History, Geography, and Economic Concentrations
Request the following checksheets from your advisor if interested:
- Economics Checksheet
- Sociology Checksheet
- Anthropology Checksheet
Social Science Education/History Concentration
Liberal Studies 43sh
As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:
Humanities-History: Fulfilled by required courses in major.
Social Science: PSYC 101, ECON 121,and ANTH 110
Liberal Studies electives: ECON 122, GEOG 230
College 29sh
3 additional sh of MATH 101 level or above (in addition to Liberal Studies MATH) 3sh
Students are required to take an additional 3sh of MATH beyond the Liberal Studies requirement for a total of 6sh, all of which must be 100 level or above.
Pre-Professional Education Sequence
COMM 103 Digital Instructional Technology 3sh
EDSP 102 Educational Psychology 3sh
Professional Education Sequence
EDEX 301 Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Programs 2sh
EDEX 323 Instruction of English Language Learners with Special Needs 2sh
EDSP 477 Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures 3sh
EDUC 242 Pre-student Teaching Clinical Exp. I 1sh
EDUC 342 Pre-student Teaching Clinical Exp. II 1sh
CHSS 342 Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Ex. II 1sh
EDUC 442 School Law 1sh
EDUC 455 Teaching of Social Science in Secondary Schools 3sh
EDUC 441 Student Teaching 12sh
Major 27sh
Foundation Courses: (4)
In exceptional cases, the student's advisor may give special permission to substitute two upper-level courses for one of the foundation courses.
HIST 201 Western Civilization Before 1600 3sh
HIST 202 Western Civilization Since 1600 3sh
HIST 204 United States History to l877 3sh
HIST 205 United States History Since 1877 3sh
Research Courses:
HIST 200 Introduction to History 3sh
HIST 401-404 SpecialTopics 3sh
This requirement may be fulfilled by completing either the department honors program or graduate seminar with a concluding paper.
Controlled Electives: 9sh
One Non-Western History Course: Latin America, Africa, Asia, Russia, 300 or 400 level
One United States History course at the 300 or 400 level
One History course at the 300 or 400 level
Social Science distribution: 12sh
GEOG XXX 200 level or higher Geography course 3sh
PLSC 111 American Politics 3sh
PLSC 280 or PLSC 285 Comparative Government I: Western Political Systems or Comparative Government II: Non-Western Political Systems 3sh
SOC 231, SOC 337, or SOC 362 Contemporary Social Problems, World Systems and World Societies, or Racial and Ethnic Minorities 3sh
Free Electives 2-3sh
Total Degree Requirements 120sh
(*) See requirements leading to teacher certification, titled "Admission to Teacher Education," in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog. In order to student teach, students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their major (social science and history courses). To be licensed to teach History, Geography, Economics, Civics and Government, Social Science Education, history majors must apply for Citizenship Education certification.
History Honors Program 9sh
HIST 487 Honors Colloquium in History 3sh
HIST 483 Honors Theses/Independent Study 6sh
(two semesters, 3sh each)
