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.
Program Course Requirements
Click here to view Core IMPACTS General Education Curriculum requirements.
| Program Advice (can share with CORE curriculum): | ||
| Grades of C or better required. | ||
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | United States Hist since 1877 | |
| MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills/Reasoning | 3 |
| or MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling | |
| or MATH 1111 | College Algebra | |
| or MATH 1113 | Precalculus Mathematics | |
| COMM 1110 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Click here to view Core IMPACTS General Education Curriculum requirements.
| Core IMPACTS General Education Curriculum requirements | 42 | |
| NOTE: Core IMPACTS courses can also satisfy requirements in your Program of Study. Please review the requirements for your major to prevent taking extra courses. The USG Core IMPACTS curriculum is designed to ensure that students acquire essential knowledge in foundational academic areas and develop career-ready competencies. There are seven Core IMPACTS areas. Students at all USG institutions must meet the Core IMPACTS requirements in all specified areas. | ||
| Field of Study: Major Related | ||
| 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 * | ||
| Secondary Certification Electives: | ||
| EDUC 2120 | Expl Socio-Cultural Perspect (Includes 10 hrs of practicum) ** | 3 |
| EDUC 2130 | Exploring Learning/Teaching (Includes 10 hrs of practicum) ** | 3 |
| One of the following Social Science electives: | 3 | |
| Intro to Anthropology | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics World History | ||
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| Education Courses | ||
| Prior to enrollment in EDUC 2110 / EDUC 2150, EDUC 2120, and EDUC 2130, students must have completed ENGL 1101 with a grade of C or better. Prior to enrollment in EDUC 2150 and EDUC 2130, students must have completed PSYC 1101 with a grade of C or better. Approved background check, proof of professional liability insurance, completion of the mandated reporter training course, and a score of 100 on an ethics assessment are also required. | ||
| EDUC 2110 | Investig Critical/Contem Issue (Includes 10 hrs of practicum) | 3 |
| or EDUC 2150 | Topics in Education | |
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| Professional Education Semester 1 (PES I) - Fall Semester | ||
| Prior to enrollment in PES I courses, students must be accepted into the Teacher Education Program and have completed HIST 3000 and 3 credit hours of 3000-level history courses with a grade of C or better. | ||
| 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 4900 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 | 120 | |
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Grades of C or better required for HIST 1111, 1112, 2111, and 2112.
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ENGL 1101 is a prerequisite for EDUC 2110 and 2120. ENGL 1101 and PSYC 1101 are prerequisites for EDUC 2130 and EDUC 2150. Grades of C or better are required. Approved background check, proof of professional liability insurance, completion of the mandated reporter training course, and a score of 100 on an ethics assessment are also 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).