Program: Social Science Teaching, emphasis in Integrated Teacher Education Program (SS-ITEP), B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences - San Diego State University

Apr 02, 2025

2023/2024 University Catalog

(SIMS Code: 116704)

This emphasis is designed to combine the degree and credential into a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Program. The program is designed to qualify the student for a Social Science degree and a preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Science.

A minor is not required with this major.

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.

Impacted Program

The social science major in preparation for the emphasis in integrated teacher education program (ITEP-SS) is designated as an impacted program.

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

To be admitted to the major, students must meet the following criteria:

A. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better:

ECON 101 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 102 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments Units: 3
HIST 100 - World History Units: 3
HIST 101 - World History Units: 3
HIST 109 - American History to Reconstruction Units: 3
HIST 110 - American History Since the Civil War Units: 3
POL S 102 - Introduction to American and California Government and Politics Units: 3
TE 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective Units: 3
also listed as
CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective Units: 3
TE 280 - Health Education for Teachers Units: 1

Note

These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC).

B. Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units.

C. Have a cumulative GPA of 2.67 or better.

Preparation for the Major

(29 units)

These prerequisite courses may not be taken Cr/NC (excluding TE 211C ). The minimum grade in each class is C (2.0) or better.

ECON 101 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 102 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments Units: 3
HIST 100 - World History Units: 3
HIST 101 - World History Units: 3
HIST 109 - American History to Reconstruction Units: 3
HIST 110 - American History Since the Civil War Units: 3
POL S 102 - Introduction to American and California Government and Politics Units: 3
TE 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective Units: 3
also listed as
CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective Units: 3
TE 211C - Field Experience in Social Science Units: 1
TE 280 - Health Education for Teachers Units: 1

Language Requirement

Competency (successfully completing the third college semester or fifth college quarter) is required in one language other than English to fulfill the graduation requirement. Refer to section of catalog on “Graduation Requirements.” Spanish is recommended for those planning to work in this part of the United States.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in one of the following. See “Graduation Requirements” section for a complete listing of requirements.

HIST 390W - Writing in History Units: 3
or
POL S 390W - Writing About Politics Units: 3
or
TE 405W - Writing in Educational Settings Units: 3

Major

A minimum of 36 upper division units to include:

History

HIST 410 - United States History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 445 - California History Units: 3

United States History

Any 500-level U.S. history course (3 units)

American Government and Politics

Three units selected from:

POL S 305 - American Political Thought Units: 3
POL S 320 - The U.S. Constitution Units: 3
POL S 321 - State Politics Units: 3
POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
POL S 347A - American Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers and Constraints Units: 3
POL S 347B - American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Units: 3
POL S 348 - The Supreme Court and Contemporary Issues Units: 3
POL S 422 - Urban Politics Units: 3
POL S 436 - The American Presidency Units: 3

Geography

GEOG 312 - Culture Worlds Units: 3

World History

Three units selected from:

HIST 407 - Early Modern Europe Units: 3
HIST 408 - Modern Europe Units: 3
HIST 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America Units: 3
HIST 416 - Modern Latin America Units: 3
HIST 418 - History of Modern Britain Units: 3
HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600 Units: 3
HIST 421 - Asian History since 1600 Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 421 - Asian History since 1600 Units: 3
HIST 440 - The Holocaust and Western Civilization Units: 3
HIST 473 - Middle Eastern History from the Advent of Islam to 1500 Units: 3
HIST 474 - The Middle East Since 1500 Units: 3
HIST 486 - World War II Units: 3
HIST 502 - Ancient Greece Units: 3
HIST 503 - Ancient Rome Units: 3
HIST 504 - The Dark Ages Units: 3
also listed as
HUM 504 - The Dark Ages Units: 3
HIST 505 - The Later Middle Ages Units: 3
HIST 506 - The Renaissance Units: 3
HIST 508 - The Fall of the Roman Empire Units: 3
HIST 550 - Colonial Mexico Units: 3
HIST 551 - Modern Mexico Units: 3

Any 500-Level World History Course

(3 units)

Global Perspectives

Three units selected from:

CCS 340A - Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico Units: 3
HIST 488 - Modern Jewish History Units: 3
HIST 509 - British Century: Waterloo to World War I Units: 3
HIST 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas Units: 3
HIST 558 - Latin America in World Affairs Units: 3
HIST 566 - Ancient and Imperial China Units: 3
HIST 567 - China in Revolution Units: 3
HIST 570 - Modern Japan: From Samurai to Sony Units: 3
HIST 574 - Arab-Israeli Relations, Past and Present Units: 3
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence Units: 3
ISCOR 300 - Global Systems Units: 3
POL S 356 - European Politics Units: 3
POL S 359 - Government and Politics in Russia and Eurasia Units: 3
POL S 362 - Governments and Politics of East Asia Units: 3
POL S 363 - Governments and Politics of the Middle East Units: 3
POL S 364 - Political Change in Modern Africa Units: 3
POL S 366 - Latin American Politics Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 366 - Latin American Politics Units: 3
POL S 375 - Global Politics Units: 3
POL S 380 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Units: 3
WMNST 310 - Global Cultures and Women’s Lives Units: 3
WMNST 331 - Women in Asian Societies Units: 3
WMNST 340 - History of Women and Sexuality in Modern Europe Units: 3

Perspectives on American History

Three units selected from:

AFRAS 422 - Modern Civil Rights Movement Units: 3
AFRAS 471 - Africana History Units: 3
AFRAS 585 - Methods in Ethnic Studies Teaching: Decolonial Pedagogies in K-12 Schools Units: 3
also listed as
AMIND 585 - Methods in Ethnic Studies Teaching: Decolonial Pedagogies in K-12 Schools Units: 3
also listed as
CCS 585 - Methods in Ethnic Studies Teaching: Decolonial Pedagogies in K-12 Schools Units: 3
also listed as
DLE 585 - Methods in Ethnic Studies Teaching: Decolonial Pedagogies in K-12 Schools Units: 3
AMIND 440 - American Indian History Units: 3
AMIND 480 - Issues in American Indian Education Units: 3
CCS 340B - Chicana Women’s History: 1848-Present Units: 3
CCS 350A - Chicana and Chicano History Units: 3
CCS 350B - Chicana and Chicano History Units: 3
CCS 375 - US/Mexico Border History Units: 3
HIST 422 - Asian American Experiences Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 422 - Asian American Experiences Units: 3
HIST 425 - The Vietnam War Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 425 - The Vietnam War Units: 3
HIST 533 - Antebellum America Units: 3
HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction Units: 3
HIST 535 - The Age of Roosevelt Units: 3
HIST 536 - The United States Since World War II Units: 3
HIST 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History Units: 3
also listed as
CCS 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History Units: 3
WMNST 341A - Women in American History Units: 3
WMNST 341B - Women in American History Units: 3

Economics

Three units selected from:

ECON 330 - Comparative Economic Systems Units: 3
ECON 338 - Economic History of the United States Units: 3
ECON 349 - Economics for Teachers Units: 3
ECON 382 - Economics of Work, Marriage, and Family Units: 3
ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources Units: 3
ECON 490 - Money and Banking Units: 3

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

HIST 390W - Writing in History Units: 3
or
POL S 390W - Writing About Politics Units: 3
or
TE 405W - Writing in Educational Settings Units: 3

ITEP Admission Requirements

Students apply for admission to the Integrated Teacher Education Program during the spring of their junior year. Students who qualify for admission to the Integrated Teacher Education Program in social science the summer prior to their senior year must have a GPA of 2.67 or better, must have met the basic skills requirement, and must complete program application.

Credential Requirements

(33 units)

TE 922 - Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Teaching Units: 1-4 (1 unit)
SPED 450 - Classroom Adaptations for Special Populations Units: 3
TE 903 - Secondary School Student Teaching Seminar Units: 1-2 (2 units)
TE 914B - Instructional Methods for History and Social Sciences Units: 3
TE 924B - Advanced Methods in Teaching History/Social Science Units: 2-4 (2 units)
TE 933 - Teaching of Literacies in the Secondary School Units: 3
TE 954 - Humanistic and Social Aspects of Teaching Units: 2-4 (3 units)
TE 963 - Secondary School Student Teaching I Units: 1-12 (9 units)
ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education Units: 3
TE 362 - Fieldwork in Community Settings Units: 1-4 (4 units)