History/Social Studies, BA

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Department of History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

90 Credits

Introduction

This degree is appropriate for students who intend to pursue careers in secondary teaching with specialization in history and social studies.

To receive certification, students must also complete an approved teacher certification program. To receive a recommendation for state of Washington certification, students must complete the teacher certification program, including SEC 426, which is offered by the Department of Secondary Education as a part of 1) the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, or as 2) a post-baccalaureate program, or as 3) a part of the Masters in Teaching degree. See the Secondary Education section of this catalog for program admission, completion, and teacher certification requirements. Completion of this combined major leads to an endorsement in social studies.

Grade Requirements

No course with a grade of less than C (2.0) may be counted in this major. Students must achieve a GPA of at least 2.5 in the courses counted in the major. Courses required for a state teaching endorsement must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Requirements

❑ ENVS 204 - Human Geography
❑ PLSC 101 - Government and Politics in the Modern World
❑ PLSC 250 - The American Political System
❑ One course from:
ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 446 - Economics for the Teacher (preferred)
❑ One course from:
ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 447 - Methods for Teaching About the National Economy in the Public Schools (preferred)
❑ Additional credits in any of the above disciplines or anthropology, sociology or psychology to a total of at least 30 credits
History credits should be distributed under advisement as follows:
❑ 2 courses in the history of the United States. One course must focus on the period before 1865 and the other must focus on the period since 1865.
❑ 2 courses with an emphasis on the 600-1450 CE period. One course must focus on Europe and the other course must focus on East Asia, South Asia, Africa, and/or the Middle East.
❑ 2 courses with an emphasis on the period since 1450 CE. One course must focus on Europe, and the other course must focus on East Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Canada, and/or Latin America.
❑ 2 courses in the history of the ancient world (prior to 600 CE), covering two different continents.
❑ HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest
❑ HIST 499 - Historical Research
❑ Electives under advisement
NOTE: At least 30 of the 60 history course credits must be at the upper-division level.
To assure that competency requirements have been met, students should consult the department’s approved list for courses for periods and geographical regions.

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement