Scial Science Subject Matter Prgram fr Secndary Schl Teachers Cllege f Scial and Behaviral Sciences, Califrnia State University Nrthridge
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Applicatin Requirements T apply fr a secndary educatin teaching credential fr the Scial Sciences in the State f Califrnia, a teacher candidate must first demnstrate subject matter cmpetency. This can be dne in tw ways: (1) by successfully passing all three sectins f the Califrnia Subject Exam fr Teachers (CSET); r (2) by cmpleting the Subject Matter Cmpetency Requirements in the Scial Sciences fr Prspective Secndary Educatrs at Califrnia State University, Nrthridge. Fr CSUN students, successful cmpletin f the fllwing requirements allws the teacher candidate t waive taking the CSET Exam and better prepares them fr the rigrs f teaching in bth middle schl and high schl classrms: 1) Yu must cmplete all frty- five units (45) f prescribed cursewrk as defined by the Cursewrk Requirements fr the Scial Science Subject Matter Prgram handut. 2) Yu must earn a minimum, verall GPA f 3.0 (n a 4.0 scale) and receive NO grade belw a C in ALL cursewrk in the frty- five unit (45) Scial Science Subject Matter Prgram. 3) Yu must submit a cmplete Prgram Prtfli that is evaluated as either acceptable r excellent by a faculty cmmittee. This cmmittee is appinted by the Cllege f Scial and Behaviral Sciences. 4) Yu must apply fr, and receive subject matter clearance frm the SSSMP Prgram Directr thrugh the Scial Science Subject Matter Prgram Office. Appintments fr Advisement The Cllege f Scial and Behaviral Sciences schedules all appintments fr subject matter advisement thrugh the Histry Department Office, lcated in Sierra Twer n the 6th flr. The ffice is pen year- rund (frty hurs per week, Mnday thrugh Friday). Yu can call the ffice at any time and leave a message. The phne number is (818) 677-3566. Once yu have scheduled an appintment, please make sure that yu bring all f yur cllege transcripts and a current Degree Audit Reprt frm Califrnia State University, Nrthridge with yu when yu cme. Evaluatin f cursewrk requires fficial cpies f all relevant transcripts t verify subject matter fr the State f Califrnia. Appintments will be cnducted in the ffice f the current prgram directr. All Scial Science teacher candidates enrlled at CSUN are strngly encuraged t set up advisement appintments with the Scial Science Subject Matter Prgram Directr as sn as 3
pssible. In additin, we suggest that yu check with the CSUN Credential Office, lcated in the Michael D. Eisner Cllege f Educatin, t btain infrmatin regarding deadlines, testing dates, the applicatin prcess, and any ther requirements necessary fr btaining a secndary Scial Science educatin credential in the State f Califrnia. Knwledge f bth prcesses can save yu time and mney. Financial Aid The University Financial Aid Office (818-677- 4085) prvides infrmatin and applicatins fr CSUN students wh need financial assistance. Please cnsult their ffice fr mre infrmatin. Transfer Students frm Califrnia Cmmunity Clleges All prspective Scial Science teacher candidates currently attending Califrnia Cmmunity Clleges and planning t transfer t Califrnia State University, Nrthridge are encuraged t e- mail us right away at sssmp@csun.edu. The sner yu learn abut the requirements fr Scial Science Subject Matter Cmpetency within the State f Califrnia, the better yur chances f finishing the required cursewrk in a timely fashin. Revised SSSMP Requirements U.S. Histry Surveys 6 units at the lwer r upper divisin U.S. Histry befre 1865 HIST 270 The United States t 1865 HIST 370 Prblems in American Histry t 1865 PAS 271 African- American Histry t 1865 U.S. Histry since 1865 HIST 271 The United States since 1865 HIST 371 PAS 272 Prblems in American Histry 1865 t Present African- American Histry Since 1865 4
Wrld Histry Surveys 6 units at the lwer divisin HIST 110 Wrld Histry t 1500 HIST 111 Wrld Histry since 1500 Research Methds 3 units at the upper divisin ANTH 473 ANTH 475 GEOG 300 HIST 301 POLS 372/372L SOC 497 URBS 340AB Thery & Methd in Archelgy Anthrplgical Research Methds Intrductin t Gegraphic Research The Histrian s Craft Principles & Methds f Plitical Science/Prin. & Meth. POLS Lab Methds f Scial Research Urban Research Methds Califrnia 3 units at the upper divisin GEOG 330 HIST 488 HIST 417 Califrnia Califrnia Cal Educatrs Depth in Histry 9 units at the upper divisin Three curses at the upper divisin in the fields f U.S., Wrld, and Eurpean Histry respectively United States Histry HIST 470 HIST 472 HIST 473A HIST 473B HIST 474A HIST 474B HIST 476 HIST 477 The United States: Clnial Perid HIST 471 American Revlutin and Cnstitutin, 1763-1800 HIST 478 The United States: The Era f Expansin, 1800 t 1848 The United States: The Civil War and Recnstructin The United States: 1877-1920 The United States: 1920-1960 The United States: 1960- Present Yuth Culture in 20 th Century United States Ppular Arts and American Histry U.S. Ecnmic Histry since 1865 5
HIST 481 HIST 482 HIST 483 HIST 485 HIST 485B PAS 367 Wrld Histry The American West since 1848 U.S. Cnstitutinal Histry t 1877 U.S. Cnstitutinal Histry since 1877 Diplmatic Histry f the United States since 1914 The United States and Latin America since 1898 African American Scial Mvements ANTH 351 Peples f Middle America ANTH 352 Peples f Suth America ANTH 356 Peples and Cultures f the Mediterranean ANTH 426 Old Wrld Archaelgy ANTH 428 Archaelgy f Mesamerica ANTH 429 Archaelgy f Latin America GEOG 318 Eurpe GEOG 322 Latin America GEOG 324 China HIST 342 The Wrld since 1945 HIST 406 The Jews in the Ancient Wrld HIST 415 The Byzantine Wrld HIST 424 Medieval Middle East HIST 425 Early Mdern Middle East HIST 426 Mdern Middle East HIST 434 Eurpean Clnialism HIST 435 African Histry t the 19 th Century HIST 436 African Histry since the 19 th Century HIST 438 Traditinal India Antiquity t 1526 HIST 439 Mdern India since 1526 HIST 440 Histry f War in the Mdern Wrld HIST 461 Latin America: The Clnial Perid HIST 462 19 th Century Latin America HIST 463 20 th Century Latin America HIST 464 Histry f Brazil 6
HIST 464A Histry f Argentina HIST 466 Mexic HIST 468 Scial and Intellectual Histry f Latin America HIST 491A Mdern China HIST 491B The Rise f Cmmunist China HIST 493 Mdern Japan HIST 496R Plitical- Intellectual Histry f the Mdern Middle East HIST 496Q Plitical- Intellectual Histry f the Medieval Middle East HIST 496SF Race, Natin, and Identity in Peru and Guatemala PAS 366 Clnialism in Africa PAS 376 PAS 465 POLS 332 POLS 432A POLS 432B POLS 433A POLS 434A POLS 434B POLS 435A POLS 435B POLS 436A POLS 438 POLS 439A POLS 439B Eurpean Histry African Enslavement in the New Wrld Pan Africanism: Develpment f An Idelgy 1865-1954 Plitics f Latin America Plitics f Mexic Gvernments and Plitics f Suth America The Plitics f Central America Gvernment and Plitics f Suth Asia Gvernment and Plitics f Sutheast Asia Gvernment and Plitics f China Gvernment and Plitics f Japan Gvernment and Plitics f Eurpe Gvernments and Plitics f the Middle East Gvernments and Plitics f Sub- Saharan Africa Gvernment and Plitics f Suthern Africa HIST 341 Mdern Eurpe since 1815 HIST 356 Anti- Semitism in Eurpe HIST 357 Histry f the Hlcaust HIST 410 The Ancient Greek Wrld HIST 411 The Rman Wrld HIST 420 Medieval Eurpe HIST 444 Renaissance and Refrm 7
HIST 445 Abslutism and Revlutin HIST 446 Nineteenth Century Eurpe HIST 447 Twentieth Century Eurpe HIST 449 Russia t 1917 HIST 450 Russia since 1917 HIST 452 Early Mdern Britain HIST 453 Histry f Mdern Britain HIST 454 Hitler s Germany HIST 456 Mdern France HIST 457 Mdern Germany Wrld Gegraphy 3 units at the lwer divisin GEOG 150 Wrld Gegraphy U.S. Gegraphy 3 units at the upper divisin GEOG 321 United States American Plitics 3 units at the lwer divisin POLS 155 American Plitical Institutins PAS 161 American Plitical Institutins: A Black Perspective POLS 355 American Natinal, State, and Lcal Gvernments Macrecnmics 3 units at the lwer r upper divisin ECON 161 Principles f Macrecnmics ECON 300 Ecnmic Principles and Prblems PAS 201 Ecnmics f the African American Cmmunity I Diversity 3 units at the lwer r upper divisin Any curse at the lwer r upper divisin that, in the judgment f the SSSMP advisr, examines human differences and similarities that might include, but are nt limited t thse f sex, race, ethnicity, sci- ecnmic status, religin, sexual rientatin, and exceptinality. 8
Capstne Experience 3 units at the upper divisin ANTH 490A- D Seminar in Anthrplgy GEOG 490 HIST 497 PAS 498 Senir Seminar in Gegraphy Histry Prseminar Prseminar in Pan- African Studies Ttal Units Required: 45 9
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