General Catalog 2025-2026

Secondary Education in History (BA)

The Metropolitan and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education in History

General Education Requirements 48 credits
Core Course Requirements 38 credits
Major Requirements 39 credits
Elective Courses 6 credits
Total 131 credits

General Education Requirements - 48 credits

Forty-eight (48) credits are required in General Education Requirements for this Program. Students will take GEHS 3020 or 3050 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Esthetic Thought category. They are exempt from taking the course GEHS 2010. Courses GEST 2020 and 2030 are required in the Scientific and Technological Context category.

Core Course Requirements - 38 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3013Teaching Strategies

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4012Classroom Research

2

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4050Curriculum Design

2

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

Major Requirements - 39 credits

HIST 1020The AncientWorld

3

HIST 1030The Medieval World

3

HIST 1040The Modern World

3

HIST 1050The Contemporary World

3

 

HIST 2030Colonial Latin America

3

Or

HIST 2035Latin America Since its Independence

3

 

HIST 2050Puerto Rico I

3

HIST 2055Puerto Rico II

3

HIST 3050United States I

3

HIST 3055United States II

3

 

HIST 4020Historiography

3

Or

HIST 4210Historical Research

3

 

EDUC 3565Methods and Techniques for Teaching History

3

One of the following courses:

HIST 2040The Caribbean Since the 17th Century

3

HIST 3040Africa

3

HIST 3060Asia

3

HIST 3070Russia until 19th Century

3

HIST 3075Russia During the 19th and 20th Centuries

3

One of the following courses:

GEOG 1144Introduction to Cultural Geography

3

GEOG 3274Economic Geography

3

GEOG 4224Political Geography

3