This option is available within the Education major at the following location:

• Corvallis

This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon teaching license to teach social studies at the middle school (grades 6-9) and/or the high school (grades 9-12) levels.

Option Code: 70

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Understand how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
• Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) they teach and create learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
• Plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. 
• Understand and use multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making. 
• Practices ongoing reflection and use evidence to continually evaluate their practice, particularly the effects of their choices and actions on others, and adapts their practice/choices accordingly. The teacher candidate will avail professional resources and/or professional development beyond university coursework.

Students must complete all option courses prior to beginning the professional level of the Education major. Option courses may double-count if the student elects to complete a dual-major.

Additional option requirements:

• A cumulative 3.0 GPA is required for all option courses.

• Grades below C- are not accepted. However, if students want to include a content course in the state process for waiving the content exam, a minimum grade of C is required.
• All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.

Students need depth and breadth of knowledge including both analytical and methodological expertise in at least one social studies discipline. Students are encouraged to consider a dual-major in one of the following disciplines:

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Ethnic Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards

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Blanket course numbers are not allowed

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See Education advisor for alternative Ethnic Studies or US History course that may be substituted for one of the courses