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General Requirements:

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Students must:

• Pass the examination on the state and federal constitutions.

• Complete 141 credit hours in:

General Education 42 credit hours

Area of Specialization 69 credit hours

Professional Education 30 credit hours

 

Specific Requirements

General Education 42 credit hours

Composition 6 credit hours

ENG 1270/127 and 1280/128.

 

Humanities 6 credit hours

CMAT 1130/113 and 3 credit hours of elective courses in

English.

 

Foreign Language 6 credit hours

At least 6 credit hours in a single foreign language.

 

Physical and Life Science 9 credit hours

At least 3 credits from a physical science and at least 3 credits from a life science, with 3 hours in another physical or life science discipline.  At least one course must be a laboratory course.

 

Mathematics 6 credit hours

Math 1010/140 and 1020/141.

 

Social Sciences 6 credit hours

PSYC 1100/141 and 2040/204.

 

Diversity: 3 hours

 

Area of Specialization 69 credit hours

Required History Courses 24 credit hours

HIST 1200/120, 1210/121, 1300/130, 1310/131, 2200/220**, 2220/222, 2470/247,

and 3 hours selected from HIST 4030/303, 4100/310,

4270/327, 4280/328, 4290/329, 4430/343.

Elective History Courses 21 credit hours

9 hours of elective courses in American history;

12 hours of elective courses in European

or world history.

Required Supportive Courses 6 credit hours

HIST 0920/092; ECON 1010/101; POL 1010/101

Required Geography Minor 18 credit hours

GEOG 1000/101, 1400/131; plus 3 hours from GEOG

2210/202, 2230/204, or 4500/316; plus 3 hours from GEOG

2410/211, 2420/212, or 2430/213; plus 6 hours geography electives at the 200, 300, or 400 levels.

Professional Education 30 credit hours

ELCF 1520/152 and 2000/200; ED 4312/312; PSYC 2020/206;

S ED 4301/301 and 4303/303*; ELCF 4500/353*; READ

4100/306*; HIST 4630/363* and 4750/375*; CAS 2630/363.

The courses must be passed with at least a grade of C.

* Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.

** HIST 2200/220 completes the 15 credit hour requirement in Humanities for students majoring in the Secondary Teaching Option in History.

 
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