geography
 or POLS 135: American Politics

PHIL 160: Philosophy of Human Nature
 or THST 180: Religions of the World
3

3

3


3


3

15

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
HIST 300: Global Encounters before 1500

ECON 100: Economic Literacy

or POLS 155: Comparative Politics

_________: CMST/Critical Thinking Core

_________: Science Core

_________: Critical/Creative Arts Core

EDUX 841: Basic Computer Skills


 3

3

3

3

3

3

0

15
Spring Semester
HIST 301: Global Encounters after 1500

HIST 152: Modern Middle East

or HIST 172: Modern Latin America

or HIST 182: Modern Asia

or HIST 192: Contemporary Africa

ECON 100: Economic Literacy

or POLS 155: Comparative Politics

GEOG 300: The Human Physical Environment

EDUC 400: Sociocultural Analysis of Education

SSTP 200: Social Science Field Experience

 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

15

Junior Year
Fall Semester
HIST 366: History of California

HIST 310: History and Historians

or HIST 330: History as Detective

________: HIST Upper Division

PHIL 320: Ethics

or _______: THST Upper Division

EDUC 401: Applied Educational Psychology

or EDUC 414: Theories 2nd Language Acquisition

EDUX 842: Health Education

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

15

Spring Semester
_______: HIST Upper Division

_______: HIST Upper Division

POLS 360: World Politics

PHIL 320: Ethics

or _______: THST Upper Division

EDUC 401: Applied Educational Psychology

or EDUC 414: Theories 2nd Language Acquisition
 3

3

3



3

3

3

15

Senior Year
Fall Semester
_______: HIST Upper Division

_______: HIST Upper Division

EDUC 425: ELD Methods/SDAIE

EDUC 440: Education of Culture/Ling. Diverse

EDUC 485: Teaching Social Studies

SSTP 500/HIST ______: SSTP/HIST Senior Seminar
3

3

3

3

3

3

18

Spring Semester
EDUC 428: Reading/Language Arts 3

EDUC 412: Secondary Directed Teaching 9



Total 		3

9

12

120 S.U.


Alternative Coursework Plans

Students in the LMU Social Science Teacher Preparation Program can design alternative coursework plans in consultation with the SSTP Program coordinator that involve either completion of required courses during summer sessions or taking Education courses, except EDUC 400 and EDUC 485, at the graduate level.