Social Studies Composite Major

SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM SOCIAL STUDIES COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR

The Social Studies Composite Teaching Major is available for persons who have at least a 2.75 career GPA, will complete the Secondary Teacher Licensure Program, and wish to be endorsed for multiply subjects within the Social Sciences.  The Social Studies Composite major gives students a Secondary Education Teaching endorsement in History, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, and Political Science.  The Department of Secondary Education is responsible for administration and advising of the Social Studies Composite major. The Secondary Education Program works very closely at all times with the departments offering courses for the major, but does not control the cooperating departments’ selection of courses offered or the scheduling of those courses.

The following is a list of Social Studies courses taught at middle school and high school and the required teaching endorsement.  The Social Studies Composite major is a great choice for students interested in having the flexibility to teach a wide variety of courses.   

Course
Needed Endorsement
Utah Studies Utah Studies (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite
Utah Studies (Gifted & Talented) Utah Studies (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite
Utah Studies (Honors) Utah Studies (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite

United States History (AP)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

European History (AP)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

World History (AP)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

United States History I

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

United States History I (Honors)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

United States History II

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

United States History II (Honors)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

World Civilizations

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

World Civilizations II

History (OR) Social Studies Composite

World Civilizations (Honors)

History (OR) Social Studies Composite
Native American Studies History (OR) Social Studies Composite
World Civilizations (Honors) History (OR) Social Studies Composite
   

Advanced Geography

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite

Human Geography (AP)

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite

Geography II

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite

Geography for Life

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite

Geography for Life (Gifted)

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite

Geography for Life (Honors)

Geography (OR) Social Studies Composite
   

U. S. Govt. and Citizenship

Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite

Government and Politics: United States (AP)

Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite

Comparative Governments

Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite
Government and Politics: Comparative (AP) Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite

Current Issues

Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite

Civics

Political Science (OR) History (OR) Social Studies Composite
   

General Financial Literacy

Economics (OR) History (OR) Psychology (OR) Social Studies
Composite

Economics (9-12)

Economics (OR) Social Studies Composite

Economics, Micro (AP)

Economics (OR) Social Studies Composite

Economics, Macro (AP)

Economics (OR) Social Studies Composite
   
Intro to Philosophy Social Studies Composite (OR) Psychology
   

Psychology

Psychology (OR) Social Studies Composite

Psychology (AP)

Psychology (OR) Social Studies Composite
   

Sociology

Sociology (OR) Social Studies Composite
   

Anthropology

Anthropology (OR) Social Studies Composite

For a list of all required courses within the Social Studies Composite major please click on the following link, Social Studies Composite Personal Course Record. 

 

For more information regrading the Social Studies Composite program please contact:

Shelly Wiegand

Academic Advisor

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

EDUC 375

shelly.wiegand@usu.edu

435-797-0383