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History - Education Option (120 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.
A grade of C or better is required in all history courses used to fulfill the requirements for this degree.
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.
A grade of C or better is required in all history courses used to fulfill the requirements for this degree.
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 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| HISTORY 101 [HUM] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 102 [SSCI], POL S 101 [SSCI], or PSYCH 105 [SSCI]2 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| HISTORY 102 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| ECONS 102 [SSCI], POL S 101 [SSCI], or PSYCH 105 [SSCI]2 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], 301 [WRTG], 302, or 402 [WRTG]3 | 3 |
| HISTORY 110 | 3 |
| HISTORY 308 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 200-level HISTORY course4 | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ECONS 102, POL S 101, or PSYCH 1052 | 3 |
| HISTORY 111 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level HISTORY courses5 | 6 |
| HISTORY 300 [M] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 301 | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed6 | 0 - 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level HISTORY course5 | 3 |
| HISTORY 422 | 3 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 317 | 2 |
| Foreign Language or Electives, if needed6 | 0 - 4 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level HISTORY course5 | 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 [M] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 469 | 2 |
| TCH LRN 470 | 3 |
| Fifth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| TCH LRN 415 | 16 |
| Complete History Department’s Exit Survey | |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 102 [SCI] is offered Spring semester. |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 200-level HISTORY course: Choose one from HISTORY 230, 232, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, or 275. |
| 5 | History education majors must choose their 12 hours of 300-400-level electives from the following: one from HISTORY 411, 413, 414, 415, or 416; one from HISTORY 412, 417, 418, or 419; one from HISTORY 340, 341, 342, 350, 381, 382, 386, 440, 441, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449, 450, 453, 454, 455, 459, 463, 466, 467, 468, or 489; and one from HISTORY 306, 331, 335, 337, 370, 373, 374, 387, 388, 425, 430, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 439, 464, 466, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 483, 491, 492, 494, or 495. |
| 6 | Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. Students must take a minimum of 12 credits per semester to maintain full time status. |