History Degree With Teacher Certification
Bachelor of Arts in History
(History Major with Secondary Teacher Certification – 129 semester credit hours)*
Students must have been admitted into the Teacher Education program and must be satisfying admission standards before being allowed to enroll in either Education 4322 or 4323.
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| History 1301 and 1302 | 6 |
| History 2331 and 2332 | 6 |
| History 2373 | 3 |
| History 3301 or 4302 | 3 |
| History 4350 | 3 |
| Advanced U.S. History (excluding 3301, 4302, and 4350) | 6 |
| Advanced non-United States History | 9 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Communication 2301 or 2331 | 3 |
| Computer Literacy Agricultural Economics 1351, Animal Science 1351, Business Computer Information Systems 1305, Communication 2345, Computational and Applied Mathematics 1351, Computer Science 1301, 1341, 1351, 1361, 1371, Drama 2345, Education 2323, Journalism 2345, Mathematics 1351, Music 2353, Nursing 2338, or University Studies 2323 | 3 |
| English 1301, 1302 or Honors 1302, and sophomore literature | 12 |
| Government 2301 and 2302 | 6 |
| Computational and Applied Math 2305, Mathematics 1302, 1303, 1311, 1312, 1321, 1361, 1362, 1332, 1561, 2305, 2331, 2332 or 2513 | 3 |
| Natural Science (two lab sciences: biology, chemistry, geology, physics, physical science) |
8 |
| Physical Activity | 1 |
| Social Science: Agricultural Economics 1331, Economics, 2300, 2301, 2302, Geography 2301, Psychology 1303, 2301, 2304, 2305, Sociology 1303, 2301, 2305, 2307 | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts: Art 1301, 1302, 1305, 2301, 2302, Drama 1311, 1351, 2331, 2334, Music 1310, 1341, 1342, 1351, 1361, 1375, 1376, Honors 2302 | 3 |
| Modern Languages 2311 (if Spanish 2310 or 2311), 2312 | 6 |
| Geography 3303 | 3 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Education 4321, 4322, 4323, and 4973 | 18 |
| Educational Psychology 3303 | 3 |
| Reading 4320 | 3 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Minor | 18 |
Secondary Teacher Certification
A student who chooses to be certified in history must complete the following courses: History 1301, 1302, 2331, 2332, 2373, 3301 or 4302, 4350, six additional hours of advanced U.S. history (excluding 3301 and 4302, 4350), nine additional hours of advanced non-U.S. history, and Geography 3303.
The above professional plan meets all core curriculum and Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. The B.A. degree with a major in history and teacher certification requires a minimum of 129 semester credit hours, a minimum of 45 advanced (junior- and senior-level) semester credit hours, and a minimum of 30 semester credit hours in residence (24 of which must be at the advanced level). Twenty-four of the last 30 hours required to complete this degree must be taken in residence.
Social Studies as a Composite Teaching Field
A student who chooses social studies as a composite secondary teaching field must complete the following: Economics 2300, 3331; six semester hours of geography;
Government 2301, 2302, and 12 advanced semester hours of government; History 1301, 1302, 2331, 2332; 2373, 3301 or 4302; 4350; nine semester hours of advanced U.S. history (excluding 3301 and 4302 and 4350); and nine advanced semester hours of non-U.S. history.
* Degree and certification requirements will exceed the 120-semester-credit-hour minimum for a baccalaureate degree.
