• History and Social Science, BA Secondary Education requires 129 credit hours.
  • 3 semester hours in US history beyond HY 221 and HY 222 and HY 325.
  • 6 semester hours in Non-US History beyond HY 103 and HY 104.
  • Students should take HY 300 in their Sophomore year or, for transfer students, in their first semester at UAH.
  • Students should take HY 490 in their Senior year.
  • Three History courses (9 semester hours) at the 400 level.
  • No more than two classes from the following count toward the major:  HY 310, HY 311, HY 312, HY 410, HY 492, HY 493, HY 494, HY 495.
  • Students in the History and Social Science Secondary Education BA are not permitted to take the Public History minor.
  • 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • Must have a 2.5 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
  • No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
  • No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • Any double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Advising Office.
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BYS 120
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
ESS 103
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
ESS 111
WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
ESS 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ESS 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105
INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). 
Pre-Professional 19
Pre-Professional area will use classes that are required within the Social Studies area in the HY major
History Courses
HY 221UNITED STATES TO 18773
HY 222UNITED STATES SINCE 18773
HY 300CRAFT OF HISTORY3
HY 325HISTORY OF ALABAMA3
HY 490RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HY3
US History 300+ 3 semester hours3
Non US History 300+ 6 semester hours6
HY Electives 300+ 6 semester hours6
Social Science
ECN 142PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS3
ECN 143PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS3
ESS 105WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY3
ESS 110PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3
PSC 101INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT3
PSC 102INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS3
PSC 260INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS3
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I3
PY 375SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY3
SOC 100INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY3
SOC 105INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY3
Education Courses
ED 301INTRO TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM1
ED 307MULTICULTURAL FND EDUCATION3
ED 308EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDC 301TCHG THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD3
EDC 311INSTR STRATEGIES INCLUSIVE CLR3
ED 309CLASSROOM & BEHAVIOR MGMT3
ED 350TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOM3
ED 408TCHG READING/CONTENT AREA3
ED 410FOUNDATIONS EDUC EVALUAT3
ED 424TCHNG SOC STUD MID & SEC SCH I3
ED 497HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP12
Total Semester Hous129