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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog Sample Plan of Study for History, Social Science Teacher Education Accelerated Sequence (B.A. or B.S.)

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Sample Plan of Study

The requirements below pertain to this Undergraduate Catalog year and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their individual plan of study.

Min. of 120 total credit hours required, including 40 senior level hours (200-300 level)

First Year - Fall Semester (16-17 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
HIS 100 (1)
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 135 or HIS 136 (General Education) (3)
POL 101 or POL 106 (General Education course) (3)
LAN 111 or University-wide elective (3-4)
SOC 106 or SOC 108 (General Education) (3)

First Year - Spring Semester (15-16 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education course) (3)
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 135 or HIS 136 (General Education) (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
LAN 112 or University-wide elective (3-4)

Second Year - Fall Semester (15-16 credit hours)

HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 135 or HIS 136 (General Education) (3)
ANT 176 or ANT 185 (General Education) (3)
PSY 110 (General Education) (3)
B.S. SMT or B.A. language (3-4)
ECO 101 or ECO 102 or ECO 103 (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

HIS 200 (3)
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 135 or HIS 136 (General Education) (3)
GEO 135 or GEO 142 (General Education) (3)
PSY 215 (3)
Senior college (200-300 level) U.S. History Major elective (3)

Third Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

TCH 212 (2)
Non-Western History major elective (HIS 104 preferred) (3)
EAF 228 or EAF 231 or EAF 235 (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)

Third Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior college (200-300 level) Non-Western History major elective (3)
HIS 290 (3)
HIS 497 (3)
HIS senior college (200-400* level) elective (3)
TCH 216 (3)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

HIS senior college (200-400* level) elective (3)
HIS senior college (200-400* level) elective (3)
HIS 390 (3)
University-wide elective (3)
TCH 219 (3)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester (12 credit hours)

HIS 391 (1)
STT 399A43 (11)

Notes

* This sequence allows students to take up to 12 hours of approved graduate courses that will count for both the undergraduate and graduate program in History. In addition to the HIS 497 required course, students may choose to take up to 9 hours of graduate level electives to count towards the 9 credit hours of additional senior college level History electives required for the undergraduate program. It is strongly recommended that one of these courses be HIS 496, another required course for the MA/MS degree. Refer to the Course Finder website for 400-level graduate courses and 300-level courses that are approved for graduate credit. The student must consult with an advisor and the instructor prior to the start of each new course to ensure graduate-level approval. For information on graduate-level history requirements, please visit the graduate academic catalog.

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