History Major/Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration (Bachelor of Arts)

History majors may pursue Massachusetts state licensure by adding the secondary education concentration. In doing so, they can become licensed in the state of Massachusetts to teach grades 5-12. Students in the secondary education concentration complete first year and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, followed by a junior year pre-practicum and senior year full-practicum experience. Upon graduation, Endicott education students have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the state of Massachusetts and are eligible to pursue licensure in many other states.

The secondary education concentration consists of seven courses plus a full-semester practicum. It has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For more information see the School of Education’s Secondary Education Teacher Licensure section of the Catalog.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits: 127-128

First Year - Credits: 32

World Language (Cr: 6)

ED 010 - Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 111 - Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
ED 125 - Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
HST 101 - Western Civilization I (Cr: 3)
HST 102 - Western Civilization II (Cr: 3)
HST 103 - United States History I (Cr: 3)
HST 104 - United States History II (Cr: 3)
HST 201 - Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ED 030 - Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
ED 211 - Clinical Field Based Experience II (Cr: 2)
ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
ENG 218 - Argument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement
HST 235 - Public History (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement
IDS 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)
POL 113 - American Government and Politics (Cr: 3)
PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 32

History Electives (Cr: 6)
(must be at the 300 level)
Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
ED 330 - Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
ED 380 - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
IDS 302 - Methods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 31-32

General Education Electives (Cr: 9)
- One must be above the 100 level.
Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3-4)

EC 400 - Senior Transition (Cr: 1)
ED 400 - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
HST 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
HST 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
Or
HST 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the history program, students will:

Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary approaches to the study of history.
Communicate effectively within the conventions of the discipline of history.
Interpret primary sources and use them to develop historical arguments.
Place events, people, texts, objects, and ideas in their proper historical context, with attention to categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, class, and culture.
Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
Implement skills learned in coursework in professional contexts through a series of internships.