| Department: | History, Political Science, & Geography / College of Liberal & Performing Arts |
| Hours Required: | 120 |
| Categories: | Major, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | On-Campus |
This major requires admission to the Educator Preparation Program.
The mission of the education Educator Preparation Program is to prepare candidates who attain educational achievement through collaboration and reflection. To that end the education preparation program (including content departments), collaborates with K-12 schools, Educational Service Cooperatives, Educational Renewal Zones and other local, state, and national organizations to inculcate high standards of educational achievement for all students. The program engages pre-service and in-service teachers, administrators, counselors and other educators to excel in teaching, leadership, scholarship and service.
The EPP holds the established dispositions and competencies, as described in the conceptual framework, as critical for all initial candidates pursuing a degree in the EPP. See the College of Education and Human Performance section in the catalog.
University Requirement (2 hours)
GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (26 hours)
Note: 3 hours of fine arts/humanities and 6 hours of social science requirements are included in the major.
History (27 hours)
HIST 1003 – World History I
HIST 1013 – World History II
HIST 2013 – United States History I
HIST 2023 – United States History II
HIST 3133 – Research Methods
HIST 4083 – History of Arkansas
3 hours of upper-level U.S. History electives
6 hours of upper-level non-U.S. History electives
Social Studies (24 hours)
ECON 2103 – Principles of Microeconomics
FIN 2003 – Personal Finance
GEOG 2003 – Introduction to Geography
PSCI 2003 – American Government: National
PSCI 2013 – State and Local Government: Arkansas and the United States
PSYC 2003 – General Psychology
SOC 1003 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or SOC 2003 – Introduction to Sociology
3 hours of upper-level Political Science or Geography electives
Foreign Language (6 hours)
6 hours of Foreign Language (may be fulfilled by freshman-level courses in the same language or a satisfactory score on a language proficiency exam)
Teacher Education (18 hours)
SPED 4063 – Designing Assessments for General and Special Populations
SPED 4073 – Introduction to Special Education
TEDU 2003 – Introduction to Education
TEDU 3013 – Creating Environments for Learning
TEDU 4093 – Collaborative Practice
TEDU 4373 – Assessment-Driven Social Studies Instruction
Science of Reading Requirement (3 hours)
EDUC 4113 – Reading Diagnostics or EDUC 4203 – Strategies for Content Area Reading
Residency Requirements (14 hours)
TEDU 4001 – Professional Learning I
TEDU 4006 – Residency I
TEDU 4011 – Professional Learning II
TEDU 4016 – Residency II
Minor Requirements:
Minor in History (18 hours)
HIST 1003 – World History I
HIST 1013 – World History II
HIST 2013 – United States History I
HIST 2023 – United States History II
3 hours of upper-level U.S. History electives
3 hours of upper-level non-U.S. History electives
