Students pursuing this track take a wide variety of social science courses, in addition to a

required foundations course in special education, for a total of 36 credits (approximately 12

courses). All courses taken must be related to Social Science and selected in consultation

with your CGS advisor:

Subject Course Course Title Cr. Term Grade

Code Number Taken Earned

Area 1: History, Geography, Culture (15-18 Credits)

Choose 1 course per category:

U.S. History Western European History Ancient History

Geography World History (Non-Western) World Cultures

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Area 2: Civics (3 Credits)

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Area 3: Economics (3 Credits)

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Area 4: Sociology & Social Foundations (3 Credits)

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Area 5: IL 1580 Foundations of Special Education (3 Credits)

Semesters offered—Fall, Spring and Summer Semester

Two 1000– Level Electives (Choose 2 approved courses):

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Total Credits in Major: ______

Social Science Pre-Education Track Planning

10/2019 Visit www.cgs.pitt.edu/social-sciences-ba and www.cgs.pitt.edu/advising for more details.

Students are required to

maintain a minimum 2.0

GPA and complete at

least 120 credits in or-

der to graduate with a

BA in Social Science

At least half of these

courses must be upper-

division (1000-level)

courses.

Important! If you earn

less than a “C” in any

course, please contact

your advisor!

An internship is not

required but is highly

recommended.

Track your credits

below:

Credit Tracker:

Gen Ed: _____________

Major: _____________

Other: _____________

Total: ______________