Secondary Education/History B.A.

Program Requirements

Majors pursuing a dual major in History and secondary education must satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements, and the College speech requirement, COMM 210 , all secondary education requirements, and the following 14 courses as specified and sufficient electives to total 120 credits.

Secondary Education Requirements

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  Level I: Exploring the Profession Coursework

• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education
• EDU 202 - Psychology of Learning and Development

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  Level II: Preparing to Teach Coursework

• EDU 306 - Classroom Applications of Technology at the Middle and Secondary School Level
• EDU 330 - Foundations of Equity and Diversity
• EDU 360 - Foundations of Special Education
• EDU 361 - Inclusive Practices for Exceptional Learners
• EDU 363 - Literacy Across the Curriculum
• EDU 373 - Issues in Middle and Secondary Health Education
• EDU 374 - Secondary Education Pre-Practicum

• This course is a Pre-Practicum experiential residency requirement for all Secondary Education majors. Students register for this course by choosing three weekly hours of clinical work every semester during their sophomore and junior years. The Education field office places registered students in a middle or high school to fulfill this pre-practicum clinical experience. If students are abroad during one of the semesters listed above, they may be excused from this requirement during the abroad semester.

   

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  Certification Area: Social Science/History

  Additional course requirements

• EDU 376 - Secondary Education Practicum (Field Experience)
• EDU 384 - Teaching World Geography
• EDU 396 - Social Science Thinking in Context
• EDU 397 - Social Science Inquiry in Context
• EDU 413 - Capstone: Ways of Knowing - History and Social Studies
• ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics
• POLSC 100 - American Government and Politics

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  Level III: Performing in the Classroom Coursework

• EDU 450 - Student Teaching
• EDU 451 - Student Teaching Seminar

Licensure

All teacher education programs at Roger Williams University are approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Under the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) agreement, our graduates are eligible for certification in Rhode Island and all other states with the exception of Alaska, Iowa and Minnesota.

RWU discloses that the Master of Arts in Special Education and Bachelor of Arts in Education do not satisfy all educational requirements for licensure as an elementary or secondary public-school educator. Certification and licensure requirements are set by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and students interested in learning about RIDE requirements, including state reciprocity policies, should enquire via the RIDE website or the students’ resident state websites for the most current information on licensure requirements for educators.