(66-70 credits)
In addition to the University’s general education and other graduation requirements, students must complete the following courses. Some supporting course requirements can also fulfill general education requirements. At least 24 credits must be taken at Rockford University of which at least 15 credits, including Senior Seminar, must be at the 300- or 400-level.
For students desiring to teach at the middle or high school (secondary) level, the state of Illinois requires a content area major and secondary education minor. Licensure in history prepares a student to teach history, government, anthropology/sociology, economics, psychology, and geography at the introductory level, and history at the honors and advanced placement (AP) level. Requirements for the major are augmented by coursework in the additional fields required for social science teaching.
Required Core Courses (36 credits)
Two of the following four courses (6 credits)
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization I:1600BCE to 900CE | 3 |
| HIST 102 | Western Civ II: circa 900 to 1688 C.E. | 3 |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization III: circa1600-1871 | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Modern Europe | 3 |
Two of the following three courses (6 credits)
| HIST 110 | Creation of the United States: 1600-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Evolution of the United States 1865-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Modern America since 1945 | 3 |
All of the following courses (24 credits)
| One non-western History course | 3 |
| Additional History courses | 15 |
| HIST 395 | Reading Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 495 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Required Supporting Courses (15-19 credits)
One of the following three options (3-8 credits)
| MATH 223 | Beginning Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 224 | Elements of Statistics | 4 |
| Two Semesters of foreign language | 6-8 |
All of the following courses (12 credits)
Required Licensure Courses (12 credits)
Plus the Secondary Education Minor (39 credits)