History with Certificate in Secondary Education

1. Core Curriculum Areas A-E 42 hours

2. Core Curriculum Area F 18 hours:

HIST 1111 Pre-Modern World Civilization 3 hours
HIST 1112 Modern World Civilization 3 hours
HIST 2111 United States to 1877 or HIST 2112 United States since 1877 3 hours
EDUC 2101 Introduction to the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of American Education 3 hours
EDUC 2102 Human Development and Learning Theory
SPED 2000 Teaching Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms

3. Degree Requirements if not taken in the Core:

GEOG 1111 World Geography 3 hours
1002-level foreign language course 3 hours

4. Major Concentration - (Grade of C or better is required in all major courses) 28 hours:

a. HIST 3001 Historical Research Methods 4 hours
b. HIST 3711 History of Georgia 3 hours
c. Three 3000/4000-level US history courses 9 hours
d. Two 3000/4000-level European history courses 6 hours

e. Two 3000/4000-level non-Western history courses 6 hours

Graduating majors must submit at least four term papers for an exit interview and take the Major Field Achievement Test in history.

5. Concentration in Education: 25 hours:

SCED 4101 Technology, Portfolio, and Assessment 3 hours
SCED 4102 Secondary School Context and Curriculum Coherence and Classroom Management 3 hours
SCED 4201 Secondary Social Studies Content Pedagogy I 3 hours
SCED 4202 Secondary Social Studies Content Pedagogy II 3 hours
SCED 4901 Secondary Apprenticeship/Seminar 13 hours

6. Electives 1-4 hours

7. Physical Education 5 hours

Total Hours for the Degree 125 hours