Teaching Specialty - History
Major Requirements
Major: History Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| HIST 390 | Historical Research and Writing | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Major Requirements
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| History 100-200 Level Courses | 9 | |
| History 300-400 Level Courses | ||
| HIST 390 | Historical Research and Writing | 3 |
| HIST 489 | Senior Seminar (Capstone) Prerequisite HIST 390 | 3 |
| HIST | 300-400 level courses | 9 |
| Distribution Requirement: Select 6 credits from each of the 3 categories. | 18 | |
North American History (6 cr): | ||
| Canada | ||
| U.S. History 1763-1829 | ||
| U.S. History 1829-1917 I | ||
| U.S. History 1829-1917 II | ||
| U.S. History 1917-Present I | ||
| U.S. History 1917-Present II | ||
| The North American Plains | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| American Frontier to 1850 | ||
| American West Since 1850 | ||
| Southwestern Borderlands To 1848 | ||
| History of the American South to 1850 | ||
European History (6 cr): | ||
| History of Christianity | ||
| Ancient History | ||
| Medieval History | ||
| Renaissance And Reformation | ||
| The Eighteenth Century | ||
| Europe 1815-1914 | ||
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| Germany since 1750 | ||
| Imperial Spain | ||
| History Of Russia II | ||
Widening Horizons (6 cr): | ||
| Australia & New Zealand | ||
| The Ottoman Empire | ||
| Modern Latin America I | ||
| Modern Latin America II | ||
| Colonial Mexico | ||
| Modern Mexico | ||
| Slavery in the Atlantic World | ||
| History of Modern China from 1600 | ||
| History of Japan | ||
| Vietnam: 125 Years of Conflict | ||
| Cultures and Civilizations of the Pre-modern World | ||
| Cultural Exchange and the Making of the Modern World | ||
| Additional Major/Minor/Electives | 9 | |
Of these nine credits, at least one course in political science, geography, economics, sociology, anthropology or psychology is required beyond the introductory level. | ||
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Soc Sci) | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- Courses taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.
