History, Secondary Education Certification, B.A.

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This program will prepare you for success as a secondary-school teacher. You will work both with the History Program and the College of Education, taking both History and Education classes. If you fulfill all program requirements, you will graduate with State of Georgia certification to teach at the secondary level, placing you in a competitive position within the job market.

Certification to teach in the state of Georgia has requirements beyond academic curriculum. See the Office of Teacher Certification for more details.

Students must earn a grade of C or above for all professional sequence courses in education and for all courses listed under content field in history.

Requirements

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements: (42 Hours)

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements

Field of Study: 18 Hours

History, remainder of World or US Surveys 3-6
HIST 2302 - The Historian’s Craft: Methodology 3 Credit Hours
Approved Electives from ANTH, CS, ECON, EDUC, ENGL, FORL, FREN, GRMN, SPAN, GEOG, XIDS, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, SOCI and Statistics (no more than 6 hrs. from any one area) 9-12 Credit Hours

Requirements for the Major: 30 Hours

HIST 4484 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
HIST 4474 - History of Georgia 3 Credit Hours
At least one upper-level course in U.S. History and at least one upper-level course outside of U.S. History; six additional electives with at least one focused on the pre-1850 period and at least one focused on cultural diversity. 24 Credit Hours

Secondary Education: 25 Hours

SPED 3715 - The Inclusive Classroom: Differentiating Instruction 3 Credit Hours ¹
MEDT 3401 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours ¹
CEPD 4101 - Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours ^*
SEED 4243 - Instructional Strategies for Secondary Social Studies Education 3 Credit Hours ^{2 *}
SEED 4243L - Instructional Strategies for Secondary Social Studies Education Laboratory 1 Credit Hours ^**
SEED 4271 - Instruction, Assessment, and Management in the Secondary Classroom 2 Credit Hours ^{2 *}
SEED 4271L - Instruction, Assessment, and Management in the Secondary Classroom Lab 1 Credit Hours ^**
SEED 4286 - Teaching Internship 6 Credit Hours ^{2 *}
SEED 4289 - Teaching Internship Seminar 3 Credit Hours ^{2 *}

Note:

All education and major courses should be completed prior to enrollment in SEED 4286 and SEED 4289 .

General Electives: 5 Hours

Total: 120 Hours

¹ Minimum 2.7 GPA and advisor code, Prerequisite to Teacher Ed admission

² Field experiences required

* Requires admission to Teacher Education for enrollment. Grade of C or better.