SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (SSSE) w/ POLITICAL SCIENCE
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)
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.
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B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S.
Subject(s):
Date(s) Earned: GPA (minimum req. graduating GPA is 2.75):
Degree(s):
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.
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
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.
Date Accepted
Other
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
EDST 2450: Fnds 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 Pedgagoy (3)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
POLITICAL SCIENCE 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.
Praxis Exam Option:
#5081 - Social Studies: Content Knowledge
Qualifying Score: 158
as of 12/2017
Political Science Requirements
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POLS 2200: Politics of Europe/European Union (3)
POLS 2310: Intro to International Relations (3)
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POLS 1200: Non-Western Political Cultures (3)
POLS 1250: Intro to Comparative Government (3)
POLS 2460: Intro to Political Theory (3)
POLS 3600: American Political Thought (3)
18 hours Political Science electives minimum
At least 9 hours of the 18 total must be upper division
At least 6 hours of the 18 total must be related to the U.S. Constitution. It is
highly encouraged for students to complete POLS 4100 and 4110 when
available.
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History
Additional Content Requirement
HIST 1120: Western Civilizations II (3)
HIST 1330: World History since 1750 (3)
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HIST 1110: Western Civilizations I (3)
HIST 1320: World History to 1750 (3)
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GEOG 1000: World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 1020: Intro to Human Geography (3)
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Geography
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Psychology - any 3 credits minimum
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Economics - any 3 credits minimum
Foreign Language: 8 Hours in a single language:
(Or equivalent based on placement as evaluated by the UW Classical & Modern Language
Department.)
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Sociology or Anthropology - any 3 credits minimum in one field
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POLS 1000: American & Wyoming Government (3)
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POLS 48xx: Political Science Seminar (3)
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HIST 1211: US to 1865 (3)
HIST 1221: US from 1865 (3)
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GEOG 1010: Intro to Physical Geography (4)