UWA
Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a MAJOR
IN HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER
CERTIFICATION COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Effective: Fall 2007
Core
Curriculum Requirements
Students
transferring from Alabama public two-year and
four-year colleges and universities should consult
the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas
I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved
courses for each institution. Specific requirements
for students majoring in History: Social Science
Comprehensive Teacher Certification at Alabama public
two-year schools and for UWA pre-History: Social
Science Comprehensive Teacher Certification majors
are included below.
AREA
I -- Written Composition (6 semester hours)
AGSC:
No specific courses required for History: Social
Science Comprehensive Teacher Certification majors
beyond the AGSC requirements.
UWA Course
Titles
AL College
System Course Titles
Choose from one
of the following sequences:
EH 101 and 102, Written English I and II or
EH 103 and 104, Honors English I and II
ENG 101 and 102,
Written Composition I and II
AREA II -- Humanities
and Fine Arts (15 semester hours)
AGSC: No specific courses
required for History: Social Science Comprehensive
Teacher Certification majors beyond the AGSC
requirements.
UWA: Students planning to
complete the bachelor's degree in History: Social
Science Comprehensive Teacher Certification are
required to complete the pattern in humanities and
fine arts as listed below:
UWA Course
Titles
AL College
System Course Titles
Choose one of the following
sequences:
EH 221 and 222, British Literature or
EH 231 and 232, American Literature or
EH 213 and 214, Honors Literature I and II or
EH 221, British Literature I or EH 222, British
Literature II or EH 231, American Literature I, or EH 232,
American Literature II and one of the following:
SP 102 (or higher), Introductory Spanish II
FR 102 (or higher), Introductory French II
PL 100, Introduction to Philosophy
ENG 251 and 252, American
Literature I and II
ENG 261 and 262, English Literature I and II
ENG 271 and 272, World Literature I and II
SPA 102 (or higher), Introductory Spanish II
FRN 102 (or higher), Introductory French II
PHL 106, Introduction to Philosophy
SH 100,
Principles of Public Speaking or
SH 150, Professional Speaking
SPH 106,
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
SPH 107, Fundamentals of Oral Speaking
Choose
two of the following:
AT 100, Introduction to Art
MU 100, Introduction to Music
TH 100, Introduction to Theatre
or, for Honors students, one of the the three
courses listed above and
HR 100, Honors Forum
HR 200, Honors Special Topics:
Interdisciplinary
ART 100,
Art Appreciation
MUS 100, Music Appreciation
THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
THR 126, Introduction to Theatre
AREA III -- Natural
Sciences and Mathematics (15 semester hours)
AGSC: Students planning to
complete the bachelor's degree in History: Social
Science Comprehensive Teacher Certification are
required to complete the pattern in natural science
and mathematics as listed below:
UWA Course
Titles
AL College
System Course Titles
BY 101,
Introduction to Biology I
or
BY 103, Honors
Biology and
BY 102, Introduction to Biology II
BY 212, General Botany or BY 222, General
Zoology
BIO 101, Introduction to Biology
I
BIO 102, Introduction to Biology II
BIO 103, Principles of Biology I
BIO 105, Plant Biology
BIO 104, Animal Biology
Choose
one of the following:
CH 101, Introductory General Chemistry
CH 102, Introductory Organic Chemistry
EN 100, Introduction to Environmental Science
ES 100, Survey of Earth Science
PH 190, Astronomy
PH 100, Survey of Physics
PH 201 College Physics
CHM 104,
Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 105, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
GLY 101, Introduction to Geology I
GLY 102, Introduction to Geology II
AST 220, Introduction to Astronomy
PHY 111, Physical Science I
PHY 112, Physical Science II
PHY 201, General Physics I
Choose
one of the following:
MH 113, Precalculus Algebra
AREA IV -- History,
Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours)
AGSC: No specific requirements
for History: Social Science Comprehensive Teacher
Certification majors beyond the AGSC requirements.
UWA: Students planning to major
in History: Social Science Comprehensive Teacher
Certification at UWA should select courses as
indicated below:
UWA Course
Titles
AL College
System Course Titles
Choose from the following
sequences:
HY 131 and 132, History of Western
Civilization I and II
HY 133 and 134, Honors History I and II
HY 201 and 202, American History I and II
HIS 101,
Western
Civilization I
HIS 102, Western Civilization II
HIS 121, World History I
HIS 122, World History II
HIS 201, United States History I
HIS 202, United States History II
Choose
two of the following:
PS 110, American Government
PY 100, General Psychology
SY 100, Principles of Sociology or SY 110,
Social Problems
POL 211,
American National Government
PSY 200, General Psychology
SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210, Social Problems
AREA V --
Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses for
History: Social Science Comprehensive Teacher
Certification Majors at UWA (19 semester hours)
Contact Name: Dr. David
W. Bowen
Title: Chair, Department of History and Social
Sciences
Phone: (205) 652-3467
e-mail: dwb@uwa.edu
1. Required courses ratified by
the AGSC for History: Social Science Comprehensive
Teacher Certification
Requirements
ratified by AGSC for History with UWA Course
Numbers
AL College
System Course Titles
HY 201
and 202, American History I and II
HIS 201 and 202,
United States History I and II
2. List of courses to
fulfill Area V for major in History: Social Science
Comprehensive Teacher Certification at UWA:
The additional
thirteen semester hours to complete Area V should be
fulfilled by choosing from the following courses (strongly preferred) or other
AGSC Area I - Area IV approved courses:
UWA Course
Numbers
AL College
System Course Titles
EC 231,
Macroeconomics
EC 232, Microeconomics
GY 100, Introduction to Geography
PS 110, American Government
PY 100, General Psychology
SY 100, Principles of Sociology
ECO 231,
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 232, Principles of Microeconomics
POL 211, American National Government
PSY 200, General Psychology
SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210, Social Problems
