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Nov 24, 2024
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2019-2020 LSUA Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History with a Minor in Education Leading to Secondary Education (6-12) Certification, BA
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The Bachelor of Arts in History with a Minor in Education Leading to Secondary Education (6-12) Certification provides students majoring in history with the opportunity to complete the course work required for certification to teach grades 6-12 in Social Studies.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of history.
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Graduates will demonstrate a working knowledge of the tools of information technology (the “tools” include but are not limited to internet, digital and print materials including scholarly journals, primary resources, etc.).
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Graduates will demonstrate competence in research methodologies, including the ability to organize and present the results of historical research (this may include written as well as oral components).
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Graduates will demonstrate critical thinking skills appropriate to the study of history.
Admission Requirements
Students must meet all requirements for admission to the university. The Bachelor of Arts in History has no separate or special admission requirements. The Minor in Secondary Education has special admission requirements that can be found here .
Degree Requirements
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Students must complete all of the requirements pertaining to baccalaureate degrees as specified in Degree Requirements .
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Students must complete at least 45 semester hours at the 3000-level or above and at least 15 semester hours at the 4000-level.
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Students are required to make a grade of “C” or higher in HIST 1001 , HIST 1003 , HIST 2055 , HIST 2057 and in all 24 hours of advanced history electives.
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History courses for which students earn a grade of “D” may be counted as free electives.
Degree Audit
A fillable degree audit sheet for students and their academic advisors is available here.
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Total Credits: 120
Courses with asterisks are not required by the minor but should be taken by students who wish to pursue Secondary Education Certification upon degree completion.
General Education Requirements
See list of approved courses in the General Education section of the catalog.
Natural Sciences
Students must take either six hours of biology and three hours of physical science or six hours of physical science (in a single discipline) and three hours of biology.
Major Requirements
For Advanced History Electives, students must take either 15 hours in non-United States history and six hours in United States history OR 12 hours in United States history and nine hours in non-United States history. All hours must be taken at the 3000-4000 level.
Electives
- English Literature Elective Credits: 3
- Foreign Language Electives Credits: 6
- Free Elective Credits: 3
All LSUA courses, except developmental courses, are approved electives for the Bachelor of Arts in History. Courses transferred from other accredited institutions are approved if they are equivalent to LSUA courses. Transfer courses that were not evaluated as equivalent to LSUA courses (e.g., 2***; 3***) will be considered on an individual basis.
Suggested Sequence of Courses
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