History, Comprehensive Social Studies

Curriculum Requirements

The Department of History offers a minor in Comprehensive Social Studies at the baccalaureate level.  The primary mission of the department is to educate both undergraduate students in the search for truth through excellence in teaching, scholarly research, and service, thus developing students with knowledge, technological competence, aesthetic and ethical values to be successful in a global society.  The Department will provide history majors and minors with an educational environment and experience that will prepare them to teach at the secondary school level, or to pursue graduate study.

1. 128 semester hours:

Complete a minimum of 128 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.7or better. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:

Freshmen and sophomore years: complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.

3. Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements

5. Additional Requirements

Program Notes:

Four- Year Curriculum Plan

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Comprehensive Social Studies

 For key to symbols used, please see “key” below.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

*  ENG 1110  -  English Composition I ( 3 )  

*  MFL Level III (3)

* HIST 1320  -  World Societies ( 3 )  

*  PEDU 1541  -  Fitness ( 2 )  

*  MATH GEC Requirement (3)

Spring Semester

*  ENG 1210  -  English Composition II ( 3 )  

*  SOSC GEC Requirement (3)

*  MATH GEC Requirement (3)

*  HUM 2410  -  Arts & Humanities I ( 3 )  or

*  HUM 2420  -  Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )  

+  HEDU 1531  -  Health ( 2 )  

+  HIST 2210  -  United States History to 1865 ( 3 )  

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

*  SCI GEC Requirement (3)

*  HUM GEC Requirement (3)

MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3) (SI)

+  HIST 1100  -  World Societies to 1650 ( 3 )  

+  HIST 2000  -  Historical Writing and Literature ( 3 )  

+  HIST 2220  -  United States History Since 1865 ( 3 )  

Spring Semester

*  SCI GEC Requirement (3)

+  HIST 2890  -  Methods and Applications in History ( 3 )  

=  SOCI 2000  -  Global Societies and Human Behavior ( 3 )   (3) or

=  SOCI 2100  -  Principles of Sociology ( 3 )   (3)

=  GEOG 1000  -  Introduction to Geography ( 3 )    or

=  GEOG 1100  -  World Regional Geography ( 3 )   or

=  GEOG 2100  -  Physical Geography ( 3 )  

=  EDU 2800  -  Computer Utilizations in Instructional Technology ( 3 )  

=  EDU 2600  -  Orientation to Teaching ( 3 )  

Pass Praxis I for Admission to TEP (SOE)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

+  HIST European History (3)

+  HIST Afr, Afr-Am, Lat (3)

&  General Elective (3)

=  EDU 3000  -  Introduction to Educational Psychology ( 3 )  

=  EDU 3010  -  Human Growth and Development ( 3 )  

=  POLS 2100  -  American Government ( 3 )  

Spring Semester

+  HIST 4310  -  History of North Carolina ( 3 )  

+  HIST European History (3)

+  HIST African/African American (3)

=  EDU 3150  -  Instructional Planning ( 3 )  

=  EDU 3170  -  Assessment of Learning ( 3 )  

=  EDU 3030  -  Diversity, Pedagogy and Social Change ( 3 )  

Senior Year

Fall Semester

+  HIST History Seminar (3)

=  ECON 2200  -  Principles of Macroeconomics ( 3 )   or

=  ECON 2100  -  Principles of Microeconomics ( 3 )  

=  EDU 4010  -  Reading In the Content Areas ( 3 )  

= EDU 3120  -  Inclusive Teaching for Students with Special Needs ( 3 )  

+  HIST Elective (3)

Spring Semester

=  EDU 4126  -  Methods and Materials in Social Sciences ( 3 ) 
=  EDU 4226  -  Directed Teaching of Social Sciences ( 6 )  

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 128

Key to symbols used:

+ History Required Courses

* GEC = General Education Curriculum

= Comprehensive Social Studies Required Courses

& General Elective

SI = Speaking Intensive Course; WI = Writing Intensive course

** Placement scores will determine if a student must complete MFL I or II or MATH 1000