History Major with Adolescence Education

The Department of History and Political Science is committed to developing in students an understanding of the importance of the past in human experience. This past serves as a foundation and frame of reference for their pursuit of knowledge in the classroom and in the wider world. Students gain a sophisticated awareness of the discipline of history, discovering that it is more than mere fact gathering; it involves multiple methods and interpretations of the past. Finally, the department’s goal is that all majors will engage in the dynamic study of history by developing their own insights and interpretations of the past.

The History Program can be combined with Inclusive or Adolescence teacher certification for students pursuing careers in education. Students from a variety of majors may also wish to pursue a minor in history.

A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required for student teaching.

History Core

The History Core provides the foundation for all of our programs. Students are required to take 12 credits from the following:

Six credits from the following Western Civilization and Asian Civilization Courses:
HIS 101 - PI Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 102 - PI Western Civilization II Credits: 3
HIS 103 - PI Western Civilization III Credits: 3
HIS 106G - PI Asian Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 107G - PI Asian Civilization II Credits: 3
Six credits in American History:
HIS 205 - PI American Republic I: Exploration Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 206 - PI American Republic II: Gilded Age to the Present Credits: 3

History Requirements

In addition to 12 credits of lower division survey work, all majors must take Historical Methodology, Historical Methodology Lab, History and Historians and submit a comprehensive portfolio in their last semester.

HIS 381 - Historical Methodology Credits: 3
HIS 381L - Historical Methodology Lab Credits: 0
HIS 481 - History and Historians Credits: 3
HIS 499 - Senior Comprehensive Examination Credits: 0

Additional Requirements for History Major with Adolescence Education

History majors in the Adolescence Education program take eight upper division History courses of which at least two must be in American History, two in European History, and two in History other than American and European.

In addition, students must elect a total of 15 credits from the following areas:

Economics (Six Credits)
Political Science (Six Credits: PSC 201, plus three upper division Political Science credits)
Geography (Three Credits)

History Electives

Students must select six elective courses (18 credits) in upper division history. Some upper division Political Science courses may be substituted with the approval of the department chairperson.

HIS 210G - PII Traditional China and Japan Credits: 3
HIS 212G - PII China and Japan Credits: 3
HIS 301 - PII Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIS 302 - PII Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIS 305 - PII The American Presidency Credits: 3
HIS 308 - PII United States Constitutional History Credits: 3
HIS 309G - PII Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East Credits: 3
HIS 310 - PII African American Experience Credits: 3
HIS 311G - PII Latin America Credits: 3
HIS 312G - PII Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa Credits: 3
HIS 314G - PII Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 Credits: 3
HIS 315G - PII Russia in the 20th Century Credits: 3
HIS 316 - PII History of Science in America Credits: 3
HIS 317 - PII Technology in American Society Credits: 3
HIS 318 - PII Medieval Europe I Credits: 3
HIS 319 - PII Medieval Europe II Credits: 3
HIS 320 - PII American Women’s History Credits: 3
HIS 322 - PII Renaissance and Reformation Europe Credits: 3
HIS 323G - PII Native American I: Pre-Columbian America Through Removal Credits: 3
HIS 324G - PII Native American II: Removal-Present Credits: 3
HIS 328 - China in the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
HIS 329G - PII Imperial China Credits: 3
HIS 330G - PII Women and Family in East Asia Credits: 3
HIS 342 - PII Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 346 - PII American People in the 20th Century Credits: 3
HIS 401 - PII Modern Revolutions Credits: 3
HIS 402 - Europe and the World Since 1914 Credits: 3
HIS 408 - PII The American Colonies Credits: 3
HIS 409 - The American Revolution, 1765-1789 Credits: 3
HIS 410 - PII American Ethnic History Credits: 3
HIS 411 - PII People, Issues and Ideas in America Credits: 3
HIS 412 - PII United States Foreign Policy Credits: 3
HIS 421 - PII Tudor and Stuart England Credits: 3
HIS 460 - Special Topics in Historical Study Credits: 3
HIS 483 - History Internship Credits: 3
HIS 484 - History Internship Credits: 3
HIS 485 - Independent Study Credits: 3
HIS 486 - Independent Study Credits: 3

Required Courses for Adolescence Education

The following courses are required for Adolescence Education for majors in Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

In addition to these courses, each student takes a department course numbered DEPT 457, Curriculum Methodology: Middle School and Senior High in their area of certification (These courses have a total of 100 hours of fieldwork required).

ADOL 030 - Orientation for Professional Semester Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
ADOL 410 - Principles of Teaching, Learning, & Assessment for Diverse Secondary Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
ADOL 476 - Motivation and Management Credits: 2 (Fall Only)
ADOL 477 - Literacy Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
ADOL 478 - Reflective Seminar Credits: 2 (Fall Only)
ADOL 480 - Psychology of Adolescence in School and Community Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
DEPT 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School And Senior High Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
DEPT 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and Senior High Credits: 6 (Fall Only)
EDU 090 - Orientation to the Personal Electronic Portfolio Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
EDU 204 - History and Philosophy of Education Credits: 3
EDU 475 - Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop Credits: 0
LST 301 - PII Language and Literacy Development Credits: 3

Additional Program Option: Teaching students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level

Additional Program Option: Teaching students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level (Grades 7 - 12) (Dual Certification)

Students also have the option of completing required coursework and field experiences that would lead to another certification in Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level. This dual certification option is designed to provide the knowledge base to support student learning in content areas at the adolescence level, as well as to specifically meet the needs of students with disabilities in secondary classrooms by means of differentiated instruction and collaborative teaching.

Students who elect to pursue this option must complete the following courses in addition to the required courses for Adolescence Education listed above:

ADOL 440 - Foundations of Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
ADOL 441 - Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
There are 50 additional fieldwork hours required for this certification.

History Senior Experience

Seniors will take a writing intense research seminar. The purpose of the course will be to apply their skills as serious students of history to a research project of their own design. The seminar’s topic will be based on the participating faculty member’s current research interest, but will be sufficiently broad to allow students to develop research projects in their own fields of interest. Students will engage in an extensive search for sources, including both primary and secondary documents. These sources will serve as the foundation of a formal research paper, which will be the culmination of the students’ efforts in the course, and which will represent the students’ efforts at historical interpretation.

Writings from the seminar will be included within the portfolio format of the Senior History Comprehensive.

HIS 481 - History and Historians Credits: 3
HIS 499 - Senior Comprehensive Examination Credits: 0

Sample Program for History Major with Adolescence Education

Freshman Year

Perspectives I Credits: 3
Math and Science Perspectives I Credits 7
Modern Foreign Language Credits: 6

As well as:

ENGW 101 - College Writing I Credits: 3
ENGW 102 - College Writing II Credits: 3
FRS 101 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 3
HIS 101 - PI Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 102 - PI Western Civilization II Credits: 3

Sophomore Year

Perspectives I Credits: 9
Math or Science Perspectives II Credits: 3

As well as:

ECO 101 - PI Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EDU 204 - History and Philosophy of Education Credits: 3
HIS 205 - PI American Republic I: Exploration Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 206 - PI American Republic II: Gilded Age to the Present Credits: 3
HIS 381 - Historical Methodology Credits: 3
HIS 381L - Historical Methodology Lab Credits: 0
PSC 201 - PI Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3

Junior Year

Upper Division History Credits: 9
Upper Division Political Science Credits: 3
Economics and Geography Credits: 6
Perspectives II Credits: 3

As well as:

ADOL 030 - Orientation for Professional Semester Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
ADOL 410 - Principles of Teaching, Learning, & Assessment for Diverse Secondary Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
EDU 090 - Orientation to the Personal Electronic Portfolio Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
EDU 475 - Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop Credits: 0
HIS 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School and Senior High Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
LST 301 - PII Language and Literacy Development Credits: 3

Senior Year

Upper Division History Credits: 6
Perspectives II Credits: 6

As well as:

ADOL 476 - Motivation and Management Credits: 2 (Fall Only)
ADOL 477 - Literacy Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
ADOL 478 - Reflective Seminar Credits: 2 (Fall Only)
ADOL 480 - Psychology of Adolescence in School and Community Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
HIS 479 - Student Teaching Middle and Senior High Credits: 6 (Fall Only)
HIS 481 - History and Historians Credits: 3
HIS 499 - Senior Comprehensive Examination Credits: 0