Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education
Standard Professional License I (SPL-I) for Secondary Social Studies (9-12)
Designed for:
The Undergraduate Social Studies Licensure Program is designed to prepare candidates to help secondary school-aged students to become active, informed, and responsible citizens of the state and nation. Program candidates will interpret and understand how social studies increases students' awareness of their world, nation, and state, giving them a fundamental understanding of their own society and others both past and present. Program candidates will help secondary students (a) acquire and perfect the skills of individual and group inquiry and (b) help students examine a broad range of peoples and cultures. In addition, program candidates will acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to assist secondary students in their efforts at becoming active and productive citizens.
Goals of the UNCG Secondary Social Studies Education Program:
- The program will enhance the development of initial social studies teachers through participation in a planned curriculum resulting in an initial licensure in secondary social studies.
- The program will develop candidates who understand the philosophy and mission of secondary social studies education.
- The program will develop candidates who understand human development and the implications for secondary education.
- The program will stimulate candidate's sensitivity to the differing environments, customs, and values that condition the behavior of individuals, groups, and societies.
- The program will develop candidates who critically evaluate the historical and contemporary conceptualizations of secondary social studies.
- The program will assure that the candidate acquires an understanding of the social, psychological, anthropological, political, geographical, economic, and historical factors operating in societies.
- The program will provide for the development of skills required to formulate objectives, use resources, select content, use effective teaching strategies, evaluate learning outcomes, and interact with students, parents, and the community.
- The program will develop the candidate's awareness of the necessity for continuing education and professional development.
School of Education Contact Information:
Dr. Wayne Journell, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Social Studies Education
Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education
School of Education
University of North Carolina Greensboro
103A Curry Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: 336-334-4095
Email: wayne_journell@uncg.edu
Licensure Process:
- Completion of program of study
- Successful completion of Taskstream Portfolio
- Acceptable scores on required exams
- Application for licensure through UNCG lTeachers Academy
Majors and Courses Satisfying Competencies for Standard Professional I Licensure in Social Studies
Major Specific Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree with Social Studies Licensure can be found at the following website: http://www.uncg.edu~awjourne/Students. Make sure you are looking at the section for undergraduates and then click on the appropriate link for your major. You should see a pdf file that lists the required General Education, Major, and Teacher Education courses for your major. Substitutions to any requirements needed for licensure may be made by the social studies program coordinator in the School of Education
COURSE ROTATION:
Suggested Sequence of Professional Courses for Undergraduate Social Studies Education Program Students:
Junior Year/Fall
- ELC 381
Junior Year/Spring
- TED 450 (may be taken sooner)
- TED 545 (must be taken this semester; this begins a mandatory 3-semester sequence)
- LIS 120 (may be taken during the summer)
Senior Year/Fall
- TED 553 (must be taken this semester)
- TED 535
Senior Year/Spring
- TED 465 (must be taken this semester)
The above sequence is for professional education courses only. Discipline/major specific courses can and will be taken during this sequence except during student teaching. Please continue to be advised in your major area by your assigned major advisor. In addition, students should complete HEA 201 prior to student teaching.