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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog Program: History, Education Track: Social Studies – History, B.A.

History, Education Track: Social Studies – History, B.A.

General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit. (See “Undergraduate Academic Advising.”)

Core (35 hours)

See “General Education Requirements.”

Second Language Proficiency (0-9 hours)

Completion of 2000-level second language course or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

History Major with Secondary Social Studies Concentration (58 hours)

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
HIST 1311 - History of Civilization I *
HIST 1312 - History of Civilization II *
HIST 2311 - U.S. History to 1877 *
HIST 2312 - U.S. History since 1877 *
HIST 4197 - Social Studies Teaching Practicum
HIST 4309 - The Historian’s Craft
HIST 41533 - (was 4355) History of Arkansas
HIST 4395 - History Internship
HIST 49763 - (was 4397) Teaching Applications
  • 6 hours U.S. History electives 
  • 6 hours non-U.S. History electives (European, ancient, Latin American, or Asian) 

    • Social Studies Courses

    Intermediate, (3rd semester or greater) proficiency in a second language Is required for this program.

    Course NameTerm TakenGrade
    ECON 21403 - (was 2301) Survey of Economics *

    or

    ECON 22003 - (was 2322) Principles of Microeconomics

    and

    ECON 21003 - (was 2323) Principles of Macroeconomics

     

    POLS 1310 - American National Government *
  • POLS 2303 POLS 2303 - Introduction to International Politics 
    • PSYC 2300 - Psychology and the Human Experience *
    SOCI 2300 - Introduction to Sociology *

     

    GEOG 2312 - Cultural Geography *

    or

    GEOG 2310 - World Regional Geography

     

  • 3 hours upper-level geography elective

    • Note

    *If taken as part of CORE, can also count toward major.

    Minor in Education

    The minor is mandatory for the Bachelor of Arts in History Education Track in Social Studies – History.

    NOTE: Education Minor Candidates must also complete a content methods course (or course pair) in their content area with a field placement in a K-12 classroom.

    Licensure Area: Social Studies-History Education Minor (18 hours)

    Course NameTerm TakenGrade
    TCED 4383 - Instructional Skills
    TCED 4321 - Teaching Diverse Learners
    TCED 4330 - Classroom Management
    HIST 4600 - Internship

    Education Elective (3 hours; choose 1)

    Course NameTerm TakenGrade
    SPED 40143 - (was 4301) Education of Exceptional Learners
    ELED 20203 - (was ELEM 2302) Child Growth and Development
    MCED 4310 - Middle Level Content Literacy

    Unrestricted General Electives

    Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.

    Praxis II Licensure Exams:

    Students earning the BA in History and Education must also pass the following Praxis II licensure exams:

    Social Studies: Content Knowledge and Interpretation – 5086
     

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