Meeting General Education Requirements
About General Education (2.0)
The following are the General Education areas:
First Year Seminar- Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- Quantitative Literacy
- Wellness Literacy
- Science Inquiry
Pictured Right: Pres. Obama greets Demiko Ervin ('00) at the Oval Office
WAC
The required writing course in this major is HIS 2800; the Senior Capstone Experience - HIS 4100 - is your senior writing experience. Meeting both writing requirements is automatic since they are mandatory courses in the major.
Special Notes for the Integrative Learning Experience and the Liberal Studies Experience
- The History Department limits to 15 semester hours the number of 2000-level history (HIS) courses that may count toward the major.
- The following courses are required in the major:
- HIS 2201: Survey of American Civilization to 1876 (3 s.h.)
- HIS 2204: Survey of American Civilization Since 1876 (3 s.h.)
- HIS 2800: Writing History (3 s.h.)
- Because History majors are limited to 15 s.h. in 2000-level history, and are required to take 9 s.h. from the three courses listed above, students should therefore take no more than two 2000-level HIS courses in General Education.
- HIS courses at the 1000-level are available in General Education themes, and they provide excellent background content for future History/Social Studies teachers. However, HIS courses at the 1000-level do not count toward the major.
Graduates Taylor Robinson ('16) & Jesse DeStacy ('16) with Dr. Sibaja.
Meeting General Education Requirements
Because it is difficult to meet all 4 designators in one theme - also known as the Integrative Learning Experience, or ILE (which include Fine Arts-FA, Historical Studies-HS, Literary Studies-LS, Social Sciences-SS) - the themes and courses in Gen Ed must be carefully considered. The goal for the ILE is to meet as many designators as possible. Please note that by completing the BS History, Social Studies Education degree, you will meet the Social Science (SS) requirement.
Pictured RIght: (L to R) Program alums Laura Gordon ('05) and Traci Stallings ('04) present with Michael Pruitt (far left-MA graduate) at the NCCSS conference, and as part of the ASU Social Studies PLC.
For a complete list of courses, go to the General Education Programs of Study page and select the year you entered ASU.
NOTE: The following Gen Ed 2.0 ILE themes are ideally suited for Secondary History, Social Studies Education majors:
- American Cultures: Past and Present (U.S. History/Western Hemisphere focus)
- Appalachian Mountains: Commuinty, Culture, and Land (U.S. and N.C. History focus)
- Las Americas (World History/Western Hemisphere focus)
- Revolutions: Social and Political (World History focus)
- How We Know What We Know About the Past: Method, Evidence, Knowledge (Historical & Social Science Skills focus)
For those who began their studies at ASU prior to Fall 2014, and thus fall under older Gen Ed programs (like Gen Ed 1.0), please refer to the .pdf document for the corresponding year on the General Education Programs of Study page.
History Ed ACES students Zach Beasley and Katie Haynes speak to parents and rising freshmen at the 2016 App State Spring Open House.