History - Non-Teaching: 4-YEAR PLAN
All History majors require a minor of your choice, which is not included in the plan, but needs to be considered. A History major may earn a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree. The difference is that a Bachelor of Arts degree requires you to take four semesters of the same foreign language. A Bachelor of Arts degree would be to your advantage, if you are considering a graduate degree in History. Language classes are available through DDN, the internet, and face-to-face.
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester
Choose one or two: HIST 115- Survey of Non-Western Civilizations; HIST 121- Western Civilization I; HIST 151 -United States History I; HIST 257-Early American Indian History and Culture
Spring Semester
Choose one or two: HIST 121 -Western Civilization I; HIST 122- Western Civilization II; HIST 151 -United States History I; HIST 152 -United States History II
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
Choose one or two: HIST 152 -United States History II; HIST 257- Early American Indian History and Culture; talk to your advisor about upper level elective options
Spring Semester
HIST 240- Introduction to Public History and Cultural Resources (Offered only in the spring.); any final survey courses; consider adding an upper level elective
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Choose at least two 300 or 400 HIST electives (3 classes or 9 hours required. Three hours of electives may be earned through an internship.) Do not forget to be taking courses towards your double major or minor.
Spring Semester
Choose at least two 300 or 400 HIST electives; work towards your double major or minor.
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Choose at least two 300 or 400 HIST electives; Take HIST- 80 - Historiography (only offered in the fall); work towards your double major or minor
Spring Semester
Choose at least two 300 or 400 HIST electives; work towards your double major or minor
*Please note: the History Major is 45 credits, or 15 classes. One should plan on completing the required core (Except for HIST 480) by the end of their second year. Upper level electives can be taken that sophomore year, and then spread out throughout the junior and senior years to fulfill the final credits.*
History - Teaching: 4-YEAR PLAN
A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL 101 -Composition I; MATH 102- College Algebra; Natural Science elective w/Lab; HIST 121 -Western Civilization I; HIST 151 -US History I
Spring Semester
ENGL 201 -Composition II; PSYC 101 -General Psychology; SPCM 101 -Fundamentals of Speech; HIST 152 -US History II; HIST 257- Early Am. Indian Hist & Culture
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
SPED 405- Educ. Sec. Students w/Disabilities; Arts & Humanities elective; Natural Science elective w/Lab; HIST 115- Survey of Non-Western Civ (only online every fall); One History upper-level elective
Spring Semester
EDFN 338- Foundations of Am. Education; EDFN 295 -Practicum: Pre-Admission; EPSY 302- Educational Psychology; Two History upper-level electives
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Two to three History upper division electives; 6-8 credits for minor, endorsement, or degree; EPSY 428- Child & Adolescent Development
Spring Semester
INED 411- SD Indian Studies; EDFN 365- Computer-Based Tech. & Lrng.; HIST 476- History of South Dakota (only online every spring); Two History upper-level electives
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
SEED 408- Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom; SEED 495- Practicum; SEED 450 -7-12 Reading & Content Literacy; MLED 480 Middle Level Methods; SEED 415- 7-12 Social Science Methods; HIST 480- Historiography (only offered every fall)
Spring Semester
SEED 488- 7-12 Student Teaching; EDFN 475 Human Relations
