History Education B.S.

Leading to Certification for Grades 6-12
Bryan McGovern
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of History & Philosophy
(470) 578-6294

http://hp.hss.kennesaw.edu/programs/bshe/

This program is designed to prepare teachers of adolescents, largely at the secondary school level. It leads to 6-12 teacher certification in the teaching field of history in Georgia. Candidates complete the equivalent of a major in history and a second major in pedagogical studies. Candidates concentrate in history as this is the principal social science discipline in the secondary education curriculum and take additional course work in several other social science disciplines as part of their cross-disciplinary teaching field preparation.

The B.S. in History Education is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), is fully approved by Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission for teacher certification, and is nationally recognized by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements.

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Teaching Field Requirements (37 Credit Hours)

Must pass with a grade of “C” or better.

Courses to be chosen with advisor. One of these history courses must be a research seminar (HIST 4495, HIST 4496, HIST 4497, or HIST 4498).

European History (3 Credit Hours)

Choose one:

Non-Western World Studies (6 Credit Hours)

Choose two:

Specifically-Required History Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Geography (3 Credit Hours)

Choose one:

Professional Education (6-12) Requirements (31 Credit Hours)

Must be admitted to Teacher Education and History Education before taking these courses.

Program Total (128 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements (3 Credit Hours)