Teacher Preparation in History and Social Science, BA

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Majors in history seeking an endorsement for History and Social Science secondary education in Virginia should be thoroughly familiar with the professional education requirements for entry into and completion of the Teacher Preparation program listed elsewhere in this catalog. Concentrators must complete coursework in history, political science, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, and education. To qualify for EDUC 370 - Practicum Three-Weeks , concentrators must complete both halves of world history and both halves of the US history survey courses, and either HIST 100 - Foundations of Western Civilization or HIST 110 - Modern Western Civilization with no less than a grade of C in each course. Concentrators will take HIST 300 - Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary School in the spring semester before the year they will complete student teaching. Additionally, they must complete all coursework requirements and pass the Praxis II: Social Studies Content Knowledge test before they may proceed to student teaching (HIST 482 - Directed Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary School ).

General Education Core Requirements (38 credits)

Please see the General Education section of this catalog for options for other Goals.

Students are required to take either POSC 331 or POSC 332 for General Education Goal 12.

Additional Degree Requirements (6 credits)

Major Requirements (61 credits)

Core Requirements/10 credits (plus 6 credits included in General Education)

HIST 120 - World History to 1500
HIST 130 - World History: 1500 to Present (satisfies General Education Goal 9)
HIST 221 - United States History Colonial-1877 (satisfies General Education Goal 8)
HIST 222 - United States History 1877-Modern Times
HIST 250 - Historical Methods
HIST 450 - Career Preparation in History

United States History (6 credits)

Choose one of the following US History courses:

Note:

Choose three additional credits from courses at the 300-level or above identified as US - United States History Electives in the History Course Descriptions. NOTE: If HIST 407 , HIST 408 , HIST 409 - Seminar in U.S. History is taken to fulfill this requirement a second seminar course is required to fulfill the Seminar in History requirement.

European History (6 credits)

Choose six credits from courses at the 300-level or above identified as EU - European History Electives in the History Course Descriptions. NOTE: If HIST 414 , HIST 415 , HIST 416 - Seminar in European History is taken to fulfill this requirement a second seminar course is required to fulfill the Seminar in History requirement.

Non-Western History and Politics (3 credits)

Choose three credits from courses at the 200-level or above identified as NW - Non-Western History Electives in the History Course Descriptions.**
** This requirement may also be satisfied with POSC 375 - Latin American Politics and Government /3 credits

** If HIST 420 , HIST 421 , HIST 422 - Seminar in Non-Western History is taken to fulfill this requirement a second seminar course is required to fulfill the Seminar in History requirement.

Seminar in History (3 credits)

Choose three credits from the following Seminar courses:

Political Science (6 credits)

Choose six credits from the following Political Science courses:

Social Sciences State Licensure Requirements (27 credits)

Secondary Education Licensure Grades 6-12 (33 credits)

(Plus 1 credit included in General Education)

(One credit of the 12-hour directed teaching experience satisfies General Education Goal 14.)

EDUC 245 - Human Growth and Development
EDUC 260 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
EDUC 270 - Practicum One-Week (take in First Summer School session at end of freshman or sophomore year)
EDUC 370 - Practicum Three-Weeks (prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Preparation program; take in First Summer School session at end of sophomore or junior year)
EDUC 432 - Content Area Literacy
EDUC 455 - Principles of Secondary Education
EDUC 487 - Classroom Management and System Issues
HIST 300 - Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary School (take in the Spring semester before student teaching; offered only in the Spring semester each year)
EDUC 473 - Inquiry into the Classroom Community (take the semester following HIST 300)
HIST 482 - Directed Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary School

Total Credits Required

BA in History/Social Science with Secondary Education Endorsement 138