Social Studies Degrees

Admissions Requirements

The minimum criteria for admission into the History program as a freshman student are:
Class rank in the top half of the high school graduating class and/or a cumulative 2.5 grade point average
Minimum combined SAT score of 850 for Critical Reading and Math (combined) or equivalent ACT composite score (18)
Successful transfer applicants will typically hold a minimum collegiate grade point average of 2.0, having completed at least 15 college credits.

Please note the above listed requirements are general, and that each application is looked at thoroughly, taking into account individual grades, academic rigor, and other factors.

Social Studies Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

The minor in Social Studies is intended to enrich and broaden the student’s understanding of the world in which we live. It can be taken in conjunction with any degree program with the intent to foster critical judgment, cultivate the ability to reason, and develop an ability to understand social scientific methods of analysis.

COURSE SEQUENCE HIS History Electives (2) 6
POL Advanced Political Science Elective 3
GEO 202 Cultural World Geography 3
SOC 221 Cultural Minorities 3
BUS 205 Macroeconomics 3
Total: 18 credits

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About the discipline

Become a culture interpreter with a major in social studies offered through the Department of History/Economics/Geography/Politics. It draws on multiple disciplines to provide a deep understanding of people in an individual and corporate context. The major leverages history, economics, sociology, geography and psychology to provide a rigorously informed perspective into a very complicated world. Learning the language of culture requires students to become savvy speakers of the social sciences. The field of social studies has as its purpose the study of humans as individuals and as part of the social order. Society’s problems are multi-dimensional and have roots far in the past. The aim of the social studies group major is to give the student a well-rounded outlook on life beyond one’s own area of specialty.

Other majors within the Department of History/Economics/Geography/Politics are:
Economics
Geography (minor)
History
Political Economy
Political Science (minor)
Career Opportunities

If you’re a culture junkie and like to blog about your insights, then perhaps a career in journalism, politics, education and law should be in your line of sight.

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Options Requirements beginning 08/01/1995
OPTION 1
*22 ACT

2.5 GPA Cumulative

**C-BASE all passed with 235 on each section

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OPTION 2 2.5 GPA Cumulative

**C-BASE all passed with 265 on each section

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OPTION 3
3.0 GPA Cumulative

**C-BASE all passed with 235 on each section

##Course requirements listed below

##Course requirements for all 3 options include:
Must have 57 hours completed
EN140 completed with a grade of “C” or above
Block I completed with a written recommendation
(EL120 or ED250 for elementary)
(SE222 or ED250 for secondary) (students admitted prior to Fall 07)
(SE200 & SE202) or ED250 for secondary) (students admitted Fall 07 or later)

*An ACT before 10/1/1989 permits a minimum score of 20. A score of 265 or higher on all sections of the C-BASE will permit any ACT/SAT score to be accepted. Contact an advisor for required SAT scores. Any previous four-year degree from an accredited institution will waive the ACT.

The C-BASE tests include English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Writing. All sections must be passed within two years of the semester in which the student passed any section or all previously passed sections are void. If C-BASE is taken at a testing site other than Southeast, code it to be sent to Southeast (00250). Any previous four-year degree from an accredited institution will waive the C-BASE.

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