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Teacher Education

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

Teacher Education Concentration

This program prepares students to be teachers of social studies in secondary schools. It satisfies all requirements for New York State initial certification for teaching social studies in grades 7-12. 

 

Eligibility

Students who wish to enroll in this program must be majoring in Africana studies, anthropology, economics, history, political science, or sociology and have an overall grade point average of 3.0.*  

*Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the program director.

 

Program Requirements

  • Completion of a minimum of 48 credits in one of the majors listed above.  Consult with the Program Director regarding specific social science course requirements included in the 48 credits.
  • Completion of the following professional education courses:
      • PSY 327 - Human Growth and Development in the Educational Context
      • SSE 350 - Foundations of Education
      • CEF 347 - Introduction to Special Education
      • LIN 344 - Language Acquisition and Literacy Development OR FLA 440 - Foreign Language Acquisition Research
      • SSE 397 - Teaching Social Studies
      • SSE 398 - Social Studies Teaching Strategies
      • SSE 449 - Field Experience I (Co-requisite with SSE 397)
      • SSE 450 - Field Experience II (Co-requisite with SSE 398)
      • SSE 451 - Supervised Teaching - Grades 7-9
      • SSE 452 - Supervised Teaching - Grades 10-12
      • SSE 454 - Student Teaching Seminar

 

Teacher Certification

While this program fulfills the academic preparation required for certification, students will need to apply for certification through the New York State Education Department. The Office of Teacher Certification at Stony Brook advises prospective teacher certification candidates on procedures for obtaining certification. Prospective teacher candidates should read through the Teacher Education Program information in the Undergraduate Catalog before applying.

 

How To Apply

Students should apply during the second semester of their sophomore year or the fifth semester before their anticipated graduation date.  

Teacher Prep Concentration Application

 

Program Contact

The faculty to contact with academic questions and to obtain consent to add this concentration.

Charles Backfish

Director
Social Studies Teacher Education
charles.backfish@stonybrook.edu