Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Content Area Courses
Note: HST 298 is a prerequisite for all 300 level history courses.
United States History Courses: 16 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| HST 181 | UNITED STATES TO 1800 | 4 |
| HST 182 | UNITED STATES, 1800-1900 | 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
World History Course: 16 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
World history electives can be chosen from any non-US history area
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| HST 111 | THE WORLD TO C.1500 | 4 |
| HST 112 | THE WORLD, C.1500-1914 | 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Secondary Field: 24 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Choose six courses from Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. All courses must be from a single field.
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 1
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 2
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 3
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 4
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 5
- ANT, ECO, GEO, PSC, PSY, or SOC elective 6
Introductory Courses: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCU 207 | SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
| TCH 302 | INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| TCH 312 | THE NATURE OF HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 4 |
| TCH 322 | INQUIRY & APPLICATION IN DEVELOPING HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PEDAGOGY | 4 |
| TCH 303 | CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
Advanced Courses: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SER 346 | STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION | 4 |
| TCH 325 | LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 4 |
| TCH 372 | TEACHING HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 1 | 4 |
| TCH 382 | TEACHING HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 2 | 4 |
| TCH 380 | THE TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL 1 | 4 |
| TCH 395 | ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| BBE 301 | TEACHING ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DIALECT SPEAKERS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 4 |
Student Teaching: 10 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required
Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures indicated in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete. All students also take SEC 387, Capstone Seminar with student teaching (listed in the Liberal Studies section).
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| TCH 392 | MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING | 10 |
| EDU 95 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
Licensure Tests
All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. Secondary Education Social Science majors must complete the following tests:
- Social Science: History Content Area Test (test #246) – assesses and measures the candidate's core knowledge across history and social science fields. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
- EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
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