Students majoring in History and seeking teacher licensure in History/Social Studies must meet the following content requirements:

Complete an endorsement in American History:

• Take HIST 221 & one U.S. pre-1870:  355, 356, 450, 451, 460, 461, or 465.
• Take HIST 222 & one U.S. post-1870:  360, 361, 391, 460, 461, or 465.
• Take one U.S. topical:  307, 353, 354, 365, 366, 380, 386, 389, 396B, 456, 472, 473, 488, 489, or 496B.
•  History course descriptions.

Complete an endorsement in World History:

• Take HIST 201 & one pre-1500:  304, 316, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, or 421.
• Take HIST 202 or 207 & one post-1500:  318, 321, 323, 325, 383, 388, 390, 408, 419, 420, 422, 424, 427, 428, 429, or 431.
• Take one from Non-Europe:  336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 474, or 479.
• History course descriptions.

Complete an endorsement/minor in a third Social Science:

• American Government/Political Science (recommended):  Take POL S 215 and 12 credits from:  241, 251, 305, 306, 310, 319, 320, 344, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 364, 371, 381, 385, 406, 410, 413, 420, 421, 430, 431, 433, 453, 464.  Political Science course descriptions.
• Anthropology:  Take ANTHR 201 and 202; 306 or 309; 307 or 308; and 3 additional credits of ANTHR.  Anthropology course descriptions.
• Economics:  Take ECON 101 and 102 and 9 credits from: 301, 302, 312, 320, 321, 344, 353, 355, 370, 376, 415.  Economics course descriptions.
• Psychology (excluding PSYCH 230 and C I 333):  Take PSYCH 101, & 301; and 9 additional credits of PSYCH (PSYCH 440 recommended).  Psychology course descriptions.
• Sociology:  Take SOC 130 or 134 and 12 credits from: 219, 235, 302, 305, 310, 325, 327, 330, 331, 332, 334, 340, 341, 345, 377, 380, 381, 382, 401, 411, 415, 420, 435, 461, 484, 485.  Sociology course descriptions.
• See the appropriate department for possible additional minor requirements.
  

Complete all remaining History and Social Sciences core requirements.
Complete all remaining University Teacher Education Program requirements.
Complete any and all remaining requirements for a degree in History

• Degree questions?  Contact:  Dr. Kevin Hill

In addition, students pursuing teacher licensure must:

• Earn a grade of B- or above in all History and Social Sciences content courses
• Maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average
• Maintain a minimum 2.75 grade point average in content courses

General Education and Core Social Science Requirements
Curriculum and Instruction Requirements
Political Science content

Four-year plans


Content or UTEP Questions?  Contact:  Dr. Jeff Bremer