The All Social Science for Secondary Education major prepares students to meet the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners’ licensure requirements for Basic Social Science grade 5-12 (Endorsement #1861) and All Social Sciences grades 5-12 (Endorsement #186). Teachers earning these licenses are credentialed to teach all social science courses at these levels.
Secondary education focuses on adolescent and young adult learning. Students interested in a teaching career working with learners in this age range must, in addition to studying content within their discipline (identified as teaching licensure area by the State of Iowa), meet the requirements for curricular and instructional coursework, and affiliated field experiences, to develop their skills as a professional educator.
Students completing this major program will be well prepared to enter the teaching field and to develop the strong knowledge-based critical thinking skills needed by middle and high school students.
Students pursuing the multidisciplinary major All Social Science for Secondary Education must be accepted into the BVU Teacher Education Program (TEP) and meet the progressive requirements throughout the program as outlined in the description of the TEP checkpoints. See the Education section of the catalog for the TEP checkpoints. Students must complete 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major.
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