Overview

This major is intended for students who want to teach high school social studies, although it is solid preparation for a host of other careers from museum educator to librarian to curriculum designer. Students take courses that encompass the diversity of human experience in the past and in other social studies disciplines. Students enter high school classrooms as early as freshman year, and throughout the program we embed rich clinical and professional development experiences that mean students are well prepared for student teaching and with a network of creative and passionate social studies teachers. Students engage in unique and rewarding professional development and classroom experiences and have the opportunity to earn awards and scholarships just for history majors.

Degree: BA in History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science

Completion time: 127 hours. Most students can graduate in four years.

Internships:

In lieu of internships, students in History with Teacher Licensure participate in a variety of classroom experiences that are embedded into courses such as SED 2000, SOS 2400, SOS 3400, SED 3330/4330, and SPE 4500. This program culminates in a semester-long student teaching experience, which may be completed near EIU, near a student's home district in Illinois, or even in another country through our COST program. 

Accreditation: National Council for the Social Studies and CAEP (Fall 2018)

Resources

- Degree Plan (PDF)
- Program Information in EIU Catalog

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