Degrees and Requirements

Middle Level Education: Social Studies

 

A major in Middle Level Social Studies Education is meant to prepare students for a career as a highly qualified teacher in Pennsylvania, skilled to teach any core subject at the 4th-6th grade level and skilled to teach social studies at the 7th-8th grade level. To earn state teaching certification, students must meet all of the teaching competencies and certification requirements set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

REQUIREMENTS: To successfully complete the Middle Level Education Major in Mathematics, the following coursework is required:

• 69 credits of Education Requirements
• 15 credits of Social Studies Electives
• 37 CORE credits
• A minimum number of 121 credits are required for the degree, the last 30 of which, and 50% of the major must be earned at La Roche University.  (Developmental course work does not count toward the minimum number of required credits for graduation.)
   

NOTE: Education majors enter La Roche as a candidate for the teaching certification programs. In order to become an Official Education Major, students must complete the following requirements by the time they earn 60 total credits (including transferable credits):

• Overall GPA of at least 3.0           
• Security Clearances within the past six months
  • PA Child Abuse History Clearance
  • PA State Police Criminal Record Check
  • FBI Fingerprinting Check
• Basic Skills Requirement

Passing scores for Reading, Writing, and Math exams (could include eligible scores from SAT, ACT, PAPA, and CORE)

Summary of Requirements

Education Requirements (Social Studies): 33 credits

• EDML2000

  EDML2000
  

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• EDSP2015

  EDSP2015
  

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• EDSP2025

  EDSP2025
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDUC1010

  EDUC1010
  

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• EDUC2000

  EDUC2000
  

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• EDUC2010

  EDUC2010
  

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• EDUC2020

  EDUC2020
  

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• EDUC2025

  EDUC2025
  

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• MATH2000

  MATH2000
  

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  MATH1010

• PSYC1021

  PSYC1021
  

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• PSYC2040

  PSYC2040
  

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  PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H

• PSYC2061

  PSYC2061
  

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  PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H

Education Requirements (Social Studies): Official Major Status Required: 33 credits

• EDML4050

  EDML4050
  

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  EDML4010

• EDML4055

  EDML4055
  

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  EDML4010

• EDSP3010

  EDSP3010
  

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• EDSP3040

  EDSP3040
  

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  EDUC1010

• EDSP4015

  EDSP4015
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDUC3020

  EDUC3020
  

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• EDUC3025

  EDUC3025
  

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• EDUC3030

  EDUC3030
  

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• EDUC4005

  EDUC4005
  

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History Requirement: Choose One: 3 credits

• HIST1010

  HIST1010
  

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• HIST1011

  HIST1011
  

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Social Studies Electives: Choose from HIST/GEOG/POLI courses: 15 credits

• GEOGXXXX

  GEOGXXXX
  

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• HISTXXXX

  HISTXXXX
  

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• POLIXXXX

  POLIXXXX
  

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