2014-2015 Samford University Catalog

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2014-2015 Samford University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History Major, B.S.E. with Teacher Certification

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Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 24 Credits

Natural and Computational Sciences (8)
Humanities (4)
Physical Activity (2)

Social Sciences: 4 Credits

(select one course)

PSYC 101 - General Psychology (4)
SOCI 100 - Introduction to Sociology (4)

Mathematics: 4 Credits

MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics (4)

Fine Arts: 2 Credits

(select one course)

History Major (BSE): 93-95 Credits

History: 44 Credits

HIST 200 - Global Perspectives (4)
HIST 217 - Early America to 1877 (4)
HIST 218 - Modern America since 1865 (4)
HIST 300 - The Historian’s Craft (4)
Five upper-level History courses (20)

select one course: 4 Credits

HIST 495 - Senior Seminar (4)
HIST 497 - Independent Studies in History (4)

Special History Elective: 4 Credits

(select one course)

HIST 403 - The Civil Rights Movement (4)
HIST 407 - The Old South (4)
HIST 409 - History of Alabama (4)

Political Science: 4 Credits

(select one course)

POLS 205 - Introduction to American Politics (4)
POLS 312 - State and Local Government (4)

Economics and Geography: 11 Credits

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
GEOG 101 - Global Geography: Places, Landscapes, and Regions (4)

Professional Courses: 8-10 Credits

*These are the only courses that can be taken prior to unconditional admittance.

EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (4) *
EDUC 202 - Issues and Trends in Special Education (2) *
EDUC 213 - Adolescent Development within the Educational Culture (2-4) *

Education: 26 Credits

(formal admission required first)

EDUC 315 - Teaching and Learning in Secondary Classrooms (3-4)
EDUC 331 - Curriculum Applications in Secondary Classrooms (3-4)
EDUC 414 - Reading, Writing, and Assessment across the Curriculum Areas (2)
EDUC 415 - Technology across the Curriculum (2-3)
EDUC 428 - The Professional Secondary History/Social Science Teacher (3)
EDUC 475 - Student Teaching Grades 6-12 (12)

Total Required Credits: 139-141

*A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required.

NOTE: Program subject to change if state and/or federal requirements are revised.

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