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Elementary Education Social Studies Major ELEDM

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Social Studies Major
GEOG 100	Geography of World Regions*GRS	3
GEOG 201	Geography of the US & Canada*S	3
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics*S	3
HIST 121	United States Hist to 1877*C	3
HIST 122	US History - 1877 to Pres *C	3
PLSC 121	Amer Govt 1: People & Politics *RS	3
PLSC 122	Amer Govt 2: Policy Making*RS	3
SSCI 425	Issues in Public Policy *S	3
Choose one:
GEOG 112	Cultural Geography*GRS	3
ANTH 122	Intro to Cultural Anthropology*GRS	3
Choose one:
GEOG 202	Geog-Latn Amer/Africa/Asia*GS	3
GEOG 424	Current Global Problems *GS	3
Choose one:
HIST 230	Michigan History*C	3
PLSC 311	Amer State & Local Govt * RS	3
Choose one:
HIST 341	US Foreign Policy-20th Cent*G C	3
PLSC 323	International Organization*GRS	3
PLSC 341	International Politics *GRS	3
Minimum semester credit hours required for social studies major:		39

Teaching Majors and Minors for Elementary Education Majors

The Elementary Education program requires the completion of two elementary education teaching minors or one elementary education teaching major in addition to a planned program to fulfill the subject area requirements of the program. Students may choose from the subject areas of biology, mathematics, social studies, English, language arts, and early childhood. Elementary education teaching majors are only available in the subject areas of biology, mathematics, and social studies. The early childhood minor is an optional minor and is in addition to the subject area major or minors required.

See Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science for additional program details.

You cannot have a social studies teaching minor with this teaching major.

A 2.75 GPA is required for satisfactory completion of this major.

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