History Education Minor

Secondary Education Minor

Educating others about our heritage

A history education minor provides you with broad-based knowledge in a variety of historical topics, including world, U.S. and global history. Through elective courses, you can tailor this 24-hour minor to complement your major program of study.

Please note that the history education minor is a non-certifiable program. If you want to be fully certified to teach history or social sciences in public high schools, consider pursuing a major in history education.

Minor requirements

To complete a minor in history, you must complete the following courses:

History Minor

Bachelor of Science in Education (Non-Certifiable)
  1. HST 103(3) or 104(3).
  2. HST 121(3) or 122(3).
  3. One survey course in African, Asian, Latin American or Middle East civilization: HST 323(3), 335(3), 350(3), 370(3), 371(3), 380(3), 381(3).
  4. One course in U.S. History: HST 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 340(3), 345(3), 375(3), 509(3), 510(3), 515(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
  5. One course in Ancient or European History: HST 340(3), 343(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 369(3), 541(3), 542(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 553(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3).
  6. Three hours of HST elective at the 200 level or above.
  7. Two of the following: ANT 100(3), PLS 101(3), ECO 155(3), GRY 100(3), SOC 150(3).
  8. Three hours of courses at the 200 level or above in one of the following areas: ANT, PLS, ECO, GRY, SOC.

Adding a minor

To add a minor, visit the Academic Advising and Transfer Center in University Hall 109. You may need to receive a signature from the head of the department of history to authorize the addition of a history education minor.