Middle School Social Studies Concentration
ETE majors who pursue this concentration can become certified in middle school social studies (Delaware 6-8). All courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C- or better. The concentration is composed of 24 credits, bringing the total number of credits for the major to 121.
Course Requirements
In addition to the courses required in the ETE major, students take the following courses.
- HIST 205/206: United States History OR HIST 103/104: World History
(whichever was not taken to fulfill the General Studies requirement)
- POSC 240: Introduction to International Relations OR POSC 270: Comparative Politics
- One Economics course*
- One Geography course*
- Two courses from History, Geography, Political Science, or Economics*
- One free elective course (3 credits in any area)
*Two of these four courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
Students take the following course in the first semester of their senior year immediately before their student teaching semester.
- EDUC 348: Investigating Social Studies in Middle School Communities (Fall only)
In addition, students in this concentration spend their second 8-week student teaching placement in a middle school social studies classroom.
- EDUC 400: Student Teaching: Middle School Social Studies
Portfolio Requirement
In EDUC 348, you will compile artifacts (e.g., tests, projects) from the social studies courses that you have taken up until that point and submit a LiveText portfolio to demonstrate that you have addressed the National Council of Social Studies Standards during your coursework. There will be a meeting during your sophomore year where you will meet with the other students in this concentration to learn about which courses you should take to satisfy these standards and what products you should save from these courses. Vicki Goettel will coach you during and after this meeting about the portfolio requirements and answer questions about it.
