Program Overview

Social Science (BA)

The Social Science (BA) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the social sciences, including history, political science, economics, and geography.

Degree Requirements

The total program requires 56 semester hours.

Core Requirements

The core requirements include:

• HSTY 100: World History to 1500 (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 101: World History 1500 to Present (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 110: US History to 1877 (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 111: US History 1877 to the Present (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 417: California History (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 398: Approaches to History (4 semester hours) or PLSC 489: Political Science Research Methods
• PLSC 201: American Government & Politics (4 semester hours)
• ECON 220: Economic Analysis I (4 semester hours)
• ECON 221: Economic Analysis II (4 semester hours)
• GEOG 201: Introduction to Geography (4 semester hours)
• HSTY 499: Senior Project (4 semester hours) or PLSC 499: Senior Project Total semester hours: 44

Electives

12 semester hours in upper division History or Political Science

Concentration in Teaching, Single Subject

The University of La Verne offers an undergraduate-to-master's in teaching pathways, which includes single subject credentialing. This concentration is restricted to majors that have this listed concentration.

A Master of Arts in Teaching Pathway

Students with this concentration complete their subject matter competency requirement by degree and 16 upper division semester hours of Teacher Credential course work, which apply to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. This is a direct education pathway to completing a specialized Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT, at the University of La Verne, which includes a Single Subject Teaching Credential. The 4+1 programs have been designed for completion in 5 years.

Program Requirements for Concentration

• Minimum 2.75 GPA to begin
• Must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in the program in accordance with the University's Graduate GPA requirements
• Face-to-face interview with the MAT program chair or designee
• Meet with Education Advisor at least one time per semester to monitor progress according to requirements
• Must meet credential prerequisites prior to registering for the first credential class
  • Prerequisites
    • TB Clearance (California Education Code Section 49406)
    • Live Scan/Fingerprint Clearance (California Education Code Section 44320(b))
    • Certificate of Clearance (CoC) (California Education Code Section 44320(b))

Concentration in Teaching, Single Subject Requirements

16 semester hours

• EDUC 427: Language and Literacy, Single Subject (4 semester hours)
• EDUC 428: Introductory Teaching Practices, Single Subject (4 semester hours)
• EDUC 442: Intermediate Teaching Practices, Single Subject (4 semester hours)
• EDUC 443: Advanced Teaching Practices, Single Subject (4 semester hours) Total semester hours: 16