History Department

History & Social Studies Certification Information

History serves as an important component for those students planning to teach history or social studies in elementary or high schools upon graduation. At Queens University of Charlotte, the education department oversees all licensure requirements. If you are interested in obtaining certification to teach upon graduation, you must contact the education department. The information provided below offers only a brief guideline for those  students interested in obtaining certification to teach history or social studies. None of the information below addresses courses offered by the education department that students must take to obtain licensure.

Elementary Education Social Studies Specialty Area

Students majoring in elementary education and wishing to complete a social studies specialty must take the following courses:

History 202: The West in the World
History 203: American History to 1877
History 204: American History since 1877
Economics 203: Principles of Macroeconomics
Political Science 201: Introduction to American Politics
Sociology 203: Principles of Sociology

Secondary Education Licensure Requirements for History & Social Studies
Note:  As of academic year 2002-2003 these are the old standards.  The new standards are listed after this section.

To obtain licensure to teach high school history or social studies students MUST complete ALL the requirements for a history major.

For the history department’s major requirements, click HERE.

    1.  Secondary Education Requirements for History

• Must complete all the requirements for a history major
• Must take North Carolina history (not required for history majors)
• Political Science 201: Introduction to American Politics OR Political Science 250: Introduction to Comparative Politics
• Economics 203: Principles of Macroeconomics

• Sociology 203: Principles of Sociology OR Sociology 250: Social Issues and Problems

    2.  Secondary Education Requirements for Social Studies

• Must complete all the requirements for a history major
• Must take North Carolina history (not required for history majors)
• Political Science 201: Introduction to American Politics OR Political Science 250: Introduction to Comparative Politics
• Economics 203: Principles of Macroeconomics
• Sociology 203: Principles of Sociology OR Sociology 250: Social Issues and Problems
• Must take an additional 12 credit hours in related social sciences. Social science courses include the following disciplines:
  Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology. Courses from other disciplines may be substituted upon review.
   

  
  New Standards for Content Area Certification in History-Social Studies:
  (Only Applies to students entering program in academic year 2002-2003)

    

  Content Area Requirements for Secondary Education Social Studies Certification
  Indicator	Course(s) @ QUC	Have/Need	Credit  Hours Needed
  1.      Political Science	1.      Pols 201 2.      Pols 250
  2.      History	33 total credit hours needed in discipline
  3.      Geography	Completed through 8 credits of coursework in history discipline
  4.      Economics	1.      Econ. 203
  5.      Cultural Anthropology	1.      Anth. 201 – OR – 2.      Amst 201 & Soci. 203
  6.      Sociology	1. Soci. 203
  7.      Psychology	1. Psyc. 201
  8.      Social Science Elective	1.  Any upper-level social science course.  Amst. 201 recommended
  Total Credit Hours Needed:

    

For additional information, contact:

Dr. Henry Kamerling
History Department -- MSC 392
Queens College
1900 Selwyn Ave
Charlotte, NC 28274
704-337-2435     kamerlih@rex.queens.edu