The Bachelor of Arts degree programs in History and Secondary Education are designed for students who desire initial licensure in Secondary Education/Social Studies (grades 7-12).

Students are asked to complete the requirements in the general education core of 45 semester hours, a History major of 36 semester hours, the secondary education requirements of 31 semester hours, the social studies distributive requirements of 12 semester hours, and general electives for a total of 127 credits.

General Education Core

Contained and counted in the General Education Core

• CIS 101ABD Computer Literacy
• MAT 202 Statistics
• PHI 301 Ethics for the Professional
• PSY102 Introduction to Psychology
• One Science course containing a health component
• History Major Requirements
• General Electives

Social Studies Distributive Requirements

• POS 102 American Government
  ECO 101 Introduction to Economics
  GEO 101 Introduction to Geography or GEO 203 Physical Geography

Students must take at least one of the following courses:

• ANT 102 Introduction to Anthropology
• ANT 202 Cultural Anthropology
• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

Secondary Education Requirements

• EDU 101 Introduction to Education
• PSY 331 Issues in Adolescence
• SEE 310 Teaching for Effective Classroom Management
• SEE 301 Introduction to Special Education in the Secondary School
• SEE 308 Reading in the Content Area – Secondary
• SEE 401B Secondary Methodology & Technology – Social Studies
• SEE 420 Student Teaching in the Secondary School