DZTC-KMSS - Education, BS - Grades 4-8, Social Studies

A Middle Grades (4th-8th) Social Studies Education degree from UNT Dallas is the first step in becoming a certified social studies teacher in fourth through eighth grades. Middle Grades Education majors can choose from four pathways: ELAR, math, science, and social studies. Students in the Social Studies Education with ESL pathway will be prepared to teach social studies in upper elementary and middle school. Many school districts in Texas require teachers to have an ESL supplemental certification.

Program Coordinator: Dr. Gwen Johnson, Phone: 972-338-1320, Email: Gwendolyn.Johnson@untdallas.edu

Texas Direct Field of Study Curriculum

In accordance with Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Section 61.823, if a student completes all the courses in an FOSC and transfers to another Texas public institution of higher education, the FOSC courses transfer as a block and are applied to the student’s selected major. If a student completes the FOSC, the Texas Core Curriculum, and any college or university courses required of all students regardless of major, the student is finished with all the lower-division courses.

If a student transfers with an incomplete FOSC, each completed FOSC course transfers and applies to the to the degree program, and the institution may require the student to complete additional lower-division courses. Courses listed reflect TCCN course numbers.

MATH 1314 – College Algebra

EDUC 1301 – Introduction to the Teaching Profession

EDUC 2301 – Introduction to Special Populations

MATH 1350 – Mathematics for Teachers I

MATH 1351 – Mathematics for Teachers II

Directed Electives for UNT Dallas: Any ACGM course will fulfill directed electives.