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

Curriculum 0222/0859

The combined program in adolescence education (grades 7-12) leads to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and initial certification in history. In addition to general education and undergraduate courses in the subject major, students in these programs take an undergraduate, field-based course in education during the sophomore year that introduces them to foundations of education and prepares them for classroom experience. For more information contact the Education Department . For help with schedule planning refer to the Degree Map .

Major Departmental Requirements 45 Credits

Survey Courses at 100 level: (21 cr.)

Historical and Pedagogical Methods and Skills: ( 9 cr.)

Advanced History Courses: (12 cr.)

HIS 306 - History of New York State (3 cr.)
Three additional upper-division 300/400 HIS courses (9 cr.)

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.

Cognate Requirements 24-27 Credits

Social Studies Courses: (21 cr.)

GEG 121 - Human Geography (3 cr.)
PSC 100 - U.S. National Politics (3 cr.)
ECO 101 - Principles of Economics (3 cr.)
Three courses in Social Science by advisement (9 cr.)
GEG 224 - World Regional Geography (3 cr.) or any 300/400 level GEG course

Language Requirement: (3-6 cr.)

Students must complete a Modern Languages course at the 112 level or higher to meet this requirement.

Education Requirements 48 Credits

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum grade of C in each course used to meet content area and cognate requirements.
A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in graduate courses.
No grade lower than a B in required graduate education courses.
Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements, including General Education: The Cardinal Core Curriculum, elective courses if applicable, and a total of 150 credits minimum.