Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Adolescence Ed: Social Studies
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ENG160 Composition I | 3 | | HIS221 or HIS222 United States History to/since 1865 | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | ECO206 Principles of Microeconomics (Social Science) | 3 | | EDI293 Education Seminar | 1 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Total | 17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ENG180 Composition II | 3 | | HIS214 Modern Europe or HIS207 Medieval Europe (WEST) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | GEO202 Physical Geography (Natural Science Course) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| HIS200 Ancient World (World Civilizations) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | BLK201 Black History I | 3 | | US History upper-division elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| EDS340 Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education (United States Studies) | 3 | | EDS372 Developing Adolescence (Social Science) | 3 | | SED354 Foundations of Secondary Education Seminar | 1 | | GEO213 Economic Geography or GEO201 Human Geography | 3 | | POL216 American Govt & Politics or POL227 Intro Int Politics | 4 | | Total | 14 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EDS383 Introduction to Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 | | SPE385 Differentiating Instruction in the Secondary School | 3 | | Europe upper-division elective | 3 | | US upper-division elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SED453 Curriculum and Assessment in the Secondary School | 3 | | SED353 Field Work #1 | 1 | | Europe upper-division elective | 3 | | World upper-division elective | 3 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
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| SED356 Teaching and Learning in the Digital Environment | 3 | | SED373 Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School | 3 | | SED350 Fieldwork #2 | 1 | | GE: Writing Intensive (WI) | 3-4 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 13-14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SED404 Student Teaching Secondary, 7-9 | 6 | | SED405 Student Teaching Secondary 10-12 | 6 | | SED406 Student Teaching Seminar | 1 | | SED407 Fieldwork #3 | 1 | | Total | 14 |
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Total Credits: 121-122
