Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Columbus State University
Social Studies Recommendations
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Here NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST 2111 - U. S. History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 02
POLS 1101 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
INTS 2105 - Introduction to International Studies and Cross-Cultural Learning
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Social Studies Requirement 05
EDRG 4218 - Reading in the Content Areas: Concentration in Social Studies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Geographic Representations
- Human-Environment Interactions
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Human-Environment Interactions: GEOG 1101
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2106
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 2112
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: ANTH 2105
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1111
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Columbus State University
Social Studies Recommendations
PrintHere NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
HIST 2111 - U. S. History to 1865
POLS 1101 - American Government
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
INTS 2105 - Introduction to International Studies and Cross-Cultural Learning
EDRG 4218 - Reading in the Content Areas: Concentration in Social Studies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
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The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
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Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
G
Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 2111
U. S. History to 1865
POLS 1101
American Government
ECON 2105
Principles of Macroeconomics
INTS 2105
Introduction to International Studies and Cross-Cultural Learning
EDRG 4218
Reading in the Content Areas: Concentration in Social Studies
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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