Frequently Asked Questions

Spring semester of your Junior year, during February.

The application procedure and forms will be available each January on this site’s homepage.

Only during the spring semester of your Senior year after you have taken HIST 491.

During the fall semester of your Senior year, the semester prior to your spring student teaching semester. You can register for this course only if you have applied for and have been accepted for student teaching (see question #1).

Begin taking EDUC413, EDUC414 and EDUC419 in the spring semester of your sophomore year. We recommend taking EDUC 414 & EDUC 419 before EDUC 413.

Take EDUC420 (“Reading in the Content Area”) & HIST492 (Integrating Instructional Technology into Social Studies Teaching) during the fall semester of your senior year.

Yes, you may take a full load of courses along with HIST 491 in the fall of your Senior year.

You are allowed to ONLY take the following courses in the spring of your senior year:

• EDUC400-Student teaching (9 Units)
• HIST493-Student Teaching Seminar (3 Units)

Student teaching is a fulltime job…. do not plan on holding any other job during this semester!

Yes! See Coursework Matrix

Take CORE (formerly Praxis I) as soon as you complete your University Math Requirement. You must submit proof of successfully passing CORE by February of your junior year to Ms. Barbara VanDornick.

The University of Delaware will issue you a “Recommendation for Certification” once you finish the program. Individual States certify teachers to teach, not Universities. Each State has its own criteria, of which a “Recommendation for Certification” is one requirement. For individual state requirements, refer to the State Certification Offices.

Each program has its own advisor who works Social Studies Education students. Locate your advisor on our faculty advisor web page.

If you are not accepted for student teaching, or decide not to finish the program, you can change your major by dropping the “Education” component of your major and graduate with a degree in your discipline. For instance, you can change your major from “History Education” to “History” and graduate with a degree in History.

Yes to both questions! Careful, early planning will allow you pursue minor fields and to participate in study abroad programs. Obtaining certain minors will enhance your future job prospects. For more information, go to recommended minor fields and programs.