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2009 - 2010

BA in History Teaching (67—84 hours*, including licensure hours)



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  1. At least 18 hours of history credit must be completed in residency at BYU's Provo campus. BYU Independent Study courses do not count toward residency.

  2. Complete one of the following courses in fulfillment of the university core First-Year Writing requirement:
      ENGL 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ENGL 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      DESCRIPTION: Processes of writing, reading, and research with an emphasis on argumentation and rhetorical analysis.
      NOTE: Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement. Changing to Wrtg 150 beginning Fall 2010.

      HONRS 150 : Honors University Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HONRS 150 : Honors University Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      DESCRIPTION: University writing and critical reading designed for those with AP English credit or those intending to graduate with University Honors.

      PHIL 150 : Reasoning and Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PHIL 150 : Reasoning and Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      RECOMMENDED: Recommended for philosophy majors and minors.
      DESCRIPTION: Informal grammar, logic, and rhetoric as tools for reading and writing. Library research.
      NOTE: Fulfills GE First-Year Writing requirement. No course challenges accepted.


      Note: Waivers based on Advanced Placement (AP) or other test scores do not apply to this requirement. Students with AP credit for Engl 115 should take Engl 150, Honrs 150, or Phil 150.

  3. Complete one course from the following in fulfillment of the university core Advanced Languages requirement:
      An approved culminating foreign language course.
      HONRS 250 : Math Modeling--Toward a Personal Understanding of the World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HONRS 250 : Math Modeling--Toward a Personal Understanding of the World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DESCRIPTION: Developing skills in arriving at quantitative models for the world as we see it. Some math skills reviewed and some new ones introduced.

      PHIL 305 : Predicate Logic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand.
      PREREQUISITE: Phil 205.
      DESCRIPTION: History and use of predicate logic; evaluating arguments with counterexamples and proofs; informal mathematical proofs.
      NOTE: Fulfills GE Languages of Learning requirement.

      STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also; Honors also.
      PREREQUISITE: Math 110 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION: Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.

                : Honors Principles of Statistics.


      Note: These courses, and their prerequisites, impart linguistic or quantitative skills advantageous to historical research.

  4. Complete the following:
      HIST 200 : The Historian's Craft. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HIST 200 : The Historian's Craft. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      DESCRIPTION: History within the broader framework of liberal education; nature of history; questions historians ask; skills and resources needed to study, understand, and write history.
      NOTE: Required of all history majors.


      Note: For majors Hist 200 is considered a prerequisite for all elective courses. It must be completed no later than the sophomore year or in the first semester/term after the major is declared. Hist 200 and 490 combined satisfy the university core Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement.

  5. Complete the following core courses:
      HIST 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HIST 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. Independent Study also.
      DESCRIPTION: World civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts.

      HIST 202 : World Civilization from 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HIST 202 : World Civilization from 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      PREREQUISITE: Hist 201.
      DESCRIPTION: World civilization from Renaissance to present; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts.

                : Honors World Civilization from 1500.

      HIST 220 : The United States Through 1877. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HIST 220 : The United States Through 1877. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Independent study also.
      DESCRIPTION: Discovery, colonization, American Revolution, estabishment of the Constitution, foreign affairs, westward expansion, slavery, sectionalism, Civil War, and reconstruction.

      HIST 221 : The United States Since 1877. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      HIST 221 : The United States Since 1877. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also.
      DESCRIPTION: Industrialization, immigration, urbanization, political and social movements, and foreign policy.


      Note: Majors must complete all four core courses in history at the college level. University core Civilization courses (201/202) offered by other departments are not equivalent. Advanced Placement U.S. history courses are not equivalent.

  6. Complete the following:

  7. Complete four electives (12 total hours) from the approved list. Seek faculty advice in choosing electives. Students must not present all their preparation in a single region. Complete no more than two electives (6 hours) in each of the following areas of study: Asia, Europe, Latin America, Near East, United States, Africa, or the world. (Course regions are identified on the approved list.)


    Note: No more than 6 combined hours of 199R, 495R, and 498R will count toward elective credit.

  8. Complete the following capstone course:

  9. A teaching minor is strongly recommended.

  10. Complete the Professional Education Component:
    • Complete the following:

    • Complete 12 hours of one of the following:
        SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F, W
        PREREQUISITE: Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in Sc Ed 377.
        DESCRIPTION: Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.

                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Art.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Biological Sciences.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Dance.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - English.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Foreign Language.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - French.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - German.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Health.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Home Economics.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Mathematics.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Music.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Science.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Social Science.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Spanish.
                    : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Technology Teacher Education.
                    : Secondary Student Teaching Internship - Theatre and Media Arts.

        SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F
        PREREQUISITE: Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- grade in Sc Ed 377.
        DESCRIPTION: Capstone, field-based, year-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.

                    : Academic Internship: Social Sciences.
                    : Academic Internship: English.
                    : Academic Internship: Mathematics.
                    : Academic Internship: Biological Sciences.
                    : Academic Internship: Physical Sciences.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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