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History
Secondary Education Certification in Social Studies Bachelor of Arts
With Special Education Certification Option 2024-2025 Curriculum
HIS . SPE . BA
A student must complete the course and credit requirements as defined on this curriculum sheet to be a candidate
for the Bachelor of Arts in History with Secondary Education Certification and Special Education Certification .
Additional policies and procedures may be found in the current University Catalog .
GMC : Growing Mercy Connections
GENERAL EDUCATION AND CORE CURRICULUM
MAJOR
Skills for Exploring - 6 Credits
History - 30 Credits
UNV100 GMercyU Success
2
HIS107
World History I
3
UNV101 GMercyU Service
1
HIS109
World History II
3
ENG101
College English
3
HIS131
American Civilization to 1877
3
HIS132
American Civilization from 1877
3
Signature Seminar - 6 Credits
HIS449
Historiography
3
Seminar
3
HIS4000
Research Seminar Capstone
3
Seminar
3
HIS
Elective
3
HIS
Elective
3
Exploring Society and Global Diversity - 15 Credits
HIS
Elective
3
SOC100
Principles of Sociology
3
HIS
Elective
3
POL101
American Government
3
PSY100
General Psychology
3
PA State Certification in Social Studies - 48 Credits
Economic Elective
3
EDU100
Education in America
3
Geography Elective
3
EDU222
Adolescent Psychology
3
Exploring the Natural World , Mathematics
EDU300
Pre-Student Teaching
3
EDU301
Educational Psychology
3
CIS , BIO , CHM , PHY or SCI Elective
3
EDU319
Selected Topics in Sec Education
3
MTH Elective
3
EDU325
Secondary Methods & Materials
3
MTH Elective
3
EDU351
Meeting the Needs of English Language
3
EDU498
Student Teaching & Professional Seminar 3
12
Exploring the Spiritual World - 9 Credits
SPE215
Exceptional Person for Secondary Students
3
PHL Elective
3
RS Elective
3
RS Elective or PHL Elective
3
Exploring the Arts and the Imagination - 12 Credits
ENG200
Public Speaking
3
Foreign Language 1
3
Foreign Language 1
3
ENG Elective 2 3 1 Must be two semesters of the same foreign language ( SPA201
does not fulfill this requirement ). 2 Students must take a literature-based course
SPE231 Mild / Moderate Disabilities 3
SPE232
Students with Complex Needs in the Educational Setting
3
SPE331
Implementing Inclusionary Practices for
3
Mild / Moderate Population
SPE332
Assessment and Instruction for Students with
3
Complex Needs
3 Students must apply for approval through the School of Business and Education
at the beginning of the spring semester ( January / February ) before the academic
year they intend to take this course .
Curriculum sheets for all education programs at Gwynedd Mercy University are subject to change pending program specific competency changes in certification by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . New regulations in 22 PA Code Chapter 49 may result in changes for teacher education programs at Gwynedd Mercy University .
INTERNSHIP- The school of Arts and Sciences recommends that all students complete a minimum of one internship for the bachelor degree program . An internship requires approval of the Dean .
Education Requirement - A student who receives a grade lower than a C + in an education course will not be able to proceed to any other education course until the deficient course is repeated with a satisfactory grade of C + or higher . Grade / GPA Requirement - The minimum passing grade within the major is C ( a grade of C- is not acceptable ). Furthermore , after a student has completed two 15-week semesters as a declared history major , the student must have achieved and thereafter maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the major in order to remain in the history program . The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.0 .
Credit Requirements - A minimum of 135 credits is required for this degree .
Office of the Registrar Revised 8 / 27 / 2024