Requirements for the History/Social Science Major with Teaching are 42 hours, including 32 credits in History and 10 credits in Social Sciences:

Major Requirements
Social Sciences10
ECON 211
Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 211
General Geography
PSCI 135
American Politics and Government
History
Core Research Sequence8
HIST 201
Why History? (Usually taken during the freshman or sophomore year)
HIST 494
Christianity and Historical Study (Senior Seminar)
American History8
HIST 251
American History to 1865
HIST 252
American History from 1865
World History & Electives 116
CORE 312
AIS: Native Chicago: American Indians in the Midwest 2
CORE 317
AIS: Media Revolutions from Gutenberg to Google 2
CORE 383
AIS: Christianity in Korea 2
CORE 391
AIS: Sports and Christianity in America 2
HIST 102
Exploring the Global Past (World History Since 1500 Survey Section)
Select 4 credits of European history
Select 4 credits of Global Studies history from Asia, Africa, or Latin America
Select 4 credits of other history electives or CORE 312, CORE 317, CORE 383, or CORE 391
Total Credits42
1

Three electives must be 200 or 300 level, and at least one must be 300 level. All should be HIST prefixes, unless CORE 312, CORE 317, CORE 383, or CORE 391 are chosen as the student's AIS.

2

Optional elective. Per college-wide policy, students may only take one AIS course total while at Wheaton.

Note: Students must also complete the Secondary Education Major, which prepares students for licensure. If a student chooses to drop the Secondary Education Major, they must switch from History/Social Science with Teaching to History. If a student wants to pursue the Accelerated Master’s in Teaching, which also prepares students for licensure, they should major in History and complete the Pre-Licensure Secondary Education Certificate.