Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12) Major

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Combine your love for political science with professional teacher preparation to educate students on the subject of social studies. With a political science background and solid classroom teaching techniques, you'll be well prepared to educate pupils in grades 7-12. Why here, you ask? SUNY Cortland has the largest teacher education program in the Northeastern United States and distinguished faculty to help you excel along the way.

Career Potential

• Teaching adolescence social studies
• Professional schools such as law or social work
• Business
• Government and non-profit agencies and organizations

What Will I Learn?

• Choose from a variety of electives in economics, geography, history, literacy, psychology, social studies and political science
• Teacher preparation to effectively manage grades 7-12 classrooms
• Obtain a solid liberal arts education that fosters versatility in the world of work and good citizenship.

Special Features

• Distinguished and award-winning faculty
• Classroom observation and student teaching give you real-world experience

Get Involved

College is more than a classroom. Enhance your experience with extracurricular opportunities:

• Work on public policy issues with NYPIRG on campus
• Join the Student Government Association (SGA)
• Check out the service-learning opportunities through the Institute for Civic Engagement (ICE)

Student Clubs

• NYPIRG
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• Education Club

Honor Societies

Pi Sigma Alpha

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