Dec 11, 2024

2023-2024 General Catalog

2023-2024 General Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.

History Teaching - Minor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of History

A grade of C or better must be earned in all history courses used for the minor. Minor requirements may not be taken for a pass/fail grade except where the course is only taught as pass/fail. To graduate with a history teaching minor, students must have a 2.75 minor GPA.

History Teaching Minor (30 credits)

Every student must complete ONE of the following courses in European Perspectives:

HIST 1100 - European History to 1500 (BHU) 3 credit(s)
HIST 1110 - European History from 1500 (BHU) 3 credit(s)

Every student must complete ONE of the following courses in World Perspectives:

HIST 1500 - Pre-Modern World (BHU) 3 credit(s)
HIST 1510 - The Modern World (BHU) 3 credit(s)

Every student must complete ONE of the following courses in American Perspectives:

HIST 2700 - United States to 1877 (BAI) 3 credit(s)
HIST 2710 - United States 1877-Present (BAI) 3 credit(s)

Note:

HIST 1700 does not count toward this requirement. Students may count up to 12 credits of 1000-level and 2000-level coursework toward their minors.

Upper-Division Electives (21 credits)

Students should complete their remaining 21 credits by taking 3000- and 4000-level history courses for a total of 30 credits in the history teaching minor.

No more than 3 credits of HIST 4930 can be applied to the history teaching minor.

Note: This minor may only be completed in conjunction with the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP). For licensure in the state of Utah, students must successfully pass a PRAXIS exam in the content area in addition to the coursework listed here. For information on licensure in other states, please contact the College of Education (cehs.usu.edu).

Licensure Notification

This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/

Education Courses (4 credits)

SCED 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 credit(s) or
SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II 1 credit(s)
and
SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies 3 credit(s) or
SCED 3550 - Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades 3 credit(s)