History, B.A. leading to the M.A. in Education

General Education requirements:

• One course in music, art, or performance
• One course in English literature
• One philosophy course
• One additional course chosen from English, humanities, philosophy, religion, or fine and performing arts
• One science course and one additional course in math or science

• INTD 101 - University Seminar
• ENGL 101 - Writing I: The Writing Process
• ENGL 104 - Writing II: Research and Argumentative Essays
• SPCH 110 - Oral Communication
• MATH 115 - Contemporary Mathematics

• or higher

Students must include the following courses in their history major:

History majors take a minimum of 39 credits in history. At least 30 credits must be from courses above the 100 level, including two upper division history electives (6 credits).

• HIST 200 - Intro to Historical Resrch and Writing
• HIST 310 - Women in American History

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• HIST 121 - U.S. History to 1877

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• HIST 321 - U.S. History to 1877

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• HIST 122 - U.S. History since 1877

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• HIST 322 - U.S. History since 1877

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• HIST 131 - World History I: To 1500

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• HIST 331 - World History I: To 1500

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• HIST 132 - World History II: 1500-Present

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• HIST 332 - World History II: 1500-Present

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• HIST 272 - History and Governments of East Asia

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• HIST 375 - History and Governments of China

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• HIST 400 - History Profession
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• PSCI 101 - American Government

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• ECON 201 - Macroeconomics

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• ECON 202 - Microeconomics

Choose one from:

• HIST 361 - Early Man and Ancient Civilizations
• HIST 362 - Europe in Middle Ages
• HIST 385 - History of England

Choose one from:

• HIST 371 - History and Governments of Mideast
• HIST 373 - History and Governments of Africa
• HIST 388 - History and Governments of Russia

Choose one from:

• PSCI 317 - American Constitutional Law
• PSCI 319 - Civil Liberties/Rights

Choose one from:

• EDUC 320 - Economic Geography
• GEOG 101 - World Regional Geography
• HIST 326 - Historical Geography of North America

Choose one from:

• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 102 - Introduction to Anthropology

Education Minor for Secondary Teaching

The Education Minor provides early access to the M.A. in Education Secondary Teaching and Inquiry (MA/STI). Students must maintain an overall 2.75 GPA and a 3.0 GPA in the content area. Students enrolled in this program are advised by a School of Education adviser and Arts & Sciences adviser in their content area. Candidates apply for the Master’s program in the fall of their senior year. Early access does not guarantee acceptance into the MA/STI. Acceptance into the MA/STI requires 3.0 GPA, Praxis II passing score, graduate school application, and successful interview with the mentoring team. See the School of Education: Secondary Education Bridge   section for more details.

• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Schooling

• (optional but recommended)

• EDUC 200 - Field Experiences in Teaching
• EDUC 201 - School and Society
• EDUC 300 - Practicum in Education
• EDUC 301 - Practicum in Peer Tutoring

• or - for English majors only

• ENGL 411 - Pract: Teaching/Assessmnt Wrtg
• EDUC 552 - Educ/Psych Exceptional Child *
• EDUC 626 - Adolescent Developmental Issues *

• *Graduate level courses to be taken with application to the MA/STI program senior year.