College Transfer Program Requirements
The requirements for the College Transfer Program, B.S. in Social Studies Education consists of a total of 123-125 hours; 58 of which are completed at The Citadel. This includes 36 credit hours in the major, 21 credit hours of elective courses, and a one-hour orientation course. 65-67 credit hours are to be completed at Trident Technical College (or other regionally accredited college or university) to include 38 credit hours of general education courses, 12 credit hours of social science courses, and 15-17 credit hours of lower-division elective courses as follows.
Courses Taken at Trident Technical College (65-67 hours)
General Education (38 Hours)
Writing/English Composition (6 hours)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II
Humanities/Foreign Languages (6 hours)
- MUS 105 Music Appreciation
- ART 101 Art History and Appreciation
History (12 hours)
- HIS 104 World History I
- HIS 105 World History II
- HIS 201 American History
- HIS 202 American History
Mathematics (6 hours)
- MAT 110 College Algebra
- MAT 120 Probability and Statistics
Science (8 hours)
Courses must have lab, not necessarily sequential
- BIO 101 Biological Science I (4)
- BIO 102 Biological Science II (4)
- CHM 110 College Chemistry I (4)
- CHM 111 College Chemistry II (4)
- PHY 201 Physics I (4)
- PHY 202 Physics II (4)
- AST 101 Solar System Astronomy (4)
- AST 102 Stellar Astronomy (4)
Social Science (12 hours)
- PSC 201 American Gov.
- SOC 101 Intro to Sociology
- PSY 201 General Psychology
- ECO 210 Macroeconomics
Lower Division Electives (15-17 hours)
(Any Transferable Courses Apply)
Recommended for TTC AA Students
- Oral Communication
- CPT 101 Introduction to Computers
Courses taken at The Citadel (58 hours)
- EUGS 101-Introduction to The Citadel Experience – 1 hour (must be taken in first semester at The Citadel)
Required Education Courses (36 Hours)
- EDUC 101 Education in Modern Society
- EDUC 202 Educational Psychology
- EDUC 206 Adolescent Development
- EDUC 312 Teaching Students with Special Needs
- EDUC 301 Foundations in Literacy Development
- EDUC 401 Methods and Materials of Secondary School Teaching
- EDUC 306 Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools
- EDUC 402 Special Methods in Teaching
- EDUC 499 Teaching Internship (12)
Required Social Studies Courses (21 Hours)
- ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology
- GEOG 209 World Geography
- PSCI 302 Urban Politics
- HIST 206 Social and Cultural History of the Non-Western World
Approved Electives
- One – 3 hour History Elective (200 level and above)
- Two – 3 hour Social Studies Electives (200 level and above)
- Economics, History, Political Science or Psychology