Another option you might consider is getting special education certfied – most states now require you to have a content major if you’re doing SPED and this greatly increases your hiring opportunities because schools have overwhelming special needs now.

If you double major in education, this also makes you more attractive to schools – they get 2 teachers for the price of 1. And don’t be too concerned that it might take you an extra semester or two to complete your degree; I promise it is well worth it if you come out extra certified. I was in such a rush to finish in 4 years to save tuition expenses, only to spend the next two years looking for jobs that wanted extra certification.

It’s not only the information that you need to get across to your students but how passionately, and interesting you can make it. So if you feel that you are most passionate about FACS than Social Studies then maybe FACS is for you.

Anyway, you’d be surprise how many people are Social Studies Education majors. Finding a job in the field is pretty hard. I recently graduated with a degree in SS, secondary education and I can tell you that a lot of schools are more interested in FACS since if you’re not an Elementary teacher, it seems like you’re a SS teacher, and not a lot of people go for FACS anymore. A friend of mine did a double major in SS and FACS so you could look into that too. Since you’re only going to be a freshman, just worry about your core classes to start out with. Most people change their major several times before settling on one.

However, don’t be stressing over your major at this point. Surely your college will have some general requirements you have to take. Concentrate on them first. Get a feel for college.

In the meantime, talk to advisors and profs in the areas you think you would like to enter. Maybe an entirely new and different field will appeal to you.