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Overview

Advance your bachelor's degree and social sciences expertise by enrolling in our 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.

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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.

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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��