Fredonia’s Social Studies Adolescence Program allows you to combine two of your passions; your love of history and social studies, and your ambition to shape and develop young minds. This program prepares students to teach Social Studies to middle and high school students, and leads to New York State certification grades 7-12. Fredonia will help future social studies teachers develop the ideas and practices that will make you effective in the classrooms of an increasingly complex and diverse society.
The Fredonia Difference
Fredonia offers students three field experiences, one per year, as part of your undergraduate curriculum, followed by a student-teaching opportunity during the senior year. Fredonia’s ambitious philosophy helps you discover early if this major is right for you.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified. The Adolescence Education: Social Studies, (B.S.) program at SUNY-Fredonia is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State. Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that Adolescence Education: Social Studies, (B.S.) program at SUNY-Fredonia meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States: New York State however, it is important to note that SUNY-Fredonia is not the licensure/certification authority in these U.S. States and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in these U.S. States and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.
Career Opportunities for Social Studies: Adolescence Education
- Social Studies middle or high school teacher
- International education
- Curriculum development
- School administrators
- Non-profit project management
