History-Teacher Education Program (Grades 9-12), B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 30+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

History Teacher Education Program (Grades 9-12)

Students interested in teacher licensure in social studies must complete the history major, the additional coursework required for social studies licensure and the Secondary Education Cognate, B.S.  major requirements.  See the School of Education  section of this catalog for a listing of the requirements for the additional certification coursework and the secondary education cognate major. Students should apply for acceptance to this program no later than the second semester of their sophomore year. Requirements for this include admission to and successful completion of the approved teacher education program. Students must successfully complete all requirements for licensure in secondary education.

When declaring teacher licensure in social studies through the Program of Study Management System (POSM), students must first select “Declare or Add a Major” and then “Secondary Education Cognate” from the major list. Once this selection is made, a second menu box will appear with a list of the associated majors. Select the history major and follow the on-screen instructions.

• You should apply for admission (this is NOT declaring your major) to the Teacher Education Program the semester you are enrolled in EDFS 201  Foundations of Education. Requirements for admission:
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.750 and 60 earned credit hours.
  • Passing scores on Praxis Core: Academic Skills for Educators designated by the South Carolina Department of Education OR qualifying SAT or ACT scores. Scores must be sent to the College of Charleston (Code R5113) and the SCDE (Code R8108).
  • Completing the application process during EDFS 201 .
  • If a student has transfer credit for a course that is equivalent to EDFS 201, they must meet with the Teacher Education department chair and complete 1 hour of work.
  • A grade of C or better in EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) . 
• Your admission process must be completed before taking EDFS 460 .
• You must complete a major in the content area and the cognate major (see Secondary Education Cognate, B.S. ) to be forwarded to the State Department of Education for certification.
• Minimum major GPA of 2.500.

Required Courses

• HIST 299 The Historian’s Craft (3)

Complete one course from each of the following five areas of distribution:

Students must complete at least 3 credit hours at the 300-level.

Electives

Complete 9 additional credit hours from any of the above five distribution areas or the following courses:

• HIST 293 Introduction to Public History: Theory and Methods (3)
• HIST 403 Reading and Independent Study in History (3)
• HIST 496 Field Internship (3)

Senior Capstone:

3 credit hours in a capstone research seminar (normally taken in the senior year, which requires writing a substantial paper).

• CLAS 401 Research Seminar in Classics (3)
• HIST 410 Research Seminar in U.S. History (3)
• HIST 420 Research Seminar in Lowcountry History (3)
• HIST 441 Research Seminar in Modern European History (3)
• HIST 461 Research Seminar in Modern Asia, Africa, Latin America (3)
• HIST 470 Research Seminar in Premodern History (3)
• HIST 498 Senior Paper (3)
• HIST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• HIST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• HIST 450 Research Seminar in Comparative/Transnational History (3)

Additional Coursework required beyond the Content major (History, B.A.) for Social Studies Certification:

• ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
• ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• HIST 103 World History to 1500 (3)
• HIST 104 World History since 1500 (3)
• HIST 201 United States to 1865 (3)
• HIST 202 United States since 1865 (3)
• SOCY 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

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• Complete one of the following:

• GEOG 101 World Regional Geography (3)
• POLI 104 World Regional Geography (3)

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• Complete one of the following:

• POLI 101 American Government (3)
• POLI 111 Race, Equity and American Politics (3)

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: ANTH 101 , ECON 200 , GEOG 101 , HIST 103 , HIST 104 , HONS 165 , HONS 167 , HONS 200 , POLI 101 , POLI 104 , POLI 111 , SOCY 101