2024-2025 Catalog

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2024-2025 Catalog

High School Teacher Certification - Social Studies, BS (HSST)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Requirements for Teaching Field

Social Studies

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 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 201 - Intro to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts 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
HIST 496 - History for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 12 Credit Hours

History Selections

United States History (choose 1 course)

HIST 329 - African American History from African Origins to the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
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 1 course)

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 1 course)

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: 9 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 235 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
or
GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 353 - Historical Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
GOVT 225 - National Government Credit Hours: 3
or
GOVT 226 - States and Federal System Credit Hours: 3
GOVT 384 - American Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
or
GOVT 432 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
GOVT 381 - American Political Process Credit Hours: 3
or
GOVT 491 - Recent Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
or
GOVT 492 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or
GOVT 344 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 120 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 21 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 Exceptional Students 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 - 5 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

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.