History and Social Science Education Content Checklist
Please complete this form thoroughly and turn in with your program application
NAME_____________________________________ ID# (last 4 digits)_______________________________
DATE__________
MAJOR_______________________________________________
MINOR(S )___________________________________________
1) For admittance into the graduate licensure program in history and social science
education you must hold an undergraduate degree in a social science (e.g. history,
political science, economics, geography, philosophy, IDST, etc)
2) You must also complete specific coursework in History (18 hours minimum),
Political Science (18 hours minimum), Geography (9 hours minimum) and
Economics (3 hours minimum). Complete the checklist of required courses below.
Courses in Geog and Political Science may be double counted. If you choose to take a
course pass/fail always check with your undergraduate advisor to make sure you
are meeting requirements for your undergraduate degree.
CHECK COURSES TAKEN OR COURSES IN PROGRESS
Required History Coursework (18 hours min)
A. United States History
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
(1) HIST 1115/1116: History of the United States (sequence)-----OR
(2) HIST 1004: Introduction to US History-----------------------------OR
(3) AP/ DUAL CREDIT US History on college transcript-------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Virginia History/US South
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
(1) HIST 3224: History of Virginia--------------------------------------OR
(2) HIST 3205: US South--------------------------------------------------OR
(3) Virginia Community College System: Specifically HIS 281 ----HIST of Virginia I
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C. World History- Western and Non Western
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
(1) COMPLETE ALL THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES**
HIST 1024: Ancient History
HIST 1025/26: Intro to European Civ (complete the sequence)
HIST 1214: History of the Modern World
HIST 2124:Critical Issues in World History-----------------------OR
(2) AP/ DUAL CREDIT World History on college transcript--------OR
(3) Virginia Community College System: -------------------------------Specifically HIS 111: History of World Civ I. and
HIS112: History of World Civ II.
**If you are struggling to complete the identified five course VT requirement
for World History, please meet with Dr. Becker or a history advisor to identify
equivalent upper level World history courses that fulfill the State’s World
History content requirements. Attach an official letter from the history
department to this checklist that certifies you have met the World History
content requirements for licensure.
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Please list all history courses taken below- minimum 18 hours:
Course Number
Course Title
Grade
Required Political Science Coursework (18 hours
min)
A. US Government and Politics
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) PSCI 1014: Introduction to US Government and Politics--------OR
(2) AP/DUAL CREDIT US Gov/Politics on college transcript-------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Political theory
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) PSCI 2014: Introduction to Political Theory-----------------------OR
(2) PSCI 3015: Political Theory-------------------------------------------OR
(3) PSCI 3016: Political Theory-------------------------------------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. World/Comparative Politics
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) PSCI 1024: Introduction to Comparative Government ---------and Politics
OR
(2) PSCI/GEOG/IS 2064: The Global Economy and World ---------Politics (Preferred as can also be counted as third Geography
course)
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D. State and Local Government/Citizenship Participation
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) PSCI 3424: State and Local Gov.--------------------------------------OR
(2) PSCI 3354: Constitutional Law Structures ------------------------and Relationships
OR
(3) Complete the non-credit Virginia State and Local Civic Education
online module at http://www.civiceducationva.org/.
(Please note this is not a 3-credit course but a module designed
to specifically meet this requirement. You will still
need to accrue 18 hours in political science)
Attach your certificate of completion to this form ---------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please list all political science courses taken below- minimum 18 hours
Course Number
Course Title
Grade
Required Geography (9 hours min)
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
(1) GEOG 1104: Intro to Physical Geography-------------------------(2) GEOG 1004: Intro to Human Geography--------------------------COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) PSCI/GEOG/IS 2064: The Global Economy and ------------------World Politics- (Preferred-may also be counted as
political science course)
OR
(2) GEOG 1014: World Regions-------------------------------------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please list all Geography courses taken below (9 hours minimum):
Course Number
Course Title
Grade
Required Economics (3 hours*)
*If you have taken PSCI/GEOG/IS 2064 The Global Economy and World
Politics or equivalent you still need to complete one of the following
courses below.
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
ECON 2005: Principles of Economics------------------------------------AND/OR
ECON 2006: Principles of Economics------------------------------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please list all economics courses taken below – minimum 3 hours
Course Number
Course Title
Grade
Required SOCIAL SCIENCE Research Methods (3
hours min)
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
(1) HIST 2004: Historical Methods--------------------------------------OR
(2) PSCI 2024: Research Methods in Political Science---------------_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total hours in History & Social Science __________________________
Note: For courses taken at other institution, syllabus or course description may be
required to fulfill content requirement.
Quarter hour = 2/3 semester hour (3QH=2SH)
Completed by: ____________________________________________
Date____________________
Graduate Admission Requirements
Please check off and provide details and copies of information where appropriate. In
addition make sure you make copies of test results for your own files before
submitting to the SOE.
3 Letters of Recommendations (2
Academic minimum) _____
Under grad QCA 3.0 _____ for regular
admission
Graduate Application _____ (easiest to
apply online)
Passing Score on Praxis 1 or after Jan 1st
2014 Praxis Core Academic Skills (or
equivalent SAT or ACT scores)
Program Application including essay
_____
Passing Scores on VCLA_____
Score ________
Score____________
test_____________(praxis/sat/act)
Passing Score on Praxis II (5) 0081_____
Score______________
Include subcategory Scores
1) Behavioral Science ____ 2) Econ_____
3) US History____ 4) World History____
5) Geog _____ 6) Civics and Gov’t _____
Licensure Checklist (this form) _______