Program: High School Teacher Certification - History, BS (HSTT) - Abilene Christian University - Modern Campus Catalog™

2022-2023 Catalog With Addendum

Apr 28, 2025

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Teaching Field

GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 201 - Intro to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 250 - Introduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies in the US Credit Hours: 3
HIST 280 - Texas History Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Advanced History Selections

From the following three categories of advanced history courses, choose two courses from each category. Do not count any course more than once.

United States History (choose 6 hours)

HIST 330 - African American History from Emancipation to Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 334 - Historical Perspectives on Gender and Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
HIST 402 - Nation-Building, US Antebellum Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 404 - The Gilded Age/Progressive Era in the United States Credit Hours: 3
HIST 405 - Coming of Age: The United States in the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 451 - American Diplomacy Credit Hours: 3
HIST 455 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S. Credit Hours: 3
HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 483 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West Credit Hours: 3
HIST 484 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 486 - War and Society Credit Hours: 3

European History (choose 6 hours)

HIST 334 - Historical Perspectives on Gender and Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
HIST 408 - Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Credit Hours: 3
HIST 409 - Homer’s Children: The World of Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
HIST 410 - The Ancient Roman World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 413 - The Medieval Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 418 - Britain and Empire, 1689-present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 419 - Revolution and Empire: Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 472 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras Credit Hours: 3
HIST 474 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 486 - War and Society Credit Hours: 3

Non-Western History (choose 6 hours)

HIST 332 - The Early Modern Atlantic World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 334 - Historical Perspectives on Gender and Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
HIST 408 - Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Credit Hours: 3
HIST 414 - Islam and the West Credit Hours: 3
HIST 436 - Africa in Global Context Credit Hours: 3
HIST 478 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 479 - Revolutions: Latin America, 1810 to Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 490 - The Cosmic Race: A History of Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 491 - China, India, and the West since the 14th Century: Mongols, Poppies, & Satyagraha Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or
ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
HIST 353 - Historical Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
POLS 225 - National Government Credit Hours: 3 *
or
POLS 226 - States and Federal System Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 211 - Introduction to Education: Culture and Contexts Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 412 - Secondary Curriculum and Media Credit Hours: 3 (capstone course)
EDUC 432 - Secondary Management and Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive and capstone course)
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Learners Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 490 - Clinical Teaching Credit Hours: 6 (capstone course)
READ 322 - Disciplinary Literacies Credit Hours: 3
SPED 371 - Teaching Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3

Choose 1 of the following courses:

EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 232 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 241 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Total: 27 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 9 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 72

Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education

In accordance with Texas state law, students must meet the admission criteria .

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.75
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.