Catalog Year: 2021-2022

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    GEOG 103 - World Geography

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    HIST 221 - The United States to 1877

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDCI 426 - Social Studies in the Elementary School

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Geographic Representations
  • 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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 102
  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 222
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 101

Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws

B

Economic Principles and Exchange

C

The Economy

D

European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)

E

The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)

F

Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)

G

Twentieth Century and Beyond

H

Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

I

Twentieth Century and Beyond

J

Geographic Representations

K

Human-Environment Interactions

L

Diverse Perspectives

M

Cross-cutting Concepts

GEOG 103
World Geography
ECON 300
Fundamentals of Economics
HIST 221
The United States to 1877
EDCI 426
Social Studies in the Elementary School
Total Content Covered: 69.23%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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