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B.A. in History with Teaching Certificate

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Degree Requirements

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History with Secondary Certification, B.A.

General Education Curriculum (36)

For the full General Education Curriculum Policy and Requirements, refer to the listed in this catalog.

is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.

Some courses listed in program 鈥淢ajor Requirements鈥� or 鈥淩equired Related Courses鈥� (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.

Complete 听are listed in this catalog.

Language Literacy (12)

English

Composition I3 Credits
Composition II3 Credits
one of the following courses:
Introduction to Creative Writing3 Credits
Exploring American Lit3 Credits
Exploring World Lit3 Credits
Exploring British Lit3 Credits

Speech (3)

听
Fund of Speech3 Credits

Analytic Literacy (7)

听

Mathematics (3)

, (if allowable by major), or any math course with or or higher as a prerequisite.

Note: is acceptable for all programs in the School of Arts and Sciences except for the programs in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics. is acceptable for all programs in the School of Education. is not acceptable for any program in the School of Business and Professional Programs.

Science (4)

Choose 1 of the following courses with accompanying lab:

Fundamentals of Science4 Credits
Contemporary Biology4 Credits
Animal Life4 Credits
Plants & Human Affairs4 Credits
Cracking the Code: A User's Guide to Human Genetics4 Credits
Introduction to Biology I4 Credits
Local Spring Flora4 Credits
Cats, Chromosomes & Codons4 Credits
Exploring Human Biology4 Credits
Introduction to Biology II4 Credits
Human Anatomy & Physiology I4 Credits
Human Anatomy & Physiology II4 Credits
Nature of Physical Science4 Credits
Physical Science & Environment4 Credits
Forensic Science I4 Credits
General Chemistry I4 Credits
General Chemistry II4 Credits
Chemistry in Context4 Credits
Introductory Astronomy4 Credits
University Physics I4 Credits
University Physics II4 Credits
Fundamentals of Physics I4 Credits

Cultural Literacy (9)

Fundamentals of Modern American History3 Credits

Choose (3) hours from one of the following:

FAR, MUS, or THA

Choose (3) hours from any of the following:

Introduction to Jewish Scriptures3 Credits
Introduction to Christian Scriptures3 Credits
Introduction to Ethics3 Credits
Introduction to Comparative Religions3 Credits
Introduction to Interfaith Leadership3 Credits

Social Literacy (8)

Basic Concepts of Wellness2 Credits

Choose any two of the following courses with at least two different academic areas represented:

Introduction to Business3 Credits
Principles of Economics I3 Credits
Personal Finance3 Credits
World Geography3 Credits
Human Geography3 Credits
The Human Experience I3 Credits
The Human Prospect3 Credits
Introduction to International Studies3 Credits
Mass Media & Society3 Credits
American Government I3 Credits
General Psychology3 Credits
Psychology of Everyday Life3 Credits
Social Justice3 Credits
Cultural Anthropology3 Credits
Intro to Sociology3 Credits
Social Problems3 Credits
Minority Groups3 Credits
Hon Sem Social Literacy3 Credits
Hon Lang/Lit Interdiscip Integrative3 Credits

Major Requirements (55)

All history courses in the major must be passed with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or above. Upon obtaining 90 hours, certification students are required to enroll in , History Content Review, until passed successfully. Passing this course requires the student to pass the TExES Practice Exam with a score of 75%. This permits the student to request a bar code from the School of Education enabling her/him to sit for the TExES Content Exam.

Economics

Principles of Economics I3 Credits

English

any 3 hours of 3000 or 4000 level English courses3 Credits

Geography

World Geography3 Credits
Human Geography3 Credits

Political Science

American Government I3 Credits
听

History

World History to 16483 Credits
World History Since 16483 Credits
Fundamentals of Modern American History3 Credits
History of Texas3 Credits
Contemporary US History, 1970-Present3 Credits
Introduction to Historical Methods3 Credits
History Content Review1 Credit
History of Democracy3 Credits
Methods/Strategies Tchg SST Sec Level3 Credits
(If a student transfers with an AA degree or Texas Core Complete and has not taken , they must take it for certification.)

choose one:

Colonial and Revolutionary America3 Credits
Piracy & the Atlantic World, 1400-18503 Credits

choose one:

Us Between 1787-18653 Credits
History of the Old South3 Credits

choose one:

Indust and Imperialism in Post-Civil War3 Credits
The New South3 Credits

choose one:

U. S. As a World Power3 Credits
the Great Depression3 Credits
World War II3 Credits
Wall Street, Soup Kitchens & War3 Credits

Students will choose between the following two options:

Any 6 hours of non-US history and 6 hours in one foreign language. For alternatives, refer to the 听section in this catalog.听

OR

One of the following:

听

Modern Latin America3 Credits
History of Mexico3 Credits
US-Spn Borderlands3 Credits

and any 9 hours of non-US History 3000 level or above

, , , , , , * may be used to satisfy the GEC.

Education Requirements (22)

To enter the education certification program a student must attain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. A Texas 野狼社区 student with the required average will be allowed to begin education courses in the fall of their sophomore year; transfer students who have completed 45 hours with the required average will be allowed to begin education classes during their first semester at Texas 野狼社区.

Professional Development

Foundations of Education1 Credit
Multicultural Education3 Credits
Technology for Classroom Instr3 Credits

EC-12 Pedagogy

Instr/Assess/Class Mgt EC-123 Credits
Differ Instr Mix-Ability K-12 Classrm3 Credits

Reading

Rdg Content Area3 Credits

Clinical Teaching

Clinical Teaching6 Credits

Electives (7)

Electives will be required if the student has not met a minimum of 120 hours in the program.听 It is recommended that students choosing the foreign language option above, minor in that lanugage.

Electives for history majors should be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor and selected with the student's future career plans in mind.

Total Hours (120)