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History - Education Option (126 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 complements a History endorsement.
To be admitted to the History - Education option, a student must make their intention known to the department and have earned at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
A grade of C or better is required in all history courses used to fulfill the requirements for this degree.
To be admitted to the History - Education option, a student must make their intention known to the department and have earned at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
A grade of C or better is required in all history courses used to fulfill the requirements for this degree.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| HISTORY 101 [HUM] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 102 [SSCI] or POL S 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| HISTORY 102 [HUM] | 3 |
| HISTORY 121 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] (Non-History)2 | 3 |
| ECONS 102 [SSCI] or POL S 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], 301 [WRTG], 302 [M], or 402 [WRTG]3 | 3 |
| HISTORY 110 | 3 |
| HISTORY 308 or 410 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 200-level HISTORY course4 | 3 |
| HISTORY 111 | 3 |
| HISTORY 120 | 3 |
| HISTORY 380 | 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 | 6 |
| HISTORY 422 or 480 | 3 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed6 | 0 - 4 |
| Third Term | Credits |
| TCH LRN 317 (Summer Session) | 2 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] (Non-History)2 | 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 422 or 480 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 467 [M] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 469 | 2 - 3 |
| 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. |
| 2 | Only 3 HISTORY courses may be used to meet UCORE 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, 231, 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 early U.S.: HISTORY 411, 413, 414, 415, or 416; one from Modern U.S.: HISTORY 412, 417, 418, or 419; one from Europe: HISTORY 340, 341, 342, 350, 381, 382, 386, 440, 441, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449, 450, 453, 454, 455, 459, 463, 467, 468, or 489; and one from non-West: HISTORY 306, 315, 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. |