Bachelor of Arts in History - Social Studies Teaching

The Social Studies Teaching concentration is for students who plan to teach in middle school, junior high, or high school. Students must also complete the requirements for the Social Studies Undergraduate Teaching Licensure through Educator Preparation in the College of Health and Human Sciences. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: Analyze and interpret historical materials, such as documents, artifacts, and images. Engage in chronological reasoning, to understand causation and change over time. Examine critically how people in the past understood their own history, in scholarly works and in popular forms such as myths or commemorations. Interpret, write, and speak about the past using evidence and according to the standards and expectations of the historical discipline. Demonstrate proficiency in contemporary theory & practice of secondary education.

Students need to submit their most-recent transcripts or mark sheets. If a record is not in English, a certified literal English translation must accompany the official transcript. Only transcripts sent directly from the school or stamped and sealed are considered official. Admissions decisions are provisional until we receive your final transcript verifying graduation. In general, students with a 3.0+ GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and a steady or upward trend in grades are admitted to CSU.