BA History with Secondary Teaching Licensure Endorsement

The special responsibility of historical studies is to help individuals and communities understand the past. History courses integrate many branches of knowledge, cutting across the lines of the social sciences and the humanities, and even the natural sciences. Identifying forces of stability and processes of change, history students develop research, writing and analytical skills, which serve them well beyond their university years.

By comparing the human conditions over decades or centuries, history students identify fundamental social trends and analyze critical causal factors. The study of history builds confidence for making judgments in many fields of human endeavor and provides insight into current social, political, economic and cultural issues. History is an all-inclusive discipline, making it an excellent choice for students with a wide variety of career goals. The Department of History trains students to be critical thinkers, capable researchers, and careful writers.

The secondary licensure program is a partnership program between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Secondary Education Licensure students choose a major within CLAS and complete all CORE, CLAS, major, and initial teacher education admission requirements before completing a final professional year of licensure coursework through the SEHD.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor, CLAS advisor and SEHD advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.