Secondary Education
Certification Requirements

Minor Fields

A minor field in World Civilization or U.S. History is intended primarily for students outside of history. Fulfilling a minor field qualifies students to teach either World Civilization and U.S. History in addition to their principal areas of concentration. A minor is the equivalent of four courses.

World Civilization: Minor Field Certification

1. Each of the following:

His 213: Western Civilization, 1750-1914 (1/2 unit)
His 214: Western Civilization, 1914-present (1/2 unit)

2. At least one course from Europe before 1789

His 211. The History of Western Civilization, Ancient to 1492.
His 212. The History of Western Civilization, 1492-1750.
His 241. Tsarist Russia.
His 243. Tudor and Stuart England.
His 244. Studies in Early Modern Europe.
His 246. German History from the Beginnings to World War I.
His 341. History of the Classical World I.
His 342. History of the Classical World II.
His 343. The Fall of the Roman Empire.
His 344. The High Middle Ages.
His 345. The Renaissance.
His 346. The Reformation.
His 347. The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.
His 350. Florence in the Age of Dante and Petrarch.
ID Eurasia I

3. At least one course from Civilizations outside the West

His 261. The World Outside the West, 1500-Present.
His 263. Latin American History.
His 264. The World Since 1945.
His 265. Studies in World History.
His 266. History of China.
His 267. History of Japan.
His 362. Modern China.
His 363. Modern Japan.
His 364. Traditional China.
His 369. History of Modern India.
ID Eurasia II

4. One course from the lists above or the list below.

His 242. The Soviet Union.
His 245. Studies in Modern Europe.
His 247. German History, 1945-Present.
His 348. The French Revolution and Napoleon.
His 349. Nazi Germany.
His 352. Genocide and the Holocaust.
His 268. History of Modern Science.
His 366. Studies in Historiography.
ID Eurasia III

U.S. History: Minor Field Certification

1. Each of the following:

His 213: Western Civilization, 1750-1914 (1/2 unit)
His 214: Western Civilization, 1914-present (1/2 unit)

2. At least one course in American History before 1865:

His 230. American Military History, 1600-1903.
His 331. American Constitutional and Legal History, 1600-1865.
His 333. American Colonial History, 1600-1750.
His 334. The New American Nation, 1750-1815.
His 335. America in the Age of the Civil War, 1815-1877.

3. At least one course in American History after 1865:

His 231. American Military History, 1903 to Present.
His 332. American Constitutional and Legal History, 1865-Present.
His 336. The Search for Order, 1877-1945.
His 337. Modern America, 1945-Present.

4. One course from the lists above or the list below.

His 232. Studies in American Indian History.
His 234. Studies in American Cultural History.
His 235. American Autobiographies and Diaries.
His 236. American Biographies.
His 237. Citizenship in American History.
His 238. The History of Indiana.
His 330. Studies in the History of American Thought.

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Secondary EducationCertification Requirements

Secondary Education
Certification Requirements