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Requirements for History Majors, Minors, & History Education

 

Requirements for History and History Education Major
 
           Students are bound by the requirements of the catalog for the academic year that they enter. The requirements for the major and description of all courses are found in the catalog.
The History Department has two tracks for graduation, a history degree and history degree with education certification. The major requires 39 hours. No more than 39 hours in the major (history) may count toward graduation as stipulated in the catalog. Any additional history hours will increase the total number of hours (120) necessary to graduate. Students cannot make less than C- in their major (history). The course may be repeated or another taken in its stead. A student must have a minimum of 2.0 in the major to graduate. At least half of the 39 hours for the major must be taken at Siena. See Part V Transfer Credit for rules regarding transfer of courses for the major.  
Majors should take Hist 101, 201, 202, 203, and 204 in their first two years at the college. History education majors should take Hist 101, 201, 203, and 204 in their first two years at the college. A suggested sequence of courses for History major and History Education is found in Appendix A and B.
 
            Requirements for History major:
6 hours of a foreign language (all hours must be in the same language). American Sign   
 Language does not fulfill this requirement
Hist 101 Shaping of the Contemporary World or Hist 190
Hist 110 The Historian’s Experience (beginning with the 2008-2009 catalog)
Hist 201 West and the World I
Hist 202 West and the World II
Hist 203 American History I
Hist 204 American History II
6 hours of European History (200 level or above)
6 hours of non-European/non-U.S. history (Asia, Africa, Latin American, Middle East; 200 level or above)
Hist 290 Proseminar taken the semester before Hist 499, Capstone
Hist 499 History Capstone (taken in the senior year)
6 elective hours in History (200 level or above)
          
            Requirements for History Education  major:
Completion of History Education gains provisional state certification in social studies, grades 7-12. Application for admission to the student teaching program is made to the Education Department in the semester of the junior year for the semester they wish to teach in the senor year. See the Education Department in the catalog for specific Education requirements. Recommendation of the History Department is required. Minimum academic requirements are an overall gpa of 2.9 and 3.1 in History courses (must have this average at the end of the junior year and maintain it in the senior year); only courses taken at Siena are computed for the gpa requirements. Recommendation is not based solely on academics.
 
6 hours of a foreign language (all hours must be in the same language). American Sign Language does not fulfill this requirement
Hist 101 Shaping of the Contemporary World or Hist 190
Hist 110 The Historian’s Experience (beginning with the 2008-2009 catalog)
Hist 201 West and the World I
Hist 202 West and the World II (beginning with the 2009-2010 catalog)
Hist 203 American History I
Hist 204 American History II
3 hours advanced American History (200 level or above)
Hist 327 New York State History
3 hours of European History (must not be ancient history; 200 level or above)
3 hours of non-European/non-U.S. history (Asia, Africa, Latin American, Middle East; 200 level or above)
Hist 290 Proseminar taken the semester before Hist 499, Capstone
Hist 499 History Capstone (taken in the senior year)
6 elective hours in History (200 level or above)
One course in economics, one course in sociology, and Posc 100
In the Education Department, 28 hours: Educ 210, Educ 260, Educ 261, Educ 461, Educ 481, Educ 485, Educ 487, Educ 488, Educ 495, and Educ 496
Additional certification for 5th and 6th grade can be obtained by successfully completing Educ 360 and Educ 485.
 
History majors who are interested in teaching but not certification might be interested in the Teach for America Program. Student selected for this program commit to teach for two years in low-income areas, typically central cities and remote rural districts. Licensing is not a precondition of employment, but new hires are expected to take courses after they begin teaching. Consult www.teachforamerica.org for more information and an application.
            See also “Strengthening History in Secondary Schools” www.theaha.org/pubs/steeves.html
 
VII. History Minor
 
            A History minor requires 18 hours in History:
Hist 101 or Hist 190
6 hours in one of three areas: American, European, non-European/non U.S. (Asia, Africa,
    Latin American, Middle East)
9 hours of elective History courses