Social Science Special Education MAE Information Faculty Teacher Tech Ctr. The M.A.E. program in secondary social studies prepares candidates to teach at the high school level. An additional endorsement can also be acquired to teach in the middle school.
Most candidates enter the program with a baccalaureate degree in history.
Social studies at the high school level is centered around a history curriculum. The Praxis II Subject Assessment Specialty Area test in social studies which is the required exit exam for the MAE is dominated by history questions. M.A.E. students in secondary social studies take graduate level history courses. As undergraduate students, future M.A.E. candidates should take history courses that will best prepare them for the high school classroom. In addition, candidates take part in a full-semester teaching internship in a school chosen by the candidate and his or her university supervisor.