Secondary Education for Social Studies

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Secondary Education in Social Studies, offered by the Teacher Education Department, offers students the first step on the path toward New York State teacher certification in social studies in 7th–12th grades. Students are exposed to a broad liberal arts and humanities curriculum which will provide them with the necessary academic foundation in adolescent growth and development, upon which to build their future educational endeavors. In addition, graduates of the program will be able to articulate the challenges facing educators and schools in the United States and propose meaningful solutions to those challenges. Students completing this program can transfer seamlessly into the B.A. degree in History/Adolescent Social Studies Education at Hunter College/CUNY without the loss of credits.