History

The Four-Year Integrated (FYI) and Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) History Subject Matter Programs for the Single Subject Credential, which represent a collaboration between the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, prepare students for a career teaching History-Social Science at the middle school and/or high school level. The FYI/JYI programs make it possible for a student to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Single Subject History-Social Science Preliminary Credential in four years for incoming freshmen (FYI) or three years for transfer students (JYI). These programs meet the California CTC subject matter requirements for the History-Social Science Single Subject Preliminary Credential. For additional details on the Single Subject Credential Program, see the Credential and the Department of Secondary Education sections in this Catalog.

Completion of the degree in History will provide students with knowledge of the political, economic, social and intellectual development of the world’s principal civilizations, notably United States civilization, Western civilization and the civilization of one other area of the world. Included also are the principal personalities, events, ideas and relationships that are the basis of historical studies, as well as a knowledge of various historical methods and historiography that will lead to a better understanding of: (a) how historians approach the past; (b) the value and limitations of various kinds of historical writings; and (c) how to explore the evolution of history as an academic discipline.

The JYI History Subject Matter Program integrates History-Social Science subject matter coursework and the coursework included in professional preparation for a career in teaching. The program includes all History major and teaching credential coursework. For admission, students must be juniors who have completed the lower division General Education requirements and the lower division core requirements for the History major. Students who successfully complete the requirements earn both a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Single Subject History-Social Science Preliminary Credential in three years.

1. Program Requirements for Students in the JYI program

1. The following courses are a prerequisite for admission into the JYI program: ECON 161; GEOG 150; HIST 110; HIST 111; HIST 145 or HIST 161 or HIST 185 or HIST 192; HIST 270; HIST 271; POLS 155. Students should use ASSIST to check which General Education courses at California Community Colleges will satisfy the prerequisite requirements.
2. Students should meet with the FYI/JYI advisor once a semester.
3. Students should maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher.
4. Students should earn a grade of “C” or better and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in ECON 161; GEOG 150; GEOG 321; HIST 110; HIST 111; HIST 145 or HIST 161 or HIST 185 or HIST 192; HIST 270; HIST 271; HIST 301; HIST 417 or HIST 488; HIST 497; POLS 155; Upper Division GE Section F; Upper Division Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History; Upper Division European History; and Upper Division U.S. or Canadian History.
5. Students should earn a grade of “C” or better and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in AAS 417 or AFRS 417 or ARMN 417 or CHS 417 or ELPS 417; EPC 420; HSCI 466ADO; SED 511; SED 514; SED 521; SED 525EN; SED 529; SED 554; SED 555; and SPED 420.
6. Students should complete a Professional Teaching Portfolio (SED 555).
7. Students should develop and complete an Induction Plan (SED 555).

2. Required Courses (72 units)

Fall Semester, Year 1 (12 units)

HIST 389 Disability in American History and Law (3)
Choose 3 Upper Division units from GE Section F: Comparative Cultural Studies (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Section B5: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (3)

Choose one of the following two HIST courses:

HIST 417 California for Educators (3)
HIST 488 California (3)

Spring Semester, Year 1 (12 units)

EPC 420 Educational Psychology of Adolescence (3)
GEOG 321 United States (3)
HIST 301 The Historian’s Craft (3)
Upper Division U.S. or Canadian History (3)

Fall Semester, Year 2 (12 units)

HIST 497A-Z Proseminar (3)
SED 511 Fundamentals of Secondary Education in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
Upper Division Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History (3)
Upper Division HIST any area (3)

Spring Semester, Year 2 (12 units)

HIST 498 Tutorial in History (3)
SED 521 Content Area Literacy and Learning in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
SED 525SS Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3)
Upper Division European History (3)

Additional Requirements for Spring Semester

Year 2 students should:

1. Have at least 45 clock hours of early field experience with a group(s) of school-aged children appropriate for the student population with whom they will be working.
2. Take the CBEST examination.
3. Apply for admission to the Credential Program.
4. Apply for the Certificate of Clearance from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Fall Semester, Year 3 (12 units)

HSCI 466ADO Health Issues of the Adolescent (1)
SED 514 Computers in Instruction (3)
SED 529 Teaching English Learners in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
SED 554/S Supervised Field Experience and Seminar (3/2)

Spring Semester, Year 3 (12 units)

SED 555 Supervised Practicum for the Single Subject Credential (4)
SED 555S Practicum Seminar for the Single Subject Credential (2)
SPED 420 Designing Equitable Learning Through Universal Design (3)

Choose one of the following five courses:

AAS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
AFRS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
ARMN 417 Equity and Diversity in School (3)
CHS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)

3. General Education

History majors in the Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) option satisfy General Education requirements by completion of the major.

Total Units Required for JYI History/Social Science: 72 units