Social Studies Major: History Concentration K-8, B.S. in Ed., Elementary Standard Certificate

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to be recommended for student teaching, a student must:

Count no course with a grade lower than C- toward the major.
Have a minimum of 15 credit hours on the major at CMU and a cumulative average in the major of at least 3.0.
Have a minimum of 12 credit hours on the major at 300 level or higher.
Have a grade of C+ or higher in the teaching methods course.

Program Requirements

History

HST 201	World History to 1500	3(3-0)
HST 210WI	United States History through Michigan Eyes	3(3-0)

History

Select one of the following:

HST 323	History of Native Americans	3(3-0)
HST 324	'Death is Better than Slavery': African American History to 1877	3(3-0)
HST 325	'By Any Means Necessary': African American History, 1877-Present	3(3-0)
HST 226/WGS 226	From Trials to Women’s Liberation: Women in America	3(3-0)

American Government

PSC 105	Introduction to American Government and Politics	3(3-0)
PSC 261	State and Local Government	3(3-0)

Economics

Select two of the following:

ECO 150	Current Economic Problems	3(3-0)
ECO 230/WGS 230	Women in the Economy	3(3-0)
ECO 281	Economic Development of the Pacific Rim	3(3-0)
ECO 310	American Economic Development	3(3-0)
GEO 317	Economic Geography	3(3-0)

Geography

GEO 120QR	Environmental Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 121	Human Geography and Globalization	3(3-0)

Geography

Select one of the following:

GEO 312	Geography of Contemporary Global Issues	3(3-0)
GEO 346	Geography of the Developing World	3(3-0)
GEO 373	Latin America	3(3-0)
GEO 385	China: Environment and People	3(3-0)

History

Select 6 hours from the following:

HST 303	The American Revolution	3(3-0)
HST 322	Westward Movement in America	3(3-0)
HST 330	'We the People': U.S. Constitutional History	3(3-0)
HST 333	History of Michigan	3(3-0)

History Teaching Methods

Teaching History in Secondary Schools

3(3-0)