History Secondary Education Certification
History majors also may wish to obtain certification to teach history at the secondary level. Students who complete this secondary education program receive certification to teach in Maryland upon graduation, along with reciprocity for teaching in certain other states. Students must complete requirements specified by the Education Department Secondary Education Certification and meet the following history and social science requirements.
Requirements for Certification
Social Science Requirements (12 credits):
| ECON 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| GEOG 101 | Cultural Geography | 3.0 |
| PSCI 203 | Introduction to U.S. Politics | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12.0 |
Introductory U S History and World History Requirements (15 credits)
| HIST 217 | History of the United States to 1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST 218 | History of the United States since 1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST 264 | Ancient and Medieval World to 1200 | 3.0 |
| HIST 265 | Medieval and Early Modern World, 1200-1800 | 3.0 |
| HIST 266 | The Modern World, 1750 to Present | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15.0 |
Diversity Requirements (6 credits)
| AFHS 257 | The African American Experience | 3.0 |
| HIST 269 | Women in America | 3.0 |
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| HIST 268 | Latin America | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6.0 |
Methodology Requirements (6 credits)
| HIST 373 | Research and Writing in History | 3.0 |
| HIST 470 | Seminar: Topics in History | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6.0 |
EDUC 411 fulfills the History major internship requirement.
Three more courses, distributed as follows (9 credits)
- At least one course must be from each of the following three areas,
- At least two courses must be 300-level history courses, and
- at least one course must focus mainly on a time period before 1500 (i.e., an ancient or medieval period); the ancient/medieval courses are: HIST 202, HIST 300, HIST 309, HIST 312, HIST 314, HIST 347, HIST 354, HIST 365, HIST 366, HIST 371A and are noted as (E) for “Early” after course description:
One course in American History (3 credits)
| HIST 318 | Colonial and Revolutionary America | 3.0 |
| HIST 319 | The Civil War and Reconstruction | 3.0 |
| HIST 320 | America in the Sixties | 3.0 |
| HIST 338 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1929 | 3.0 |
| HIST 339 | New Deal America, 1929-2000 | 3.0 |
| HIST 353 | US Foreign Relations since World War II | 3.0 |
| HIST 358 | African Americans and Sports | 3.0 |
| HIST 359 | Black Women in America | 3.0 |
| HIST 371B | Topics in American History | 3.0 |
| HIST 376 | American Frontiers | 3.0 |
| HIST 377 | Civil Rights and Black Power | 3.0 |
| HIST 378 | Blacks and American Law | 3.0 |
| HIST 379 | Making of the American City | 3.0 |
| HIST 380 | The Native American Experience | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3.0 |
One course in European History (3 credits)
One course in Global History (3 credits)