Requirements for a B.A. in History with Secondary Education Sequence
Advising Worksheet
(Declaring Major Fall 2003 or Later)
How to use this worksheet: This checklist will address the basic requirements for those seeking a B.A. degree in History with Secondary Education Sequence at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. By checking off requirements, you can be certain that you have fulfilled each. This worksheet was adapted from the CSI Undergraduate Catalog, 2003-2005, with corrections. To print out a copy of your transcript to date, go to the CSI Registrar's Resource Page at http://www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/index.html.
Total Credits for the B.A.:
120 total credits, made up of the following:
60 Credits from General Education Requirements
32 from History Major
22 from Secondary Education Program Requirements
6 from Electives
General Education Requirements:
CUNY Skills Assessment Tests:
Pass CUNY Mathematics Skills Assessment Test (CMAT)
Pass CUNY Readings Skills Assessment Test (CRAT)
Pass CUNY Writing Skills Assessment Test (CWAT)

New Student Orientation Requirement:
SPD 101 Issues in College Life (1 credit)
     OR
SKO 100 Freshman Orientation (1 credit) (Open Only to SEEK Students)

Required Courses:
ENGL 111 (3 credits)
ENGL 151 (4 credits)
COR 100 (4 credits)
PED 190 (1 credit)

Scientific Analysis (11 credits):
Science and Technology (8 credits)
Mathematics (3 credits)

Social Scientific Analysis (7-8 credits):
A course in the social sciences at the 200 level (4 credits)
A course in the social sciences (3-4 credits)

The West and the World (4 credits):
A 200-level course meeting the West and the World requirement.

Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (6-8 credits):
A Literature course at 100 or 200 level (3-4 credits)
An Arts/Communications course at 100 or 200 level (3-4 credits)

Pluralism and Diversity (0-4 credits):
A 200-level course meeting the Pluralism & Diversity requirement.

Foreign Language (0-12 credits):
Demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language throught the intermediate level. This requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of one of the following:
A course offered by the Modern Languages Department at the 213 level.
     OR
Proficiency through the 213 level in any language other than English demonstrated by examination.

Requirements for the History Major (36 credits):

HST 200 Introduction to Historical Method
HST 300 Historiography
HST 401 Seminar in Advanced Historical Study
(Please Note: HST 200, 300, and 401 must be taken in separate semesters and may not be taken as Independent Study courses.)

Twenty-four credits of history courses at the 200 level or higher including:
_____ At least one pre-1700 history course (HST 201, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 228, 230, 238, 273, 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323)
_____ At least one modern European history course (HST 270, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280, 284, 328, 332, 375, 384, 386, 388)
_____ At least one United States history course (HST 221, 223, 236, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 262, 263, 269, 286, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 361, 389)
_____ At least one course from a geographical area other than Europe or the United States (world) (HST 204, 205, 206, 207, 207, 209, 210, 211, 213, 217, 222, 234, 235, 265, 266, 290, 291, 292, 315, 327, 330, 331, 370)

Three 300-level courses
_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 395)
_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 395)
_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 395)

The twenty-four credits must include at least three 300-level courses. A 200-level geography course may be used to meet this 28-credit requirement. At most one independent study course may be used to satisfy this requirement. Cumulative GPA in History courses must be 2.0 or higher.
Electives:

Completion of 4-6 hours of elective courses

Social Studies Secondary Education Program Requirements (18-20 credits):

General Requirements to prepare for certification as a Social Studies Teacher:
Minimum 2.75 GPA for admission to all EDS courses.
Completion of History Major Requirements.
Completion of at least 50 semester hours total in Social Sciences, including:           
           Geography (any course, 4 credits)           
           U.S. History (any course, 4 credits)           
           Non-U.S. History (any course, 4 credits)
Completion of Following Secondary Education Courses (paired as below):
EDS 201--Social Foundations of Secondary Education (4 credits)
EDS 202--Psychological Foundations of Secondary Education (4 credits)

EDS 301--Teaching of Secondary School Curriculum in Social Studies (4 credits)
EDS 307--Discovery Learning and Interdisciplinary Instruction (4 credits)

EDS 400--Student Teaching in Secondary Education (6 credits)
EDS 401--Reflection and Analysis in Student Teaching in Secondary Education (2 credits)

Last updated 10/24/2008, by Catherine Lavender, Department of History, The College of Staten Island, The City University of New York. (lavender@mail.csi.cuny.edu)