History

Along with completing required secondary education courses, students majoring in history must fulfill the following requirements:

• History 200, 201, 202, 362
• ONE COURSE from U.S. History at the 300-level:
• ONE COURSE from Western History I: History 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 312, 315, 352
• ONE COURSE from Western History II: History 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 316, 317, 353
• ONE COURSE from Non-Western History:
• TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES from U.S., Western (I or II), or Non-Western History

Note: To enroll in Secondary Education 410, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours of courses in social science/history, including Economics 214, Geography 400, History 201 and 202, and Political Science 202. Students must have completed History 200 and one 300-level course in Non-Western History, Western History, and U.S. History. (General Education courses may be counted to meet this requirement.) Also, students must have maintained a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in all required courses in the program.

Certification Courses
To be certified to teach history in Rhode Island secondary schools, students must also complete seven of the certification courses listed below. If students complete the certification courses, they may be eligible for Rhode Island endorsement to teach social studies, economics, geography, and political science. Students may be eligible for endorsement to teach anthropology and/or sociology, if they take two of the designated anthropology courses (see below) and/or two of the designated sociology courses (see below). Only one course in these disciplines is required if endorsement in these disciplines is not sought.

• Economics 214, 215
• Geography 400
• Political Science 202
• ONE COURSE from Anthropology 101, 205; Sociology 200, 202, 208
• ONE COURSE from Geography 101, 312, 320, 337, 408
• ONE COURSE from Political Science 208, 337, 357, 358