The BS in History and Social Sciences Education prepares teacher candidates to meet the UETS (Utah Effective Teaching Standards) and the InTASC (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium) Standards in history and social sciences education.  The program is to provide coursework and experiences that will prepare competent, caring, and qualified individuals who are ready to assume the role of teacher and to prepare them for further career choices and advancement.  Candidates enter the program at the junior level of their undergraduate education where they have completed general education and pre-program required courses and in so doing  have a background in the arts and sciences which prepares them with a general content knowledge base.

Total Program Credits: 121

Matriculation Requirements:
ACT exam minimums: Composite 21, English 20, Math 19; or SAT exam minimums: Critical Read /Math 1000, with Math and Reading scores of 450; or If student has a bachelor degree or higher, he/she does not need to meet this testing requirement. GPA of 3.0 or higher with no grade lower than a C in content area courses. Completion of all General Education requirements and the majority of content area courses. Pass LiveScan Criminal Background Check.
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business (3)
Complete the following:			3
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	GEOG 1000	Introduction to Physical Geography (Fulfills Physical Science)	3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities Distribution		3
	Fine Arts Distribution		3
	Social/Behavioral Science-Complete one of the following:		3
	POLS 2200	Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
	POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations (3)
Discipline Core Requirements:			86 Credits
Complete the following:
	HIST 1500	World History to1500	3
	HIST 151G	World History from 1500 to the Present	3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877	3
	HIST 2710	US History since 1877	3
	HIST 3010	The Historian's Craft WE	3
	HIST 3260	History of Utah	3
	HIST 4250	Teaching History in the Secondary Curriculum (Student must earn a minimum B- grade or higher)	3
Professional Education Courses-Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
	EDEL 1010	Introduction to Education	2
	EDSC 3000	Educational Psychology	3
	EDSC 325G	Equitable Technology Integration	2
	EDSC 4200	Classroom Management I	2
	EDSC 4250	Classroom Management II	2
	EDSC 4440	Content Area Literacies	3
	EDSC 445G	Multicultural Instruction ESL	3
	EDSC 455G	Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment	3
	EDSC 4850	Student Teaching--Secondary	8
	EDSC 4990	Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE	2
	EDSP 340G	Exceptional Students	2
Complete two courses from each of the following two areas of study, at least one of which must have a WE designation			12
United States
	AIST 327G	Indians of Utah (3)
	AIST 3810	Precolumbian America (3)
	AIST 3830	Indians of the Great Plains (3)
	AIST 3850	The Struggle for Self-determination--American Indians 1891 to present (3)
	HIST 320G	Women in American History to 1870 WE (3)
	HIST 321G	Women in American History since 1870 (3)
	HIST 322G	History of the American West to 1850 WE (3)
	HIST 323G	History of the American West since 1850 WE (3)
	HIST 371R	Issues and Topics in American History (3)
	HIST 3730	American Origins to 1790 (3)
	HIST 3731	US History-Early Republic through the Progressive Era (3)
	HIST 3732	U.S. History-Progressive Era to the 21st Century (3)
	HIST 3740	American Revolution (3)
	HIST 3745	Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
	HIST 3800	Environmental History of the United States (3)
	HIST 382G	American Indian History to 1890 (3)
	HIST 384G	American Indian History since 1890 (3)
	HIST 466G	Legacies and Reckonings in the American West WE (3)
	HIST 471R	Special Issues and Topics in American History (3)
World History
	HIST 204G	Colonial Latin America (3)
	HIST 205G	Modern Latin America (3)
	HIST 3030	Introduction to African History (3)
	HIST 3110	Greek History (3)
	HIST 3130	Roman History (3)
	HIST 3150	Medieval Europe (3)
	HIST 3160	Renaissance and Reformation--Europe 1350 to 1600 (3)
	HIST 3170	Absolutism Enlightenment and Revolution--Europe from 1600 to 1815 (3)
	HIST 3180	Nineteenth Century Europe (3)
	HIST 3190	Twentieth Century Europe (3)
	HIST 320R	Issues and Topics in Global History (3)
	HIST 3320	Modern Britain (3)
	HIST 3340	The French Revolution and Napoleon (3)
	HIST 3440	The History of World War I (3)
	HIST 345G	The History of World War II (3)
	HIST 3540	History of South Africa (3)
	HIST 366G	The History of Modern Russia--1864 to Present (3)
	HIST 4130	Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust (3)
	HIST 4180	The Italian Renaissance WE (3)
	HIST 420R	Issues and Topics in Global History (3)
	HIST 430G	Violence and Social Conflict in Latin America (3)
	HIST 4320	History of Scientific Thought (3)
	HIST 461G	Peoples of the Atlantic World 1450-1800 (3)
	HIST 463G	Missions and Conversion in the Early Americas  (3)
Social Studies Composite - Please see your Advisor. Students must receive a C grade or higher in all content area classes.			21
	Complete any two SOC/ANTH courses numbered 1000 or higher
	Complete any one ECON course numbered 1000 or higher
	Complete any one PSY course numbered 1000 or higher
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	GEOG 130G	Survey of World Geography (3)
	GEOG 3200	Geography of Utah (3)

 Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 121 semester credits.
2. Overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or above with no grade lower than a C in major required content courses and no grade lower than a B- in Licensure and Methods courses. (Departments may require a higher GPA.)
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.