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2026-2027 Catalog

History, Teaching Social Sciences, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here. 

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
CRES 001: Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies   HIST 012: World Histories & World Geographies  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   ECON 001: Introduction to Economics  
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: Lower Division Quantitative Reasoning
Lower or Upper Division Elective General Education: Lower Division Language

Second Year
Fall Spring
HIST 022: The Golden Road: California History as US History   POLI 001: Introduction to American Politics  or POLI 010: Understanding Political Controversies  
NSED 025: Introduction to Teaching Science and Mathematics in Elementary School - Seminar  and NSED 026: Introduction to Teaching Science and Mathematics in Elementary School - Fieldwork   Major Emphasis Middle School or High School Requirement
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year
Fall Spring
HIST 100: The Historian’s Craft   Major Upper Division HIST Research Intensive
NSED 100: Project Based Instruction: Assessment and Management for Beginning Teachers   Major Upper Division HIST Non-US
Major Upper Division HIST Before 1800 General Education: Upper Division Crossroads
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
NSED 120: Classroom Interactions in Science and Mathematics: A Focus on Equity in Urban and Rural Schools   HIST 190: History Capstone  
Major Upper Division HIST HIST 197: Colloquium in History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies  
General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

SSHA Four-Year Course Plan Text