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Program checklist · Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12) [SST_POL]

Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12) [SST_POL]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12) [SST_POL]
Total credits (published)
126
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program in the Political Science Department allows students who major in political science to qualify for certification to teach adolescence education in social studies (grades 7-12). It combines a major in political science with additional course work and professional teacher preparation.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_10f6fec5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

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    A. Requirements for the Political Science major

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      B. Professional Preparation: 38-41 credit hours

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        Required Courses: 17 credit hours

        8 items
        1. ESL 406
          Educating English Language Learners (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. HLH 199
          Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. POL 100
          Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. GRY 370
          Will the World Provide? A Research Experience for Students (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. All SST candidates are required to complete GEST (Science, Technology, Values and Society). GRY 370 fulfills this requirement.
          Not resolved to a course
        6. PSY 101
          Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. PSY 232
          Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. Note: Transfer students with credit for PSY 232 will be waived from the PSY 101 requirement.
          Not resolved to a course

        Select one course in geography

        2 items
        1. GRY 120
          Cultural Geography (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        2. GRY 125
          Human Geography and Global Development (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Select one course in economics

        2 items
        1. ECO 105
          Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ECO 110
          Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Select 15 credit hours in history

        Select 15 credit hours in history · 8 items
        1. HIS 100
          The World to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        2. HIS 110
          Western Civilization to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) and
          Not resolved to a course
        3. HIS 101
          The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        4. HIS 111
          Western Civilization since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. also select
          Not resolved to a course
        6. HIS 200
          The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.) and
          Not resolved to a course
        7. HIS 201
          The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. and take three additional credit hours of history at the 300 level or above with the global/transnational attribute.
          Not resolved to a course

        C. Professional Sequence: First year, 10 credit hours

        7 items
        1. AED 310
          Writing in Social Studies (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Fall semester only. Co-requisite with AED 315.
          Not resolved to a course
        3. AED 315
          Foundations of Secondary Social Studies (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Fall semester only. A 25-hour field experience requirement is attached to this course. See program requirements for details. See department for requirements.
          Not resolved to a course
        5. AED 300
          Teaching Secondary Social Studies (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. Spring semester only. A 35-hour field experience requirement is attached to this course. Co-requisite with SPE 275 and HIS 399.
          Not resolved to a course
        7. SPE 275
          Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        D. Eligibility for Formal Acceptance into the Adolescence Education: Social Studies Major

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          E. Professional Sequence: Second year, 19 credit hours

          16 items
          1. Acceptance into the adolescence education: social studies (7-12) major by the beginning of the second semester of the junior year.
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Senior status, at or near 90 credit hours, with 24 credit hours in the social science content major.
            Not resolved to a course
          3. Overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Grade point average of 2.7 or higher in the social science content major.
            Not resolved to a course
          5. A grade of C or higher in AED 300.
            Not resolved to a course
          6. A grade of B- or higher in AED 301.
            Not resolved to a course
          7. A grade of C or higher in ECO 105 or ECO 110 and GRY 120 or GRY 125 and POL 100 and PSY 232.
            Not resolved to a course
          8. Social studies and economics [SST_ECO] dual majors must have a grade of C or higher in ECO 105 and ECO 110 and ECO 111.
            Not resolved to a course
          9. A grade of C- or higher in any introductory course in the social science content major portion of the dual major. Introductory courses are defined as follows within the dual majors:
            Not resolved to a course
          10. Social studies and African American studies [SST_AAS]; anthropology [SST_ANT]; geography [SST_GRY]: any 100- or 200-level courses in the social science content major requirements.
            Not resolved to a course
          11. Social studies and history [SST_HIS]: HIS 100, HIS 101, HIS 110, HIS 111, HIS 200 and HIS 201.
            Not resolved to a course
          12. Social studies and political science [SST_POL]: POL 100, POL 101, POL 102, POL 110, POL 112, POL 202 and POL 240.
            Not resolved to a course
          13. Social studies and sociology [SST_SOC]: any 100- or 200-level courses in the social science content major requirements except SOC 235.
            Not resolved to a course
          14. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR)
            Not resolved to a course
          15. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
            Not resolved to a course
          16. Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)
            Not resolved to a course

          Student Teaching

          3 items
          1. AED 400
            Student Teaching I: Adolescence Education Social Studies (6 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AED 401
            Student Teaching II: Adolescence Education Social Studies (6 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AED 402
            Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=8912&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0259.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.