SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (SSSE) w/ HISTORY
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with option to earn an M.A. in Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Effective: Fall 2017
Name: Evaluated by:
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Previous Academic Work:
Institution(s):
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Spring Semester
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
All Professional Ed courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Please
note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
Education course work completed more than 10 years ago from any institution will
not be accepted toward this program.
Phase Prerequisites
Summer Semester
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
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B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S.
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Date(s) Earned: GPA (minimum req. graduating GPA is 2.75):
Degree(s):
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
All Professional Education & Major Content Courses must be completed
with grade C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not
satisfy this requirement.
Minimum 2.50 content GPA required.
Minimum 2.75 UW Total Institution GPA must be maintained
throughout the entire teacher certification program.
All content course work must be completed prior to spring semester.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with an option to earn a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction is
by application. Admission is not guaranteed.
Student must apply through UW Admissions for the Graduate
Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content, and be accepted prior to
the first day of summer courses.
Secondary Education Code: CERT TSC
Elementary Education Code: CERT TES
The student's status will be as a Graduate Certificate student and
graduate tuition will be charged for all course credits beginning with
acceptance in the program.
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content students who
choose to pursue the Master of Arts in C&I must apply directly to the
UW C&I graduate program. Application instructions and deadlines can
be found on the UW C&I website.
Admission to graduate study is not guaranteed.
Master's candidates have six calendar years to complete their degrees
from the beginning of the first course taken and listed on the Program
of Study.
Date Accepted
Other
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
EDST 2450: Fnds of Development & Learning (3)
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/ Technology (3)
EDEX 2484: Intro to Special Education (3)
EDST 4000: Fnds Ed for Diverse Society (3)
EDCI 5550: The Art & Science of Teaching (4)
EDSE 4273: Social Studies Methods II (4)
EDCI 5250: Adv Topics in Pedagogy (3)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
HISTORY MAJOR CONTENT
Minimum 2.5 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
HISTORY REQUIRED CORE
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Any ONE course can fulfill only TWO requirements on this program
sheet.
Courses CANNOT count in two areas of content.
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HIST 1110: Western Civilizations I (3)
HIST 1320: World History to 1750 (3)
HIST 3020: Historical Methods (3)
HIST 4055: Archival Methods (3)
HIST 1120: Western Civilizations II (3)
HIST 1330: World History since 1750 (3)
3 credit hours of Native American content (AIST/HIST)
UPPER DIVISION History Electives: 12 Hours
must include a minimum: 6 hours of non-US History and
6 hours of US History
GEOG 1000: World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 1020: Intro to Human Geography (3)
Geography
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Political Science
Economics
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Foreign Language: 8 Hours in a single language:
(Or equivalent based on placement as evaluated by the UW Classical & Modern Language
Department.)
Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
Praxis Exam Option:
#5081 - Social Studies: Content Knowledge
Qualifying Score: 158
as of 12/2017
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Psychology - any 3 credits minimum
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Sociology or Anthropology - any 3 credits minimum in one field
REQUIRED additional content
Choose one:
HIST 1251: Wyoming History (3)
HIST 1221: US from 1865 (3)
HIST 1211: US to 1865 (3)
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GEOG 1010: Intro to Physical Geography (4)
POLS 1000: American & Wyoming Government (3)
HIST 2000 level and above History elective (3)