AYA Integrated Social Studies, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Education, Adolescent to Young Adult Integrated Social Studies Licensure (Grades 7-12) (530700BA)

More on the Adolescent to Young Adult Integrated Social Science Licensure major

This program prepares secondary teacher candidates for licensure in Adolescent to Young Adult (AYA) - Integrated Social Studies in the State of Ohio.

School of Education Admission Requirements For Those Persons Seeking State of Ohio Licensure

All students must complete the following requirements for admission:

  1. School of Education Application for Admission. Responses to the questions on the application will help School of Education advisors offer the most effective and efficient advisement. It will also help advisors know students as individuals with unique backgrounds and experiences. Applications are available online at: http://www.uakron.edu/education/academic-programs/how-to-apply.dot.
  2. Intercollege Transfer (Undergraduate students only). Those students enrolled in another college wishing to complete degree requirements in the School of Education should see their advisor to initiate an intercollege transfer to the School of Education. Those students may not access School of Education core courses prior to admission. Students planning to complete teacher education as part of their degree requirements in another college need not complete an ICT.
  3. Grade Point Average of 2.5 or better overall and 2.5 or better overall in prerequisite credit hours from specific courses identified by the School.
  4. Evidence of competency in reading comprehension and writing as demonstrated by one of the following:
    1. A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
    2. A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
    3. A grade of "B" or higher in a course that meets the University's General Education English Composition I requirement.
  5. Evidence of competency in mathematics as shown by one of the following:
    1. A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
    2. A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
    3. A grade of "B" or better in a minimum of 3 credits of mathematics that meets the University's General Education mathematics requirement.
  6. Signed Criminal Background Check Acknowledgment Form

The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education
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Akron, Ohio 44325-4201
(330) 972-7750

The following information has official approval of The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor. 

Requirements

Summary

General Education Requirements36
Professional Education Requirements for Undergraduate Social Studies Students39-44
Content Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Social Studies Students 48
Additional Major Electives *5-0
Total Hours128
*

This major requires a minimum of 128 completed credit hours.

Recommended General Education Courses

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major.
Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations.
Academic Foundations12
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours
Speaking: 3 credit hours
Writing: 6 credit hours
Breadth of Knowledge 22
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours
Empires of the Ancient World
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours
Introduction to Geography
Principles of Microeconomics
U.S. History to 1877
U.S. History since 1877
Government & Politics in the United States
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Diversity
Domestic Diversity
U.S. History to 1877
U.S. History since 1877
Introduction to Sociology
Global Diversity
Geography of Cultural Diversity
Empires of the Ancient World
Europe from World War I to the Present
Comparative Politics
Integrated and Applied Learning2
Select one class from one of the following subcategories:
Complex Issues Facing Society
Urban Youth Mentoring
Capstone
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings.
Total Hours36

Professional Education Requirements for Undergraduate Social Studies Students 1

Phase One:
EDSE:100Orientation to the AYA/P-12 Multi-Age Programs0
EDFN:200Introduction to Education3
EDFN:220Educational Psychology3
EDIS:225Introduction to Exceptionalities3
EDCI:223Urban Youth Mentoring 23
EDCI:308Instructional Design and Assessment6
EDSE:312Introduction to Social Studies Teaching in Secondary Schools3
EDCI:440Literacy in the Content Areas3
EDSE:402Secondary Social Studies Instructional Techniques3
EDSE:412Clinical Teaching I - Sec Social Studies3
Phase Two:
EDSE:421Instructional Techniques in Secondary Education - II3
EDSE:431Clinical Teaching II3
EDSE:495Student Teaching: Secondary Education 36
Total Hours42
1

A grade of C or better in each, with a GPA of 2.5 or better.

2

Course satisfies General Education

3

All students must have the approval of the Student Teaching Committee, based upon approved application to student teaching, and passing OAE content test. Planned teaching experience in schools selected and supervised by the Office of Field experiences. To qualify for student teaching, students must have a 2.5 GPA overall, 2.5 in education classes, and 2.5 in the student’s major, in methods courses, core courses, and in their teaching fields. Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 100 hours of field experience is also required before student teaching.

Content Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Social Studies Students 1

ECON:200Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON:201Principles of Macroeconomics3
GEOG:100Introduction to Geography 23
GEOG:275Geography of Cultural Diversity2
HIST:250U.S. History to 1877 23
HIST:251U.S. History since 18773
HIST:200Empires of the Ancient World 23
HIST:310Historical Methods3
HIST:321Europe: Renaissance to Religious Wars, 1350-16103
or HIST:322 Europe: Absolutism to Revolution, 1610-1789
HIST:323Europe from Revolution to World War, 1789-19143
or HIST:324 Europe from World War I to the Present
HIST:351Global History: Encounters and Conflicts4
HIST:470Ohio History3
HIST:487Science and Technology in World History3
POLIT:100Government & Politics in the United States3
POLIT:310International Politics & Institutions3
or POLIT:300 Comparative Politics
PSYC:100Introduction to Psychology3
SOCIO:100Introduction to Sociology3
EDCI:403Global Education & Technology3
EDCI:251Teaching Personal Finance in the PK-12 Classroom3
Total Hours57
1

A GPA of 2.5 or better in the Social Studies content courses.

2

Course satisfies General Education

Recommended Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
1st Year
Fall SemesterHours
ENGL:111 English Composition I 3
COMM:105
Introduction to Public Speaking
or Effective Oral Communication
or Professional Communications and Presentations
3
PSYC:100 Introduction to Psychology (Social Science) 3
Natural Science Requirement 3
Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic Requirement 3-4
 Hours15-16
Spring Semester
ENGL:112 English Composition II 3
SOCIO:100 Introduction to Sociology (Social Science/Domestic Diversity) 3
POLIT:100 Government & Politics in the United States 3
Natural Science w/ Lab Requirement 4
Arts Requirement 3
 Hours16
2nd Year
Fall Semester
EDFN:200 Introduction to Education 3
EDSE:100 Orientation to the AYA/P-12 Multi-Age Programs 0
EDFN:220 Educational Psychology 3
GEOG:100 Introduction to Geography 3
HIST:200 Empires of the Ancient World (Humanities/Global Diversity) 3
EDCI:251 Teaching Personal Finance in the PK-12 Classroom 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
EDIS:225 Introduction to Exceptionalities 3
EDCI:223 Urban Youth Mentoring (CI tag) 3
GEOG:275 Geography of Cultural Diversity 2
HIST:251 U.S. History since 1877 3
HIST:250 U.S. History to 1877 3
Arts/Humanities Requirement (HIST:221 or HIST:210 recommended) 3
 Hours17
3rd Year
Fall Semester
EDCI:308 Instructional Design and Assessment 6
ECON:200 Principles of Microeconomics 3
HIST:323
Europe from Revolution to World War, 1789-1914
or Europe from World War I to the Present
3
HIST:487 Science and Technology in World History 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
EDCI:440 Literacy in the Content Areas 3
ECON:201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
HIST:310 Historical Methods 3
HIST:321
Europe: Renaissance to Religious Wars, 1350-1610
or Europe: Absolutism to Revolution, 1610-1789
3
POLIT:310
International Politics & Institutions
or Comparative Politics
3
 Hours15
Summer Semester
EDCI:403 Global Education & Technology 3
 Hours3
4th Year
Fall Semester
EDSE:402 Secondary Social Studies Instructional Techniques 3
EDSE:412 Clinical Teaching I - Sec Social Studies 3
EDSE:312 Introduction to Social Studies Teaching in Secondary Schools 3
HIST:351 Global History: Encounters and Conflicts 4
HIST:470 Ohio History 3
 Hours16
Spring Semester
EDSE:421 Instructional Techniques in Secondary Education - II 3
EDSE:431 Clinical Teaching II 3
EDSE:495 Student Teaching: Secondary Education 6
 Hours12
 Total Hours124-125