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Bachelor of Science

History and Social Sciences Education Major

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements ¹
EDCI 2574	Social Foundations of Education	3
EDCI 4724	Secondary School Teaching Methods I	3
EDCI 3144	Education of Exceptional Learners	3
EDCI 4734	Adolescent Literacy and Reading	3
EDCI 4744	Secondary School Teaching Methods II	3
EDEP 2374	Educational Psychology for PK-12 Teachers	3
EDEP 3474	Principles and Practices in PK-12 Assessment	3
Subtotal		21
Major Requirements
EDCI 1004	Introduction to Teacher Education and Licensure	1
Virginia/South History
HIST 3224	History of Virginia	3
World History
HIST 1215	Intro to World History	3
HIST 1216	Intro to World History	3
History Depth Electives
Select two from list of approved courses		6
Political Science Depth Electives
PSCI/IS 1024	Comp Gov & Politics	3
Select one from list of approved courses		3
Virginia State and Local Government Civics Module (online) ²
Research Methods
HIST 2004	Historical Methods	3
or PSCI 2024	Research Methods in Political Science
Secondary Teaching Practicum
EDCI 2004	Exploring the Teaching Profession- Field Studies in Education (This course should be entitled Exploring the Teaching Profession (title change approved spring of 2023))	3
EDCI 3964	Field Study	6
EDCI 4964	Field Study	9
Subtotal		43
Free Electives
Select 11 credits of Free Electives		11
Subtotal		11
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
Select six hours in Pathway 1f		6
Select three hours in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
HIST 1115	History of the United States	3
HIST 1116	History of the United States	3
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
GEOG 1014	World Regions ³	3
PSCI/GEOG/IS 2064	The Global Economy and World Politics ⁴	3
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six hours in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
GEOG 1084	Digital Planet	3
Select three hours in Pathway 5f		3
Select three hours in Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three hours in Pathway 6d		3
Select three hours in Pathway 6a		3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
PSCI 1014	Introduction to United States Government and Politics	3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120

¹: Unless otherwise indicated, all courses must be taken on an A-F basis; courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be doubled counted to satisfy other areas of a degree.
²: Not for course credit, certificate of successful completion is part of formal acceptance into teacher preparation program
³: Students may take GEOG 1004 Introduction to Human Geography to meet the Pathways requirement, but they will also be required to take GEOG 1104 Introduction to Physical Geography to meet licensure requirement
⁴: Or ECON 2005 Principles of Economics

Approved History Depth Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HIST/AFST 2275	African-American History ¹	3
or HIST/AFST 2276	African-American History
HIST 3144	American Environmental History ¹	3
HIST 3564	The Cold War ¹	3
RLCL 1214	The Medieval World ¹	3
HIST 1515	History of Africa	3
or HIST 1516	History of Africa
HIST 2104	Topics and Critical Issues in US History	3
HIST 2114	Topics and Critical Issues in European History	3
HIST 2124	Topics and Critical Issues in World History	3
HIST 2345	History of the Middle East	3
HIST 2364	History of Japan	3
HIST/RLCL 2384	Gandhi in the Making of Modern India	3
HIST/STS 2715	History of Technology	3
HIST 3004	Colonial America	3
HIST 3014	The American Revolution	3
HIST 3054	The American Civil War	3
HIST 3064		3
HIST 3084	Recent America, 1917-Present	3
HIST 3234	The North American West	3
HIST 3304	The World of Alexander the Great	3
HIST 3334	The Renaissance	3
HIST 3344	The Era of The Reformation	3
HIST 3364	The Age of Revolution and Napoleon	3
HIST 3544	World War II	3
HIST 3554	Age of Globalization	3
HIST 3714	War and Medicine	3
HIST 3774	Digital History	3
HIST 2355	History of China	3

1: Preferred

Approved Political Science Depth Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
PSCI 2014	Introduction to Political Theory	3
PPE 2894	PPE Gateway Course	3
PSCI 3015/3016/PHIL 3015/3016	Political Theory	3
PSCI 3334	Judicial Process	3
PSCI 3424	State and Local Government	3

Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree

University Policy 91¹ requires a student to make satisfactory progress towards a degree. Additionally, licensure programs require that by the time a student has completed 72 credits, they must have passed all licensure examinations, carry an in-major GPA of 3.0, and be accepted into the educator preparation program.

¹: https://policies.vt.edu/91-eligibility-for-continued-enrollment.pdf

University Policy 91 requires a student to make satisfactory progress towards a degree. Additionally, licensure programs require that by the time a student has completed 72 credits, they must have passed all licensure examinations, carry an in-major GPA of 3.0, and be accepted into the educator preparation program.

Graduation Requirements

Credits and GPA

Completion of a minimum of 120 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5; and in-major GPA of 3.0. (In major GPA includes all EDCI and EDEP courses)

Prerequisites

Some courses listed on this checksheet may have pre-/co-requisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.

Additional Requirements

Students must submit passing scores on required state licensure examinations.

Language Study Requirement

Students who do not complete two years of a single foreign or classical language or American Sign Language in high school, may do so by taking six credits of college-level foreign or classical language or American Sign Language. The six credits used to meet this requirement may not be used to satisfy the minimum number of credits required for graduation.