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

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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)

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 4355 - History of Arkansas
HIST 4395 - History Internship
HIST 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.

ECON 2301 - Survey of Economics *
or
ECON 2322 - Principles of Microeconomics
and
ECON 2323 - Principles of Macroeconomics
POLS 1310 - American National Government *
POLS 2301 - 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)

Education Elective (3 hours; choose 1)

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
Principles of Learning and Teaching, grades 7-12 – 5624