Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas at El Paso
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 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 2302 - World History Since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 04
POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 06
GEOG 1310 - Cultural Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ELED 4309 - Teach Social Studies Elem Clas
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- 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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2304
- The Economy: ECON 2303
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 2301
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas at El Paso
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 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865
HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865
HIST 2302 - World History Since 1500
POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics
POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics
GEOG 1310 - Cultural Geography
ELED 4309 - Teach Social Studies Elem Clas
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% 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
C
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)
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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
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 1301
History of U.S. to 1865
HIST 1302
History of U.S. Since 1865
HIST 2302
World History Since 1500
POLS 2310
Introduction to Politics
POLS 2311
American Gover & Politics
GEOG 1310
Cultural Geography
ELED 4309
Teach Social Studies Elem Clas
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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