Elementary Licenses: Social Studies

The requirements for an elementary license with a 5-8 social studies license are listed below. All teaching candidates are advised that completion of the program within a four-year time frame requires careful planning. If you seek a license to teach, please seek early advising from the School of Education to plan your program.

The Licensure Requirements Form lists a full description of the required courses and tests.

Education courses:
EDU 3150 Schools and Society
EDU 3250 Educational Psychology
EDU 3350 Teaching Art in the Elementary School
EDU 3360 Teaching Music in the Elementary School
EDU 3370 Teaching Health in the Elementary School
EDU 3380 Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School
EDU 5400 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle Schools
EDU 5450 Teaching Literacy in the Elementary School
EDU 5510 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary and Middle Schools
EDU 5520 Teaching Science in the Elementary and Middle Schools
EDU 5620 Education and Cultural Diversity
EDU 5640 Families, Schools, and Communities
EDU 5690 Theory to Practice 5-8
EDU 5720 Exceptionality
EDU 5850 Elementary Student Teaching
EDU 5900 Student Teaching Seminar

Related course:
MATH 1130 Fundamental Concepts

Social studies specialty:
ANTH 1160 Introduction to Anthropology
PSCI 1110 American Government and Politics
EDU 5400 Teaching Social Studies
HIST 1300 American History from 1607-1865
HIST 3000 Workshop in History

One of the following:
Human Geography (Macalester or St. Thomas)
World Geography (St. Thomas)

One of the following:
M&E 1210 Microeconomic Analysis
M&E 1220 Macroeconomic Analysis

See the licensure requirements form for an elementary license with a 5-8 social studies specialty for a full description of the required courses and tests.