History with Teacher Licensure

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Students seeking middle school or secondary licensure should complete the following program and see the appropriate licensure advisor for additional information.

I. Required courses in the major—40 hours:

History majors must complete the following distribution of courses:

4 hours from American History (category II)

4 hours from European History (category III)

4 hours from World History (category IV)

12 additional hours at 300-400 level

II. Required courses outside the major—15 hours:

One course from:

Education courses:

Students must also complete the required EDUC courses as indicated in the Education section of the catalog.

III: Other departmental requirements:

The senior demonstration of competency and writing and computer competencies are satisfied by completion of HIST 452 with a grade of C or better. Information literacy and oral competencies are demonstrated in HIST 451 .

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major