Required Core - 33 semester hours

• 3 ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
• 3 ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• 3 ECON Elective
• 3 GEOG 101 Introduction to Geography
• 3 POLS 100 American Government
• 3 POLS 210 State and Local Government
• 3 POLS 250 World Politics
• 3 SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
• 3 SOC 150 Social Problems
• 3 SOC Elective
• 3 SS 350 - Introduction to Research Methods
• 3 Elective in ECON, GEOG, POLS, or SOC

Gen Ed Requirements - 31 semester hours

• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science - 0 semester hours satisfied by major
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 9 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 8 semester hours
• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II
• SPCM 101, 215, 222 - Speech
• WEL 100 - Wellness for Life & 100L Lab

Note
A minor is required with this major.

Required Core - 48 semester hours

• 3 GEOG - 300/400 level Elective 
• 3 ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics OR ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• 3 GEOG 210-  World Regional Geography
• 3 HIST 115 - Survey of Non-Western Civilizations
• 3 HIST 121 - Western Civilization I (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 151 - United States History I (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 152 - United States History II
• 3 HIST 327 - European History 1500 - 1815
• 3 HIST 328 - European History since 1815
• 3 HIST 476 - History of South Dakota
• 3 HIST 480 - Historical Methods & Historiography
  or
  3 SS 350 - Introduction to Research Methods
• 3 POLS 100 - American Government
• 3 POLS 141  - Governments of the World
• 3 POLS 210 - State and Local Government
• 3 SEED 415 - 7-12 Social Science Methods
• 3 SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 semester hours

• 1 EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission
• 2 EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• 3 EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• 3 EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development
• 3 INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• 3 PSYC 101 - General Psychology (gen ed)
• 3 SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

Professional K-12 Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• 3 EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• 2 MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods
• 3 SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
• 3 SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy
• 9 SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching
• 1 SEED 495 - Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
• 3 EDFN 475 - Human Relations

Gen Ed Requirements - 31 semester hours

• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science - 0 semester hours satisfied by major
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 9 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 8 semester hours
• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II
• SPCM 101, 215, 222 - Speech
• WEL 100 - Wellness for Life & 100L Lab

Note
A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.