Teaching of History								History
	M.A.T. & M.Ed.
								Completed	Hours
		General Education Requirements for Teacher Certification in Illinois*
Note: UIC courses are listed,		English Composition: (6 hours required)
equivalent courses may be			English 160						_____ (     )
accepted.			English 161						_____ (     )
		Social Sciences: (9 hours required)
			Psychology 100						_____ (     )
			History 103 or 104		____________________				_____ (     )
			Political Science 101						_____ (     )
		Humanities:(15 hours; including one Non-Western/Third World
				course and English literature course)
			Non-Western		____________________				_____ (     )
			English Literature		____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
		Natural Sciences: (9 hours required; one biology, one physical science
			and one lab)
			Biology		____________________		Lab?   Y / N		_____ (     )
			Physical Science		____________________		Lab?   Y / N		_____ (     )
					____________________		Lab?   Y / N		_____ (     )
* Must carry college-
level math credit.		Mathematics (3 hours required) *
					____________________				_____ (     )
** Choose one or two		Kinesiology (physical education, 2 hours required) **
from the following: Kine 108, 135					____________________				_____ (     )
136, 137, 140, 151, 196, 226,					____________________				_____ (     )
236, 237, 267, 353, or 354.
(Course credit hours vary).		Speech (3 hours required)
					____________________				_____ (     )
*** Entrance requirement: 18		Undergraduate History Requirements ***
undergraduate hours in history
(32 hours are required for		World History (6 hours)			____________________				_____ (     )
certification).					____________________				_____ (     )
		European History (6 hours)			____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
		U.S. History (12 hours)			____________________				_____ (     )
			Hist 103 or 104		____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
					____________________				_____ (     )
									History
	Teaching of History		Name: ____________________  SS# _________________  Date: __________
	M.A.T. & M.Ed.
		Degree Tracks with Suggested Courses of Study:
		M.A.T. with Certification
			1) History:
			a.	Major Field:	(students must take both the colloquia and the seminar in their major field)
				Colloquia:		____________________			_____ ( 4 )
						____________________			______( 4 )
† Other major fields include				Seminar:		____________________			_____ ( 4 )
African, British, Latin -				Major Fields:  US = Hist 551(8hrs) & 552(4hrs),  Europe = Hist 511(4hrs) & 512(4hrs)
American, Medieval, and				Other Major Fields: See Graduate Handbook for History †
Russian history.			b.	Minor in the Teaching of History:
students interested in these				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of World History					_____ ( 4 )
areas should consult their				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of Modern European History					_____ ( 4 )
advisor for further information.				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of United States History					_____ ( 4 )
			2) Education Minor (14 semester hours and 100 clock hours of clinical experience) ††
†† Students are required to			a.	Education 402 or 403		____________________			_____ ( 3 )
complete a total of 100 clinical			b.	Education 421, 422, or 445		____________________			_____ ( 3 )
observation hours.  90 of these			c.	Education 432 (60 hours of clinical experience)					_____ ( 5 )
hours are associated with			d.	Special Education  410 (30 hours of clinical experience)					_____ ( 3 )
course work.  The remaining			3)  History 475 & 476  (Student Teaching)						_____ (12)
10 hours must be arranged by		M.A.T. without Certification
the student.			1) History: (32 sem. hours minimum)
			a.	Major Field:	(students must take both the colloquia and the seminar in their major field)
				Colloquia:		____________________			_____ ( 4 )
Note: An endorsement						____________________			______( 4 )
for teaching in				Seminar:		____________________			_____ ( 4 )
middle-school				Major Fields:  US = Hist 551(8hrs) & 552(4hrs),  Europe = Hist 511(4hrs) & 512(4hrs)
(grades 6-8) requires two				Other Major Fields: See Graduate Handbook for History †
additional courses:			b.	Minor in the Teaching of History:
CIE 484 and EPSY 446.				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of World History					_____ ( 4 )
				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of Modern European History					_____ ( 4 )
				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of United States History					_____ ( 4 )
			c.	Minor Field: ____________________ (8 sem. hours required)
				____________________					_____ ( 4 )
				____________________					_____ ( 4 )
		M.Ed.  with Certification
			1)  History (minimum of 33 hours in history required, including 16
			graduate hours in history at UIC)
			a.	Teaching of History: (8 sem. hours minimum)
				Choose two from the colloquia on the teaching of history:
				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of World History					_____ ( 4 )
				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of Modern European History					_____ ( 4 )
				Hist 500: Colloquium on the Teaching of United States History					_____ ( 4 )
			b.	Major Field Colloquium and Research Seminar (8 sem. hours)
				Colloquium:			____________________		_____ ( 4 )
				Seminar:			____________________		_____ ( 4 )
				(Major Fields:  US = Hist 551 & 552.  Europe = Hist 511 & 512,
				for other major field, consult graduate handbook for history)
			2)  Education Courses  (see College of Education advisor)
			3)  History 475 & 476  (Student Teaching)						_____ ( 12 )
Important Information:
1)  Students must apply for the certification option during their first semester of the program.
Students can obtain this application from the Council on Teacher Education located in EPASW 3015.
2)  Students should apply for Student Teaching TWO SEMESTERS before they plan to Student Teach.