Degree Plan
Bachelor of Arts in History, Secondary Teacher Certification
Core Curriculum Requirement
10 - English Composition – 6 semester hours
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
20 - Mathematics – 3 semester hours
- MATH 1314 - College Math or Higher
30 - Natural Sciences – 6 semester hours
- Natural Science - BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS OR Bio/Physical Science
- Natural Science w/ lab
40 - Literature – 3 semester hours
- Literature, Philosophy, Modern or Classical Lit.
50 - Visual/Performing Arts – 3 semester hours
- ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM
60 - American History – 6 semester hours
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
70 - Political Science – 6 semester hours
- PSCI 2305
- PSCI 2306
80 - Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
- Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
90 - LD Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours
- SPCH
- COSC – Computer Literacy
Major Requirements
BA General Program Requirements – 10 semester hours
- ENGL 3430 – Professional Writing
- SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318, or 1321 (CORE)
- COSC 1301 or 1401, or BCIS 1305 (CORE)
- Sophomore Level Foreign Language
- Sophomore Level Foreign Language
History - Humanities Requirements – 6 semester hours
- HUMA/PHIL/ENGL/SPAN/GEOG - LD/UD course*
- HUMA/PHIL/ENGL/SPAN/GEOG - LD/UD course*
*May not use courses that satisfy core curriculum or BA general program requirements.
History - Program Requirements – 30 semester hours
- HIST 1301 (CORE)
- HIST 1302 (CORE)
- HIST 2321 World History I
- HIST 2322 World History II
- HIST 3301 Thinking Like a Historian
- HIST UD - 6 s.h. UD United States history coursework
- HIST UD - 6 s.h. UD non- United States history coursework
- HIST LD/UD - 6 s.h. LD/UD history coursework
- HIST 4350 Historical Research
Professional Development LD Pre-Reqs – 3-9 semester hours
- Natural Sci. w/ lab - Min. 4 sh. of Natural Science with lab (CORE)
- HIST 1301 and 1302 (CORE) - 6 s.h. of US History
- HIST 2311 or 2312 - 3 s.h. of Western Civilization
- HIST 2310 - 3 s.h. of Texas History (May be satisfied in HIST UD/LD program requirements)
- GEOG 1303 or 1300 - 3 s.h. of World Geography (May be satisfied in Humanities requirements)
Secondary Teacher Certification (Professional Development/Education) – 27 semester hours
- CUIN 3323 – Instructional Design
- CUIN 4313 – Secondary Teaching Strategies
- CUIN 3327 – Educational Technology
- CUIN 4307 - Professional Seminar
- FEDU 3321 – Educational Foundations for Teaching
- LITY 4364 – Content Area Reading and Study Skills
- INDS 3323 – Child Development & App to Learning
- SEDU 4303/4304 – Secondary School Student Teaching
NOTES:
- s.h. = semester hours
- LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
- UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
- The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
- Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
- This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
- Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.