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) 

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.

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