Students who wish to obtain Colorado licensure for Secondary Social Studies must earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in one of the following disciplines: History, Political Science, Economics, Behavior Science, or Chicana/o Studies. In addition to course requirements in the major, all social studies licensure candidates must complete a core curriculum that provides a foundation in history, geography, political science, economics, and behavioral science and addresses the objectives of the PLACE Social Studies examination. The core curriculum is strengthened by courses in the major. The Chicana/o Studies major will take additional courses in Chicana/o studies, the Chicana/o community, and Mexican and Chicana/o politics. A special emphasis will be placed on history, especially the history of Mexico and the southwest United States.
(Note: The Advising Guide is not a substitute for meeting with academic advisors. Students majoring in Chicana/o Studies and seeking Secondary School Social Studies Teaching Endorsement must consult an advisor in Chicana/o Studies and one in Secondary Education. Students seeking teacher licensure must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program. The “application for admission” form must be obtained during the first semester of education course work from the Teacher Education Center (CN 101). Formal admission must be obtained BEFORE the second semester of education coursework can be taken.)

REQUIRED COURSES

General Studies: (34 hours required, 9 fulfilled by additional course requirements for secondary studies—see below)

Freshman Composition: The Essay
ENG 1010 3 credit hours

Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation
ENG 1020 3 credit hours

Public Speaking
SPE 1010 3 credit hours

Integrated Mathematics I
MTH 1610 4 credit hours

Arts & Letters: elective 6 hours
Natural Sciences: elective 6 hours
Historical Course: met below
Social Sciences: met below or in EDS

Chicana/o Studies: (30 hours required)

Introduction to Chicana/o Studies
CHS 1000 3 credit hours

History of Meso-America: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
CHS 1010 3 credit hours

History of the Chicana/o in Southwest: 1810—Present
CHS 1020 3 credit hours

Survey of Chicana/o Literature
CHS 2010 3 credit hours

Mexico: Independence to Revolution 1810—1910
CHS 2120 3 credit hours

The Mexican Revolution
CHS 3010 3 credit hours

The Chicana/o Community
CHS 3100 3 credit hours

La Chicana
CHS 3460 3 credit hours

Mexico and Chicana/o Politics
CHS 3600 3 credit hours

Research Experience in Chicana/o Studies
CHS 4850 3 credit hours

Secondary Education : (37 hours required)

Processes of Education in Multicultural Urban Secondary Schools
EDU 3110 3 credit hours

Field Experiences in Multicultural Urban Secondary Schools
EDU 3120 2 credit hours

Educational Psychology Applied to Teaching
EDU 3200 3 credit hours

The Exceptional Learner in the Classroom
EDU 3600 3 credit hours

Teaching Literacy Skill Development in the Content Areas
EDU 3280 4 credit hours

Standards-Based Curriculum, Assessment & Management in the Secondary School
EDU 3210 3 credit hours

Field Experience in Standards-Based Teaching, Assessment & Management in the Secondary School
EDU 3220 2 credit hours

Applications of Educational Technology
EDU 3610 2,3 credit hours

Methods of Teaching Social Science: Secondary Schools
EDU 4010 3 credit hours

Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7—12
EDU 4290 12 credit hours

Additional Course Requirements:

History: (12 hours required)

Western Civilization to 1715
HIS 1010 3 credit hours
OR
World History to 1500
HIS 3041 3 credit hours

American History to 1865
HIS 1210 3 credit hours

American History since 1865
HIS 1220 3 credit hours

World History since 1500
HIS 3051 3 credit hours

Political Science: (9 hours required, 3* have been counted in major)

American National Government
PSC 1010 3 credit hours

Political Systems and Ideas
PSC 1020 3 credit hours

Mexico and Chicana/o Politics*
PSC 3090 3 credit hours

Economics: (6 hours required)

Principles of Economics—Macro
ECO 2010 3 credit hours

Principles of Economics—Micro
ECO 2020 3 credit hours
OR
Economic History of the US
ECO 3200 3 credit hours

Geography: (6 hours required)

Concepts and Connections in Geography
GEO 1920 3 credit hours

Historical Geography of the US
GEO 3000 3 credit hours

Anthropology: (3 hours required)

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 1310 3 credit hours