History/Adolescence Education, B.A./M.S.T.

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum  for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 45 Credits

Advanced Historiography Courses (3 Cr.)

Students must take at least one course from this category. Students may take more than one course from this category; all others will fulfill requirements for “Advanced History Courses” category.

• HIS 303 - History of the American Woman (3 cr.)
• HIS 314 - Civil War and Reconstruction (3 cr.)
• HIS 330 - The Cultural History of U.S. Exploration (3 cr.)
• HIS 356 - History of Global Frontiers (3 cr.)
• HIS 389 - People’s Republic of China (3 cr.)
• HIS 391 - Slavery in the Americas, 1492 - 1889 (3 cr.)
• HIS 432 - The Holocaust in History (3 cr.)

Cognate Requirements: 24-27 Credits

Education Requirements: 48 Credits

• EDR 514 - Teaching Literacy and Social Justice for All Students (3 cr.)
• EDR 524 - Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas in Grades 7-12 (3 cr.)
• EDS 510 - Introduction to Special Education (3 cr.)
• EDS 543 - Inclusion and Collaboration (3 cr.)
• EDT 594 - Student Teaching (12 cr.)
• EDU 280 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (3 cr.)
• EDU 395 - Adolescent Development (3 cr.)
• EDU 5130 - Assessment in Education I: Theories and Conceptual Frameworks (3 cr.)
• EDU 5150 - Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Methods I: Grades 7-12 (3 cr.)
• EDU 5250 - Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Methods II: Grades 7-12 (3 cr.)
• EDU 521 - Capstone: Analysis of Teaching (3 cr.)
• EDU 580 - Technology Foundations for Education (3 cr.)
• Education Elective: Select a 3 credit graduate course from EDU, EDS, or EDA

Electives 0 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Undergraduate Credits minimum 108
(including General Education Requirements)

Graduate Credits minimum 42

Total Credits minimum 150

Additional Degree Requirements

1. A minimum grade of C in each course used to meet content area and cognate requirements.
2. A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
3. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in graduate courses.
4. No grade lower than a B in required graduate education courses.
5. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in graduate courses.
6. Completion of all college-wide degree requirements (Undergraduate Degree Requirements ).

Note:

*This program leads to New York state teacher certification in Social Studies 7-12.