• History, BA Secondary Education requires 128 credit hours.
  • 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • Students 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 earned 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 HY major.
  • 6 semester hours in Non-US History beyond HY 103 and HY 104 are required in the HY major.
  • 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
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
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 IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
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
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
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
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
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
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
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 LABORATORY I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 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
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 103
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV.  Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.

Area V: Pre-Professional24
FYE 101
HY 221 and HY 222 will count in Pre-Professional area and the HY major. They may not also count in Area IV of the GER. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours.
Pre-professional electives: Choose 17 hours from the following categories above: Literature, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mathematics and Lab Science.
History Major Requirements 133
HY 221UNITED STATES TO 18773
HY 222UNITED STATES SINCE 18773
HY 300CRAFT OF HISTORY 23
HY 325HISTORY OF ALABAMA3
HY 490RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HY 33
US History 300+ 3 semester hours3
Non US History 300+ 6 semester hours6
HY Electives 300+ 6 semester hours6
3 Hours HY elective, at the 200+ level3
1

Students must take 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, or HY 495.

2

Students should take HY 300 in their Sophomore year or, for transfer students, in their first semester at UAH.

3

Students should take HY 490 in their Senior year.

Education Requirements
ED 301INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM1
ED 307MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION3
ED 308EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDC 301TEACHING THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD3
EDC 311INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS3
ED 309CLASSROOM AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT3
ED 350TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM3
ED 408TEACHING READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS3
ED 410FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION EVALUATION3
ED 424TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS I3
ED 497HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP12
Total Semester Hours128
 

Additional Information

A history major can pursue related programs to develop depth and breadth in history and related areas. Advising is available in the History Department for programs of study in the following. Counseling is available in the History Department for programs of study in the following:

  • general
  • secondary school teaching
  • graduate school preparation
  • pre-professional and pre-law preparation
  • international studies
  • public history
  • and more

Students are advised to declare a major and minor and obtain a Program of Study (POS) by meeting with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Academic Advisors and following up with a faculty advisor in the department to review it. Note, that while a POS is a contract and maps out the selection of courses that a student needs to progress toward a degree, he or she can always change majors and/or minors, and even colleges, at any point.