Social Studies Endorsement
The Social Studies endorsement is offered in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) on the WSU Vancouver campus and involves 63 hours of coursework. Students pursuing this endorsement have the option of working with CLA to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences. Applicants may request a transcript evaluation to assess whether courses taken at prior colleges may be considered equivalent courses to the WSU endorsement courses. Students should confer with a faculty advisor each semester to ensure the timely completion of endorsement coursework. The endorsement in Social Studies authorizes assignment in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.
Required WSU Endorsement Classes
- Hist 101 Classical and Christian Europe
- Hist 102 Modern Europe
- Hist 110 American History to 1877
- Hist 111 American History Since 1877
- Pol S 101 American National Government
- Econ S 102 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
- Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology
- Hist 422 History of the Pacific Northwest
- Hist 480 Methods of Teaching Social Studies
- 9 hours of 300-400 level History courses (A Non-West., European and a US)
- 3 hours of electives (see Hist 469 below)
One course from the following
- Anth 101 General Anthropology
- Anth 198 Honors Anthropology
- Anth 203 Peoples of the World
- Anth 260 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Two courses from the following
- Hist 230 or 231 Latin America
- Hist 270 India: History and Culture
- Hist 272 or 273 Middle Eastern/Islamic History
- Hist 275 Introduction to East Asian Culture
One course from the following
- Hist 469 Seminar in History (may double count as elective above)
- Soc 320 Introduction to Social Research (may double count in category below)
One course from the following
- Econ S 320 Money and Banking
- Econ S 327 Int Trade & Finance
- Econ S 416 Comp Economic Systems
- Econ S 427 Economic Development and Underdevelopment
- Econ S 430 Managing Global Environments
One course from the following
- Hist 319 Geographical History of the US
- Hist 495 Historical Geography
- Anth 309 Cultural Ecology
One course from the following
- Pol S 300 American Constitution
- Pol S 316 American Public Policy
- Pol S 427 US Foreign Relations
- Pol S 450 The Legislative Process
- Pol S 455 The Presidency
- CrmJ 320 Criminal Law
Two courses from the following
- Anth 307 Peoples of Africa
- Anth 316 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
- Anth 320 National Peoples of the Americas
- Anth 330 Origins of Culture & Civilization
- Anth 331 America before Columbus
- Anth 350 Speech, Thought, & Culture
- Psych 310 Pseudoscience & Human Behavior
- Psych 324 Psychology of Women
- Psych 360 Principles of Developmental Psychology
- Psych 470 Motivation
- Soc 320 Introduction to Social Research
- Soc 351 The Family
- Soc 384 Sociology of Gender
- Soc 430 Society and Technology
Download the most current Social Studies endorsement checklist.pdf.