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History - Education Option (123 Credits)
Students who wish to earn a teaching credential must apply to the Teacher Preparation Program in the College of Education. They should consult with an advisor in history about choosing additional electives that may apply toward a minor or second major and that complement a History endorsement.
To certify in the History Education option, a student must have earned at least a 2.50 cumulative gpa.
The History Education major consists of 42 hours: 36 hours of History, including Hist 101, 102, 110, 111; one course from two of the following four sets: Hist 230, 231, 270, 271, 272 273, 275; and one more non-western/global course (for a total of three in this category); 21 hours of 300-400-level History, which must include 300, 422, 469; and 480. EconS 102, Pol S 101, and Psych 105 are also required to meet state certification guidelines (these can also fulfill UCOREs). History courses and courses cross-listed with History do not count as UCOREs.
Students must have one year of a foreign language at the college level or two years at the high school level.
To certify in the History Education option, a student must have earned at least a 2.50 cumulative gpa.
The History Education major consists of 42 hours: 36 hours of History, including Hist 101, 102, 110, 111; one course from two of the following four sets: Hist 230, 231, 270, 271, 272 273, 275; and one more non-western/global course (for a total of three in this category); 21 hours of 300-400-level History, which must include 300, 422, 469; and 480. EconS 102, Pol S 101, and Psych 105 are also required to meet state certification guidelines (these can also fulfill UCOREs). History courses and courses cross-listed with History do not count as UCOREs.
Students must have one year of a foreign language at the college level or two years at the high school level.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
HISTORY 101 | 3 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
Second Term | Credits |
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] | 4 |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
ECONS 102 [SSCI], POL S 101 [SSCI], or PSYCH 105 [SSCI]1 | 3 |
HISTORY 102 | 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ECONS 102 [SSCI], POL S 101 [SSCI], or PSYCH 105 [SSCI]1 | 3 |
ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], 301 [WRTG], or 3022 | 3 |
HISTORY 110 [HUM] | 3 |
HISTORY 200-level course3 | 3 |
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI] | 4 |
Second Term | Credits |
Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
ECONS 102, POL S 101, or PSYCH 1051 | 3 |
HISTORY 111 | 3 |
HISTORY 200-level course2 | 3 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
300-400-level HISTORY Electives4 | 6 |
HISTORY 300 [M] | 3 |
TCH LRN 301 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
300-400-level HISTORY Elective4 | 3 |
HISTORY 422 | 3 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
TCH LRN 317 | 2 |
Electives | 3 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
300-400-level HISTORY Elective4 | 3 |
HISTORY 469 [M] | 3 |
TCH LRN 464 | 3 |
TCH LRN 465 | 3 |
TCH LRN 466 | 2 |
Second Term | Credits |
ED PSYCH 468 | 3 |
HISTORY 480 | 3 |
TCH LRN 467 | 3 |
TCH LRN 469 | 2 |
TCH LRN 470 | 3 |
Fifth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
TCH LRN 415 | 16 |
Footnotes
1 | POL S 101 and ECONS 102 are state requirements for teacher certification in history and are recommended to fulfill UCORE or College of Arts and Sciences requirements; PSYCH 105 is required for admission to the Teacher Preparation Program. |
2 | One from ENGLISH 201, 301, 302, or 402 is required for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Students who take ENGLISH 302 will need to take an additional [WRTG] or [COMM] course. |
3 | Choose two from two categories: 230, 231; 270, 271; 272, 273; 275. |
4 | History education majors must choose their 12 hours of 300-400 electives from the following: one from HISTORY 411, 413, 414, 415, 416, one from HISTORY 412, 417, 418, 419, one from European history course list (see advisor) and one from world history course list (see advisor). |