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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 (30000-40000 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 Core Requirements.

Second Language Proficiency (0-6 hours)

Completion of 6 hours of the second language requirement or equivalent proficiency exam.

History Major with Secondary Social Studies Concentration (58 hours)

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
HIST 11103 - (was 1311) History of Civilization I *
HIST 11203 - (was 1312) History of Civilization II *
HIST 21103 - (was 2311) U.S. History to 1877 *
HIST 21203 - (was 2312) U.S. History since 1877 *
HIST 49751 - (was 4197) Social Studies Teaching Practicum
HIST 40953 - (was 4309) The Historian’s Craft
HIST 41533 - (was 4355) History of Arkansas
HIST 49533 - (was 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

 

FINN 20103 - (was FINC 2300) Personal Finance

 

PLSC 20003 - (was POLS 1310) American National Government *

PLSC 20353 PLSC 20353 - (was POLS 2303) Introduction to International Politics 

PSYC 20043 - (was 2300) Psychology and the Human Experience *
SOCI 10103 - (was 2300) Introduction to Sociology *

 

GEOG 11103 - (was 2312) Cultural Geography *

or

GEOG 21003 - (was 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
EDHP 48303 - (was TCED 4383) Instructional Skills
EDHP 42103 - (was TCED 4321) Teaching Diverse Learners
EDHP 43003 - (was TCED 4330) Classroom Management
HIST 40066 - (was 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
MLED 41003 - (was 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 (30000-40000 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 5581
 

Notes:





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