Social Studies BS

Degree Requirements

• HIST 117 - Civilizations and Ideas I Credits: 3
• HIST 118 - Civilizations and Ideas II Credits: 3
• HIST 204 - American Experience I Credits: 3
• HIST 205 - American Experience II Credits: 3
• HIST 277 - History Colloquium Credits: 0
• HIST 290 - Research Seminar Credits: 3
• HIST 404 - Adventist Heritage Credits: 3
• one upper-division United States
• one upper-division European or other non-U.S. history course
• PLSC 104 - American Government Credits: 3

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• PLSC 225 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3 or
• PLSC 230 - International Relations Credits: 3

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• ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• GEOG 110 - Survey of Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 260 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
• BHSC 235 - Culture, Place and Interdependence Credits: 3

Electives:

Remaining credits chosen from history, political science, geography, and economics.

Students seeking secondary certification

See Department of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum  section under School of Education for teaching certification requirements.

• BHSC 235 - Culture, Place and Interdependence Credits: 3
• ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• FNCE 206 - Personal Finance Credits: 2–3
• GEOG 110 - Survey of Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 260 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
• HIST 117 - Civilizations and Ideas I Credits: 3
• HIST 118 - Civilizations and Ideas II Credits: 3
• HIST 204 - American Experience I Credits: 3
• HIST 205 - American Experience II Credits: 3
• PLSC 277 - Political Science Colloquium Credits: 0
• HIST 290 - Research Seminar Credits: 3
• HIST 404 - Adventist Heritage Credits: 3
• HIST 459 - Special Methods in Teaching History and Social Studies Credits: 3
• PLSC 104 - American Government Credits: 3
• PLSC 120 - Analyzing Politics Credits: 3

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• PLSC 225 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3 or
• PLSC 230 - International Relations Credits: 3

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• PLSC 237 - The Individual, State, and Marketplace Credits: 3
• PLSC 435 - Public Policy Credits: 3
• plus 3 credits of electives

General Education Requirements for Secondary Certification

For more information regarding General Education Requirements  or Secondary Certification  with a BA or BS degree see the department of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum .