Program: History with Teacher Certification (B.A.) - University of North Georgia

Mar 03, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Admission to the Teacher Education Program required.

The History Degree Program with Teacher Education Certification holds the same requirements as the History Degree, with the following three exceptions: 1) Area F: ECON 2105 is required rather than one 1000-2000 level ANTH, ECON GEOG, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI course; 2) Major Area: eight upper-level History courses rather than nine; 3) Minor Area & Electives: both sections replaced with 36 hours of the Teacher Education courses.

Programs of study are subject to requirements listed in the Department of Teacher Education section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) - 42 hours

Refer to Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)

Area A1: No exceptions

Area A2: No exceptions

Area B: MLAN 1001 or MLAN 1002

Area C: MLAN 2001 or MLAN 2002

Area D: No exceptions

Area E: HIST 1112 and HIST 2111 recommended

Note: All students pursuing a degree in History must complete HIST 1111, 1112, 2111, & 2112. Typically, 1112 and 2111 will be completed in AREA E and 1111 and 2112 will be completed in AREA F.

Area F: Courses Appropriate to Major - 18 hours

HIST 1111 - World History I
HIST 2112 - U.S. History II
POLS 1101 - American Government
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MLAN 1002
Any 2000-level ANTH, HIST, or PHIL

Major Requirements

Content - 30 hours

HIST 2000 - Historiography
One 3000-4000 level European HIST
One 3000-4000 level Asian, African, Latin American, or Middle Eastern HIST
One 3000-4000 level World HIST
One 3000-4000 level U.S. HIST
One 4000-level HIST Seminar
Three 3000-4000 level HIST courses (9 hours)
Select one:
HIST 2060 - Environmental History
HIST 2140 - Gender and Sexuality in History
HIST 2370 - History of Western Philosophy
HIST 2410 - Religion and Thought in the Islamic World
HIST 2724 - Religion in U.S. History
HIST 2860 - History of World Religions
PHIL 2200 - Ethics from a Global Perspective
PHIL 2500 - Logic

Teacher Education - 30 hours

Teacher Education 9 hours

Track Courses:

Other Requirements

Student must have 2.75 cumulative GPA for certification admissions. In order to graduate, a student must have a minimum of 3.0 for their institutional and overall GPA and a “C” or higher in their major course work (Area F and the major). In addition, the following are parts of each degree program:

US and Georgia History Requirements
US and Georgia Constitution Requirements
Regents’ Skills Program Requirements
Military Science requirements (for Military students): 12 hours
Teacher Education requirements
GACE