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History with Teacher Certification Option

The History with Teacher Certification Option is for students who would like to major in History and gain Illinois state certification at the secondary level to teach all of the social sciences (history, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology/anthropology). Students must receive a grade of “C” or better in all courses in the major and maintain a minimum cumulative and major G.P.A. of 2.75. For students also wanting to be eligible to teach middle school history, additional Middle Level Education courses are required.

This option requires that students follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention and Graduation from Teacher Certification programs as described in the “Teacher Certification Programs” section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Students must gain University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses no later than the end of their first semester Junior year in order to use this suggested plan. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Certification programs can be found on the College of Education & Professional Studies website at www.eiu.edu/ceps/teached.

All students must pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills for selection into teacher education and should complete this requirement no later than their sophomore year.

Students must receive a “C” or better in all professional education courses and maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 in order to continue in the program.

Students have two options for completing the professional education coursework – Regular Secondary Education Program and Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). For more information regarding these two options, please consult with your advisor. Information is also available in the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog.

History with Teacher Certification Option Comprises:

Students must complete all the professional coursework under either the Regular Secondary Education Program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program.

40 Semester Hours of General Education

25-31 Semester Hours in the Professional Education Core

The Professional Education Core consists of the Regular program or Integrated (ISEP) program (see below.)

Regular Program:

EDF 2555
Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives.  (3 credits)
EDF 4450
Philosophy and History of Education.  (3 credits)
EDP 3331
Theories of Learning and Development for Secondary Teachers.  (3 credits)
SED 2000
Inquiry Into Teaching.  (1 credits)
SED 3330
Instructional Tasks in the Secondary School.  (3 credits)
SPE 3500
The Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs: Access to the General Curriculum.  (3 credits)
STG 4000
Multicultural/Disabilities Practicum.  (1 credits)
STG 4001
Student Teaching.  (12-16 credits)

OR

Integrated (ISEP) Program:

EDF 2555
Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives.  (3 credits)
SED 2000
Inquiry Into Teaching.  (1 credits)
SED 3000
ISEP Level I.  (3 credits)
SED 3100
ISEP Level II.  (3 credits)
SED 4000
ISEP Level III.  (3 credits)
STG 4001
Student Teaching.  (12-16 credits)

75 Semester Hours in Major Courses

(10 of which overlap with general education courses)

  • Upper-Division U.S. History Elective. Credits: 3
  • Upper-Division non-U.S. History Electives, including 3 hours in Third World. Credits: 9
ANT 2200G
Introduction to Anthropology.  (3 credits)
ECN 2801G
Principles of Macroeconomics.  (3 credits)
ECN 2802G
Principles of Microeconomics.  (3 credits)
GEG 1100G
Cultural Geography.  (3 credits)
GEG 1200G
World Regional Geography.  (3 credits)
GEG 3200
Human Impacts on the Environment.  (3 credits)
HIS 1500G
Roots of the Modern World.  (3 credits)

(1. Society and Religion)

HIS 2010
History of the United States to 1877.  (3 credits)
HIS 2020
History of the United States Since 1877.  (3 credits)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History.  (3 credits)
HIS 3555
Modern World History.  (3 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)
PLS 1003
Introduction to Comparative Politics.  (3 credits)
PLS 2253G
Introduction to International Relations.  (3 credits)
PLS 2603
State and Local Government.  (3 credits)
PSY 1879G
Introductory Psychology.  (3 credits)
PSY 3521
Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood.  (3 credits)
PSY 3780
Abnormal Psychology.  (3 credits)
SOC 2710G
Introductory Sociology.  (3 credits)
SOC 2721
Social Stratification.  (3 credits)
SOS 3400
Methods and Materials in the Social Studies in the Secondary School.  (3 credits)

Footnote:

Students must complete all the professional coursework under either the Regular Secondary Education Program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program.

Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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