History, Teacher Licensure, BA

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Advanced Placement Opportunity:

Acceptable scores in CLEP (American History and Western Civilization tests) or CEEB examinations will merit advanced placement and credit.

Program Requirements for History Major:

Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
A grade of “C” or better is required in all history courses to count toward the major or minor.
Students must complete HIS 497 with a grade of “C” or better before enrolling in HIS 498 .
At least one year of a single foreign language is highly recommended, but not required for history majors.
Students need a Cumulative Major GPA of 2.0 and no more than 2 major courses below a C to receive a degree. Major courses are all courses listed in section G of the degree checklist.

Teacher Licensure (Special and Secondary K-12)

Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
Requirements of the chosen major (at least 32 hours required for licensure in a major).

Professional Education:

EDU 213 - G: Foundations of Education 3 Credit(s)
EDU 214 - Educational Psychology 3 Credit(s)
SPE 229 - Survey of Exceptional Students 3 Credit(s)
EDU 240 - Media and Technology in Education 3 Credit(s)
EDU 345 - Reading in the Content Area 3 Credit(s)
Methods - consult major program for required course(s).
Student Teaching - 12 Credit(s)
EDU 499 - W: Coordinating Seminar 2 Credit(s)

Math Content Requirement:

MAT 124 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit(s)
or
MAT 125 - College Algebra 3 Credit(s) * for secondary licensure;
MAT 110 - Basic Mathematical Concepts I 3 Credit(s) and
MAT 111 - Basic Mathematical Concepts II 3 Credit(s) for special education licensure.

Field Experience (120 Clock Hours) and Seminar:

EDU 290 - Field Experience I 1 Credit(s)
EDU 291 - Field Experience II 1 Credit(s)
EDU 390 - Field Experience III 1 Credit(s)
EDU 391 - Field Experience Seminar 1 Credit(s)

Specific Areas Required for Licensure:

(These courses may also fulfill Bonaventure Program requirements).

COM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Credit(s)
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877 3 Credit(s)
or
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
POL 200 - United States Government 3 Credit(s)
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
EDU 365 - DW: Education in Modern Society 3 Credit(s)

Additional Information:

Regardless of the grade point average, no grade of “C-” or lower will be accepted in any courses offered (professional education or major course of study).

*Higher level math courses (with the exception of MAT 150 - Basic Statistics ) may be substituted for MAT 124 or MAT 125 .

Informational Technology Requirement:

HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)
HIS 498 - W: Seminar in History II 3 Credit(s)

Required Surveys:

HIS 101 - World History I: Ancient to Early Modern 3 Credit(s)
HIS 102 - World History II: Modern to Contemporary 3 Credit(s)
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877 3 Credit(s)

Note:

any one of these survey courses may count for Bonaventure Program requirements.

Required Courses:

HIS 298 - Historical Methods 3 Credit(s)
HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)
HIS 498 - W: Seminar in History II 3 Credit(s)

Additional Requirements:

24 additional semester hours of courses in history (200 level or above) with at least nine hours in American history, and nine hours in European/ Global history; the remaining 6 hours may be chosen from American history and/or European/ global history; one internship may count in this area.

Students Must Complete:

HIS 101 - World History I: Ancient to Early Modern 3 Credit(s)
HIS 102 - World History II: Modern to Contemporary 3 Credit(s)
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 298 - Historical Methods 3 Credit(s)
HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)

Teacher Licensure Program:

History majors requesting licensure as secondary education teachers are required to take HIS 400 and to meet the requirements for licensure (see Education).

Special Opportunities:

Membership in the international honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, is available to students recommended by the department for meritorious scholarship in history.

HIS 481 - Public History Internship , provides an opportunity for on-the-job experience in community agencies and museums.