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)

HIST 301 - Women in United States History: 1865 to the Present (4)
HIST 302 - African American History: 1865 to the Present (4)
HIST 303 - First Frontiers: Colonial North America (4)
HIST 304 - Jefferson’s America (4)
HIST 305 - Civil War and Reconstruction (4)
HIST 306 - Southern Women’s History (4)
HIST 307 - Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement (4)
HIST 312 - U.S. Constitution in Context (4)
9-12 Social Studies licensure students are required to take HIST 312
HIST 315 - North Carolina History (4)
6-9 Social Studies licensure students are required to take HIST 315
HIST 318 - The Modern South (4)
HIST 319 - Southern Appalachian History and Culture (4)

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—11 hours:

One course from:

SOC 200 - Criminology (4)
SOC 220 - Juvenile Delinquency (4)

Education courses:

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

III: Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is satisfied in HIST 452. The course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

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