History, Secondary Certification Option
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History (secondary certification option) is designed to prepare graduates for careers teaching history at the secondary education level. The degree requires coursework in both U.S. and world history and includes three semesters of field experience in the classroom with a fourth semester dedicated to a teaching internship. Coursework is designed to prepare students to succeed as teachers and to provide them with skills in research, writing, communication, interpretation, and analysis.
The B.A. degree in History with teacher certification track is approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC).
Admission requirements for acceptance into the Secondary Professional Teacher Education program can be found on the Secondary Education page.
| Area A: Essential Skills | ||
| Grades of C or better are required. | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills/Reasoning | 3 |
| or MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling | |
| or MATH 1111 | College Algebra | |
| Area B: Institutional Options | ||
| COMM 1110 | Fundamentals of Speech (Grade of C or better req'd) | 3 |
| One of the following electives: | 1 | |
| Intro to Greek Mythology | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Appalachian Hist-Special Topic | ||
| Sports Hist & Amer Character | ||
| Health and Wellness Concepts | ||
| Mystery Fiction in Pop Culture | ||
| Christian Fiction/Pop Culture | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in America | ||
PRSP Elective (See advisor) | ||
| Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts | ||
| Choose one to two ENGL course(s): | 3-6 | |
| Topics in Literature & Culture | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Intro to Film as Literature | ||
| If only one ENGL course chosen, add one of the following: | 0-3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Expressions of Culture I | ||
| Expressions of Culture II | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| World Music | ||
| American Music | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Area D: Science/Mathematics/Technology | ||
| Eight Credit Hours of Lab Science Electives: | 8 | |
| Astronomy of the Solar System and Astronomy of Solar Sys. Lab | ||
| Stellar and Galactic Astronomy and Stellar & Galac. Astronomy Lab | ||
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Botany | ||
| Principles of Entomology | ||
| Survey of Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Principles of Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Geology & the Environment | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| One of the following electives: | 3-4 | |
| Astronomy of the Solar System | ||
| Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | ||
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Botany | ||
| Principles of Entomology | ||
| Survey of Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Principles of Programming I | ||
| Principles of Programming II | ||
| Introduction to Data Science | ||
| Environmental Hazards | ||
| Principles of Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Geology & the Environment | ||
| Precalculus Mathematics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geom I | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geom II | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| Area E: Social Sciences | ||
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1877 * | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | United States Hist since 1877 | |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to Psychology ** | 3 |
| One of the following electives: | 3 | |
| Intro to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| Intro to Human Geography | ||
| Intro to Physical Geography | ||
| Intro to World Religions | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| Area F: Major Field | ||
| Three of the following History Electives: | 9 | |
| World Civilization to 1500 CE * | ||
| World Civilization since 1500 * | ||
| United States History to 1877 * | ||
| United States Hist since 1877 * | ||
| Choose French, German, or Spanish Language Sequence: | 6 | |
| Elementary French I | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| Intermediate French I | ||
| Intermediate French II | ||
OR | ||
| Elementary German I | ||
| Elementary German II | ||
OR | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Accelerated Elementary Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| One of the following electives: | 3 | |
| Intro to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| Intro to Human Geography | ||
| Intro to Physical Geography | ||
| Intro to World Religions | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| Major Field Courses | ||
| HIST 3930 | History of Georgia | 3 |
| HIST 3000 | The Study of History | 3 |
| U.S. History | ||
| Four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| History of Appalachia | ||
| Amer Indian History to 1840 | ||
| Amer Indian History since 1840 | ||
| Religion in America to 1860 | ||
| Colonial America | ||
| Revolutionary America | ||
| Jeffersonian/Jacksonian Amer | ||
| Civil War & Reconstruction | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Gilded Age/Progres Era America | ||
| America from WWI to WWII | ||
| Cold War America | ||
| The Old South | ||
| The New South | ||
| African-American Hist to 1877 | ||
| African-Amer Hist since 1877 | ||
| U.S. Women's History to 1877 | ||
| U.S. Women's Hist since 1877 | ||
| Select one Non-U.S/Non-European History Course: | 3 | |
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| History of Africa | ||
| The African Diaspora | ||
| Traditional China | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Select one European course: | 3 | |
| Europe in the Middle Ages | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Modern Europe | ||
| Select two World History courses not used elsewhere: | 6 | |
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| History of Africa | ||
| The African Diaspora | ||
| Traditional China | ||
| Modern China | ||
| English History to 1485 | ||
| Tudor-Stuart England | ||
| The British Empire | ||
| Europe in the Middle Ages | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Modern Europe | ||
| World War I Era | ||
| World War II Era | ||
| France: 1660-1815 | ||
| Modern Russia | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
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| Education Courses | ||
| Prior to enrollment in EDUC 2110 / EDUC 2140, EDUC 2120, and EDUC 2130, students must have completed ENGL 1102 with a grade of C or better. Approved background check, proof of professional liability insurance, completion of the mandated reporter training course, and a passing score on an ethics assessment are also required. | ||
| EDUC 2110 | Investig Critical/Contem Issue (Includes 10 hrs of practicum ) | 3 |
| or EDUC 2140 | Topics in Education | |
| EDUC 2120 | Expl Socio-Cultural Perspect (Includes 10 hrs of practicum) | 3 |
| EDUC 2130 | Exploring Learning/Teaching (Includes 10 hrs of practicum) | 3 |
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| Professional Education Semester 1 (PES I) - Fall Semester | ||
| Prior to enrollment in EDUC 2110 / EDUC 2140, EDUC 2120, and EDUC 2130, students must have completed ENGL 1102 with a grade of C or better. Approved background check, proof of professional liability insurance, completion of the mandated reporter training course, and a passing score on an ethics assessment are also required. | ||
| EDUC 3902 | Curric/Asses Secondary Teacher | 3 |
| EDUC 3272 | Class Mgmt Sec Ed Field Exp I | 2 |
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| Professional Education Semester 2 (PES II) - Spring Semester | ||
| Prior to enrollment in PES II courses, students must have completed EDUC 3902 and EDUC 3272 with grades of C or better and must have completed 12 credit hours (3000-level) of history courses with grades of C or better. | ||
| EDUC 4900 | Meth/Strat Teach Lib Arts Sec | 3 |
| EDUC 3273 | Class Mgmt Sec Ed Field Exp II | 2 |
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| Professional Education Semester 3 (PES III) - Fall Semester | ||
| Prior to enrollment in PES III, students must have completed EDUC 3273 and EDUC 4901 with a C or better and must have completed 21 credit hours (3000-level) of history courses with grades of C or better. | ||
| EDUC 3120 | Teaching Diverse Learners(Sec) + | 3 |
| EDUC 3274 | Class Mgm Sec Ed Field Exp III | 2 |
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| Professional Education Semester 4 (PES IV) - Spring Semester | ||
| Prior to enrollment in PES IV, students must have completed EDUC 3120 with a grade of B or better (required for certification) and EDUC 3274 and all upper division coursework in the major with grades of C or better and 30 credit hours of 3000-level history courses with grades of C or better. | ||
| READ 3456 | Reading across Curric Sec Educ | 3 |
| EDUC 4956 | Internship Sec School History | 8 |
| EDUC 4953 | Teaching Internship Seminar | 1 |
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| Total Hours | 126-127 | |
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C or better required for HIST 1111, 1112, 2111, and 2112.
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ENGL 1102 is a prerequisite for EDUC 2110 / EDUC 2140 and 2120. ENGL 1102 and PSYC 1101 are prerequisites for EDUC 2130. Grades of C or better are required.
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Secondary candidates must earn a grade of B or better in EDUC 3120, Teaching Diverse Learners (a requirement for certification).