History with History Teacher Certification, Social Studies, Bachelor of Arts
General Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Core Curriculum | 42 | |
Required Support Courses | 12 | |
Major (Required) Courses | 27 | |
Social Studies Composite | 12 | |
Teacher Certification Required Courses | 29 | |
Electives (As needed to complete 120 credit hours required) | ||
Total Credits | 122 |
- 36 upper-division credit hours required for degree
- 30 advanced hours from A&M-SA for residency
- Completion of this Degree Requires Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP)
- CIP Code: 54.0101
All students must complete the University’s Core Curriculum and the specific requirements of the major. In some cases, a course that is required for a major may also be counted towards the Core Curriculum.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Core Curriculum 1 | ||
ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
or MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics I | |
GEOG 1301 | Physical Geography Meteorology | 3 |
GEOL 1301 | Earth Sciences I | 3 |
Lang/Phil/Culture | 3 | |
Creative Arts | 3 | |
American History | 3 | |
American History | 3 | |
Government/Political Science | 3 | |
Government/Political Science | 3 | |
ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
SPCH 1315 | Fund of Public Speaking | 3 |
HIST 2321 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
Subtotal: | 42 | |
Required Support Courses 2 | ||
UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
HIST 2322 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
Subtotal: | 12 | |
Major (Required) Courses 3,4 | ||
Essentials of the Major | ||
HIST 3301 | Intro to Historical Analysis | 3 |
HIST 4301 | Methods of Historical Research 5 | 3 |
Global Cultural Literacy | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Native American History | ||
History of Spanish Borderlands | ||
Mexican American Hst 1848-Pres | ||
African American History | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Islamic World I | ||
Islamic World II | ||
Latin America I: Colonial Era | ||
Latin American II: Modern Era | ||
Asian History | ||
Focused Surveys | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Texas History | ||
History of Spanish Borderlands | ||
Europe in the Middle Ages | ||
Early Modern Europe to 1815 | ||
Europe 1815 to 1914 | ||
Modern Middle East | ||
Europe Since 1914 | ||
Colonial America | ||
Amer Rev Early Repub 1763-1850 | ||
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
Gilded Age and Progressive Era | ||
America's Rise to World Power | ||
Mexico | ||
Thematic Concentrations | ||
Select two courses of one of the following lists: 6 | 6 | |
Global/Borderlands History | ||
History of Spanish Borderlands | ||
The American West | ||
War and Society | ||
Women & Gender-Latin America | ||
Political, Economic, Military History | ||
Nazi Germany | ||
U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
War and Society | ||
Social, Cultural, Gender History | ||
The Holocaust | ||
US Social and Cultural History | ||
Women in History | ||
Childhood in America | ||
Women & Gender-Latin America | ||
Subtotal: | 24 | |
Social Studies Composite 7 | ||
GEOG 1303 | World Geography | 3 |
GEOG 3331 | United States and Canada | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Congress | ||
The Executive | ||
The Judiciary | ||
Subtotal: | 12 | |
Teacher Certification Required Courses 8,9 | ||
EDCI 3303 | Pedagogy I: Theory & Design | 3 |
EDSE 3345 | Survey of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
EDCI 4311 | Teaching and Pedagogy for Middle School and Secondary Teachers | 3 |
EDCI 3358 | Classroom Management: Middle and Secondary Level Teachers | 3 |
EDCI 3309 | Educator Roles & Responsibilities | 3 |
EDCI 4348 | SS Mthds: Mid and Sec Lvls | 3 |
EDRG 4325 | Disciplinary & Contnt Area Lit | 3 |
EDFR 3110 | Field Lab Residency I | 1 |
EDFR 3120 | Field Lab Residency II | 1 |
EDFR 4623 | Scndry Clinic Tch:Fld Res III (Unpaid semester at A&M-SA) | 6 |
Subtotal: | 29 | |
Electives | ||
As needed to complete 120 credit hours required | 1 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
- 1
Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements, and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion.
- 2
Preferably one language; conversational language will not count
- 3
2.75 overall GPA for major
- 4
'C' or higher in HIST courses
- 5
Taken during the semester prior to graduation.
- 6
HIST 4370 Crucial Topics in History may be taken twice for credit in place of two of the courses listed below.
- 7
'C' or higher required.
- 8
2.75 overall GPA
- 9
'C' or higher required in EDXX courses.
Completion of 45 hours; all with a ‘C’ or better; Cumulative GPA of 2.75; Qualifying scores in Reading, Writing and Mathematics; and an official degree plan on file.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
or MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics I | |
HIST 1301 | US History to 1865 | 3 |
HIST 1302 | US History from 1865 | 3 |
GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | 3 |
GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
2 Life & Physical Sciences |
Students who do not meet teacher preparation and certification requirements may be required to switch to a non-certification program.