Social Sciences Education Certificate

Overview

Advance your bachelor's degree and social sciences expertise by enrolling in our Social Sciences Education Certificate program. Achieving this certification will allow you to help the next generation of students understand our culturally diverse world and guide them towards becoming leaders of social progress.

 

Benefits 

Our program will provide you with many advantages that ensure an exceptional and accessible education:

• Classes are offered in on-campus, online, and hybrid formats to accommodate all types of schedules.
  
  
• Most accessible tuition rate in the Chicagoland area.
  
  
• Program leads to Initial High School License–qualifying you to teach Secondary Social Studies.
  
  
• Field experiences and student teaching are integrated into program coursework to give you the opportunity to gain valuable training and professional connections.
  
  
• Skills acquired in the program will enable you to educate students on how to make an impact on the world and create positive social change.

 

Program Coordinator

"Empowering social studies educators with comprehensive training is not just an investment in their professional development; it's a cornerstone for building a society that understands its past, navigates its present, and shapes its future. At GSU, we strive to equip teachers with the tools to inspire and inform: we cultivate critical thinkers, responsible citizens, and leaders of a democratic future.” – Dr. Megan VanGorder, Coordinator of Secondary Social Studies Education and Assistant Professor of History