History (BSEd)

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Secondary education candidates fulfill requirements in general education and take the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE) exam in their freshman year; they begin professional education coursework in their junior year. 7-12 education candidates must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.70 and a 2.70 GPA in the major. For more information regarding admission requirements and certification policies, see in this catalog.

Program Requirements

No grade below a C will be accepted in a course taken to fulfill the history requirements. Students must maintain a 2.5 (B.A) and a 2.6 (B.S.Ed) cumulative grade point average in the major to meet graduation requirements.

It is recommended that students take , , , and before beginning their upper-division work.

HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 credits
HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 credits
HIST 151 - United States History I 3 credits
HIST 152 - United States History II 3 credits
HIST 480 - Historical Methods and Historiography 3 credits
IDL 190 - Seminar 1-3 credits (2 credits required)

Upper Division U.S. History (6 credits)

Choose two:

HIST 352 - Revolution and Early National United States 3 credits
HIST 358 - The United States Since 1941 3 credits
HIST 360 - Antebellum America and the Civil War 3 credits
HIST 361 - The United States During the 1960s 3 credits
HIST 363 - The United States from 1890-1940 3 credits
HIST 365 - Cold War 3 credits
HIST 379 - Environmental History of the United States 3 credits
HIST 450 - American Colonial History 3 credits
HIST 459 - Vietnam War, 1945-1975 3 credits
HIST 460 - American Military History 3 credits
HIST 464 - 20th Century Frontier 3 credits
HIST 476 - History of South Dakota 3 credits
HIST 492 - Topics 1-4 credits

Upper Division European History (6 credits)

Choose two:

Upper Division Non-Western History (3 credits)

History Electives (9 credits)

Three courses (9 credits) of HIST courses or with advisor approval, as many as two of the following courses may be substituted.

Total: 39 credits

Notes

BSEd majors must also complete the professional coursework in Secondary Education, including secondary methods course, .

Secondary Teacher Education Requirements - 46 credits

As recommended by NSU’s Millicent Atkins School of Education.

General Education Requirements

Baccalaureate degrees - 30 credits

Associate degrees - 24 credits