Catalog Year: 2021-2022

University of South Carolina - Upstate

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

    HIST U105 - History of the United States to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    POLI U101 - American National Government

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    EDEL U447 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDEL U348 - Science and Social Studies in Elementary School

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    GEOG U201 - Introduction to Physical Geography

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    AMST U102 - American Studies, 20th Century

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
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • The Economy
  • 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 U102
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • The Economy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST U101

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

HIST U105
History of the United States to 1877
POLI U101
American National Government
EDEL U447
Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDEL U348
Science and Social Studies in Elementary School
GEOG U201
Introduction to Physical Geography
AMST U102
American Studies, 20th Century
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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