Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plan Social Studies 4-8

Teach Children to Become World Citizens

If you've had a previous career and you're looking for a rewarding change that involves teaching kids the importance of becoming an involved citizen, a Post-Baccalaureate Certification Plan Social Studies 4-8 could be a great option. Your coursework in University of Houston-Clear Lake's accredited College of Education will help you gain the skills required to guide your fourth- through eighth-grade students to understand the necessity of active citizenship in their local community. You'll also help students discover the world through geography and map skills, cultural studies, as well as exploring current events and history.

Promote Civic Awareness

At UHCL, your professors are dedicated to ensuring you acquire the tools you'll need to become an effective classroom teacher. Under their guidance, your internship experience combined with your academic specialization courses and College of Education core requirements, will equip you to become a confident, effective teacher. Use your skills, life experiences and your passion to teach to positively impact students and motivate students to become informed, responsible citizens in their community.

Although it is not necessary for students holding at least a bachelor's degree and seeking initial teacher certification to pursue a second bachelor's degree, those who wish to do so must meet the university's lower-level requirements in addition to the requirements for both teacher certification and the second degree, unless such requirements were met through the completion of the first bachelor's degree. These lower-level requirements are described in the Core section of the catalog.

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Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plan Social Studies 4-8

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