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TEMPLATE - M.A.T. Secondary Education - SOCIAL STUDIES Degree Program

SOCIAL STUDIES OPTION

GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS

Name _________________________________________ S.S. No. ________________________ Teaching Field ____________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PROGRAM OF COURSES

In the spaces provided below, list all of the courses for which you request approval in your degree program.

TEACHING AREA COURSES*

Dept.	Course No.	Abbreviated Title	Where Completed	Date Completed	Sem. Hr. Credits	Grade
HIST	5/700+	Approved by advisors	USC		3
HIST	5/700+	Approved by advisors	USC		3
ECON	5/700+	Approved by advisors	USC		3
ECON	7/500+	Approved by advisors	USC		3
POLI	7/500+	Approved by advisors	USC		3
POLI	5/700+	Approved by advisors	USC		3

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

Dept.	Course No.	Abbreviated Course Title	Where Completed	Date Completed	Sem. Hr. Credits	Grade
EDRD	518 or 730**	Reading in the Secondary School	USC		3
EDSE	729	Adv. Stud. Teaching History & S.S. Sec. Schl.	USC		3
EDPY	705 or 707	Human Growth & Development	USC		3
EDFN	749	The School in Modern Society	USC		3
EDTE	731***	Integration of Technology and Instruction	USC		3
EDSE	558	Teaching in Mid/H.S. (History & Social Stud.)	USC		3

Other Graduate or Undergraduate Courses (List only those Education & content courses applicable to S.C. Certification)

Dept.	Course No.	Abbreviated Title	Where Completed	Date Completed	Sem. Hr. Credits	Grade
EDSE	775A	Teaching Internship Mid/HS (History & S.S.)	USC		3
EDSE	775B	Teaching Internship Mid/HS (History & S.S.)	USC		9
EDSE	584	Mid./H.S. Student Teaching Seminar	USC		3

HIST	3-400	Undergrad Prerequisite Courses, if applic.			3
HIST	3-400	Undergrad Prerequisite Courses, if applic.			3
HIST	3-400	Undergrad Prerequisite Courses, if applic.			3
HIST	3-400	Undergrad Prerequisite Courses, if applic.			3

_____________________________________ Approved _______________________________________ _______________________________________

Student Signature Chairman of Committee Advisory Committee Member

Advisory Committee Member ________________________________ Dean, Graduate School _____________________________________ Date _________

*Six hours in three different areas of social studies, with at least two 700+ content courses, is required. Above areas are an example.

**or EDRD 730, Introduction to Teaching Reading in the Content Area

*** or EDTE 671 Computers in Science Education

1. A minimum of 45 graduate semester hour credits are required for the M.A.T. program, with a minimum of 15 graduate hours of content area courses.

2. M.A.T. Social Studies Education Advisors: Dr. Lala Steelman, Sociology faculty and Ms. Kim Smoak, Education faculty

3. Graduate courses not completed at USC must be approved by advisors prior to enrolling. Consult the Graduate Studies Bulletin for information regarding transferring courses, as well as other Graduate School requirements, policies, and procedures (www.sc.edu/usc/future.html).

4. Additional undergraduate and/or graduate courses may be required.