History Major for the High School Teaching License (9-12) / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 39

The Department of History features a fully approved History program that prepares candidates to teach grades 9-12 in Illinois public and private schools. The program is approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education and includes all the requirements for a major in History. History majors in this concentration must declare majors in both History and Secondary Education. See advisors in the Department of History and the Department of Education for specific approval and a list of required courses.

Teacher Candidates seeking a Professional Educator License with a History Endorsement must complete all requirements of the Department of Education and the following coursework in the content area as well as professional education courses. For a detailed description of the courses, please click on the appropriate link. Only grades of “C” and above are acceptable in professional education courses and in any courses counted toward any endorsement or license. A “C-” or lower grade will require that the course be repeated.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-HIST-4

History majors must select History electives from courses numbered 20000 and above. No 10000-level History courses, except for Global History and Culture 1 and 2 (HIST 10100 and HIST 10200), may count toward the 39 credit hours required by the major. (See Core Courses below.)

I. Core Courses in History Major for Teacher Licensure (36)

A. General Requirements (15)

HIST-10100	Global History and Culture 1	3
-	OR
HIST-10300	Interpreting World History	3
HIST-10200	Global History and Culture 2	3
HIST-20300	Historiography 1: Sophomore Writing Seminar	3
HIST-40300	Historiography 2: Senior Research Seminar	3
HIST-23600	History of Illinois	3

B. Choose one of the following courses in United States History (3):

HIST-32000	United States Colonial and Early National History	3
HIST-32200	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST-32300	The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941	3
HIST-32500	United States Since 1941	3

C. Select History courses in each of the following areas:

United States History (3)

HIST-25000	We Hold These Truths: A Civic History of the United States	3
HIST-32000	United States Colonial and Early National History	3
HIST-32200	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST-32300	The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941	3
HIST-32500	United States Since 1941	3
HIST-32600	U. S. Urban History	3
HIST-33100	A History of the U.S. Military	3
HIST-33300	The American Presidency	3
HIST-33400	African-American History 1	3
HIST-33600	Native American History	3
HIST-33700	Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History	3
HIST-33800	U.S. Women's History	3

European History (3)

HIST-26000	African History: Ancient Times to the Present	3
HIST-27500	Genocide in the Modern World	3
HIST-34400	History of Western Ideas	3
HIST-35000	History of the British Empire	3
HIST-36700	Ancient World to 476 AD	3
HIST-36800	Medieval Europe (476-1500)	3
HIST-36900	Early Modern Europe (1500-1815)	3
HIST-37200	Modern Europe (1815-Present)	3
HIST-38000	History of Ireland	3
HIST-38100	History of England and Great Britain after 1450	3
HIST-38200	Germany: Ancient Times to the Present	3
HIST-38300	Germany: From Bismarck to Hitler	3
HIST-38500	Russia: Ancient Times to the Present	3
HIST-38600	Eastern Europe: From the Baltic to the Black Sea	3
HIST-38700	History of Modern Revolutions: 1789 to the Present	3

Outside the European and United States Experience (6)

HIST-26000	African History: Ancient Times to the Present	3
HIST-26100	History of India: Ancient Times to the Present	3
HIST-27500	Genocide in the Modern World	3
HIST-35000	History of the British Empire	3
HIST-35100	Modern China	3
HIST-35200	Modern Japan	3
HIST-35500	History of the Modern Middle East	3
HIST-35600	The Vietnam War	3
HIST-390XX	Topics in History	3
HIST-397XX	Workshop in History	1-3

D. Select three additional Department of History Electives (9).

II. Social Science Courses Required for Secondary Education Teachers (10)

ECON-20000	Basic Macroeconomics	3
PSYC-10000	General Psychology	3
POLS-20000	American National Government	3
HIST-397XX	Workshop in History	1-3

III. Social Studies – Secondary education candidates in history are expected to add another teaching endorsement to their professional educator license. Please meet with your Department of Education secondary education program advisor to discuss options available.

IV. Professional Educator License

Secondary education majors must complete the professional educator program of study in their subject area. See content area for Secondary Licensure content requirements.