History and Social Science Education Content Checklist
Please complete this form thoroughly and turn in with your program application
NAME___Nicholas R. Baker
ID# (last 4 digits)_____4180_______
DATE____5/11/14______
MAJOR___________History_________________
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
Hist 3205
Hist 3084
Hist 3254
Hist 3274
Hist 3014
Hist 3314
Hist 2004
Hist 3644
Hist 2124
Hist 2984
Hist 2346
Hist 4004
Hist 121
Hist 122
Hist 111
US South
A
Recent America, 1917-Present B+
The Vietnam War
A
The Greek City
BAmerican Revolution
AThe Later Roman Empire
B
Historical Methods
ATwentieth Century Russia
B
Issues in World History
A
SS: Hist Sci Islamic World
B+
History of the Middle East
B
Sociocultural Topics
A
US History Part I
B
US History Part II
A
History of World Civilizations A
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
PSCI 1014
PSCI 2014
PSCI 1024
PSCI 3324
PSCI 3354
PSCI 2054
US Gov & Politics
B+
Intro to Political Theory
B+
Comp Gov & Politics
B
The Presidency
B
Con Law Structures and Rels B
Introduction to World Poli A
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
Geo 220
Geog 1004
Geog 1104
Course Title
Grade
World Regional Geography
Intro Human Geography
Intro Physical Geog
A
B
B+
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
Econ 2006
Course Title
Principles of Economics
Grade
B
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 _____________75____________
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: __Nicholas R. Baker____
Date_____5/11/14___
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) __X_
Under grad QCA 3.0 _X__ for regular
admission
Graduate Application __X__ (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
__X__
Passing Scores on VCLA__X__
Score ____539___
Score____532_____
test___Praxis__(praxis/sat/act)
Passing Score on Praxis II (5) 0081__X__
Score____166______
Include subcategory Scores
1) Behavioral Science _7__ 2) Econ__11_
3) US History_12_ 4) World History_16_
5) Geog __13_ 6) Civics and Gov’t __16__
Licensure Checklist (this form) ___X___