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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Sample Plan of Study for Major in History, History-Social Science Teacher Education 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 106 (General Education) (3)
General Education course (3)
Foreign language course 111-level or University-wide elective (3-4)

First Year - Spring Semester (16 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 135 or HIS 136 (General Education) (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
Foreign language course 112-level 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)
SOC 106 or SOC 108 (General Education) (3)
B.S.-SMT or B.A. foreign language (3-4)

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)
Senior-level History major elective (3)
General Education course (3)

Third Year - Fall Semester (17 credit hours)

PSY 215 (3)
TCH 212 (2)
Senior-level U.S. History major elective (3)
Senior College Non-Western History major elective (3)
Non-Western History major elective (HIS 104 preferred) (3)
ECO 101 or ECO 102 or ECO 103 (3)

Third Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

TCH 216 (3)
EAF 228 or EAF 231 or EAF 235 (3)
HIS 290 (3)

300-level History major elective (3)
General Education course/IDEAS (3)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

HIS 300 (3)
HIS 390 (3)
SED 344 (3)
300-level History major elective (3)
General Education course (3)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester (11 credit hours)

HIS 391 (1)
STT 399A43 (11)

Notes

The General Education course during the fall of the third year may also be taken the summer before. 

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