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History - Education Option

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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.
First Year
First TermCredits
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]3
HISTORY 1013
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]3 or 4
Second TermCredits
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]13
HISTORY 1023
Second Year
First TermCredits
ECONS 102 [SSCI], POL S 101 [SSCI], or PSYCH 105 [SSCI]13
ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], 301 [WRTG], or 30223
HISTORY 110 [HUM]3
HISTORY 200-level course33
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]4
Second TermCredits
Diversity [DIVR]3
ECONS 102, POL S 101, or PSYCH 10513
HISTORY 1113
HISTORY 200-level course23
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
300-400-level HISTORY Electives46
HISTORY 300 [M]3
TCH LRN 3013
Second TermCredits
300-400-level HISTORY Elective43
HISTORY 4223
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]3
TCH LRN 3172
Electives3
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
300-400-level HISTORY Elective43
HISTORY 469 [M]3
TCH LRN 4643
TCH LRN 4653
TCH LRN 4662
Second TermCredits
ED PSYCH 4683
HISTORY 4803
TCH LRN 4673
TCH LRN 4692
TCH LRN 4703
Fifth Year
First TermCredits
TCH LRN 41516

Footnotes
1POL 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.
2One 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.
3Choose two from two categories: 230, 231; 270, 271; 272, 273; 275.
4History 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).

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