General Requirements
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- 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
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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
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| 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.
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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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