History with History Teacher Certification, Social Studies, Bachelor of Arts
General Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses | 12 | |
| Major (Required) Courses | 27 | |
| Social Studies Composite | 12 | |
| Teacher Certification Required Courses | 29 | |
| Electives (As needed to complete 120 credit hours required) | ||
| Total Credits | 122 | |
- 36 upper-division credit hours required for degree
- 30 advanced hours from A&M-SA for residency
- Completion of this Degree Requires Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP)
- CIP Code: 54.0101
All students must complete the University’s Core Curriculum and the specific requirements of the major. In some cases, a course that is required for a major may also be counted towards the Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum 1 | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics I | |
| GEOG 1301 | Physical Geography Meteorology | 3 |
| GEOL 1301 | Earth Sciences I | 3 |
| Lang/Phil/Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| HIST 2321 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 2322 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| Subtotal: | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses 2 | ||
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Subtotal: | 9 | |
| Major (Required) Courses 3,4 | ||
| HIST 3301 | Reading & Wrtng Like Historian | 3 |
| HIST 4301 | Methods of Historical Research 5 | 3 |
| HIST 4370 | Crucial Topics in History | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Texas History | ||
| History of Spanish Borderlands | ||
| Mexican American Hst 1848-Pres | ||
| African American History | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Public History | ||
| History of San Antonio | ||
| Europe in the Middle Ages | ||
| Early Modern Europe to 1815 | ||
| Europe 1815 to 1914 | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| Colonial America | ||
| Amer Rev Early Repub 1763-1850 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| Gilded Age and Progressive Era | ||
| America's Rise to World Power | ||
| United States Since 1945 | ||
| Latin America I: Colonial Era | ||
| Latin American II: Modern Era | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Asian History I | ||
| Asian History II | ||
| Digital Humanities | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Nazi Germany | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| US Social and Cultural History | ||
| U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
| Native American History | ||
| The American West | ||
| United States Women's & Gender History | ||
| War and Society | ||
| Global Perspectives in Women's & Gender History | ||
| Childhood in America | ||
| History Internship | ||
| Subtotal: | 30 | |
Social Studies Composite 7 | ||
| GEOG 1303 | World Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 3331 | United States and Canada | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Congress | ||
| The Executive | ||
| The Judiciary | ||
| Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Teacher Certification Required Courses 8,9 | ||
| EDCI 3303 | Pedagogy I: Theory & Design | 3 |
| EDCI 3304 | Pedagogy II: Instructional Practice | 3 |
| EDCI 3309 | Educator Roles & Responsibilities | 3 |
| EDCI 3358 | Classroom Management: Middle and Secondary Level Teachers | 3 |
| EDCI 4311 | Teaching and Pedagogy for Middle School and Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| EDFR 3110 | Field-Based Experience I | 1 |
| EDFR 4623 | Scndry Clinic Tch:Fld Res III (Unpaid semester at A&M-SA) | 6 |
| Subtotal: | 22 | |
| Electives | ||
| As needed to complete 120 credit hours required | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements, and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion.
- 2
Maximum of 2 languages; conversational language will not count
- 3
2.75 overall GPA for major
- 4
'C' or higher in HIST courses
- 5
Taken during the semester prior to graduation.
- 6
HIST 4370 Crucial Topics in History may be taken twice for credit, with the second time taking the place of one of the 4000-level course requirements.
- 7
'C' or higher required.
- 8
2.75 overall GPA
- 9
'C' or higher required in EDXX courses.
Students who do not meet teacher preparation and certification requirements may be required to switch to a non-certification program.
Completion of 45 hours; all with a ‘C’ or better; Cumulative GPA of 2.75; Qualifying scores in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics I | |
| HIST 1301 | US History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | US History from 1865 | 3 |
| COMM 1315 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| 2 Life & Physical Sciences | ||