Program Requirements and Check Sheets

All Social Studies Education students must meet the following requirements by February of their junior year in order to student teach in the Spring of your senior year. The following requirements are common to all Social Studies Education Programs.

1.  A minimum GPA of 3.0 in your major content area

2.   A minimum GPA of 2.75 in all of your courses

• Passing scores on the CORE (formerly Praxis I) exam.  Please note:  You may be exempt from taking the Praxis CORE exam if you meet certain qualifications such as GPA requirements or achieving a "college ready" score on tests that measure reading, writing and math such as SAT or ACT.  The Office of Clinical Studies provides more information.

3.  Successfully complete 4 of 6 Inquiry and Analysis Portfolio entries

Applications are due in February of your junior year. Student teaching takes place in the spring of your senior year.

While all students in our program will be certified to teach Secondary Social Studies upon successful completion of the program as well as state accreditation, there are several avenues each student may take to reach this goal. Please be sure to utilize the program checklist throughout your years at the University of Delaware to ensure that you complete all the requirements and graduate on time.

• Africana Studies  – Social Studies Education Concentration​​
  
• Anthropology Education
  
• For students who matriculated Fall 2020 and AFTER
  
• For students who matriculated Fall 2019 and BEFORE​​​
  
• Economics E​ducation​
  
• Geography Education
  
• History Education
  
• For students who matriculated Fall 2022 - Spring 2023​​
• For students who matriculated Fall 2021 and BEFORE
• For students who matriculated Fall 2023 and AFTER​​​
  
• Political Science Education
• Psychology Education
  
• Sociology Education​

Should you have any questions regarding your program requirements, please contact your advisor to schedule an appointment.