- History and Social Science, BA Secondary Education requires 129 credit hours.
- 39 of 129 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.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
- No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- 3 semester hours in US history beyond HY 221 and HY 222 and HY 325 are required in the History major.
- 6 semester hours in Non-US History beyond HY 103 and HY 104 are required in the History major.
- Any double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Advising Office.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV).
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional | 24 | |
| FYE 101 | ||
| These pre-professional courses will count in Area V and are shared with the major. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours and are not allowed to also count in the GER above: HY 221, HY 222, SOC 100, ESS 110, ECN 142, ECN 143, PSC 101, and ESS 105. Teacher certification also requires PY 101, PY 201 and CM 113 but these may be counted in the appropriate areas above. | ||
| History Major Requirements 1 | 66 | |
| HY 221 | UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3 |
| HY 222 | UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | 3 |
| HY 300 | CRAFT OF HISTORY 2 | 3 |
| HY 325 | HISTORY OF ALABAMA | 3 |
| HY 490 | RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HY 3 | 3 |
| US History 300+ 3 semester hours | 3 | |
| Non US History 300+ 6 semester hours | 6 | |
| HY Electives 300+ 6 semester hours | 6 | |
| 3 Hours HY elective, at the 200+ level | 3 | |
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Students should take three history courses (9 semester hours) at the 400+ level in the major.
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, or HY 495.
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Students should take HY 300 in their Sophomore year or, for transfer students, in their first semester at UAH.
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Students should take HY 490 in their Senior year.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science | ||
| AES 105 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| AES 110 | PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| ECN 142 | PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECN 143 | PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| PSC 101 | INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| PSC 102 | INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 |
| PSC 260 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| PY 101 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 |
| PY 375 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 100 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Education Courses | ||
| ED 301 | INTRO TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM | 1 |
| ED 307 | MULTICULTURAL FND EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 308 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDC 301 | TCHG THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | 3 |
| EDC 311 | INSTR STRATEGIES INCLUSIVE CLR | 3 |
| ED 309 | CLASSROOM & BEHAVIOR MGMT | 3 |
| ED 350 | TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOM | 3 |
| ED 408 | TCHG READING/CONTENT AREA | 3 |
| ED 410 | FOUNDATIONS EDUC EVALUAT | 3 |
| ED 424 | TCHNG SOC STUD MID & SEC SCH I | 3 |
| ED 497 | HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP | 12 |
| Total Semester Hous | 129 | |