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History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science

Study history in depth while preparing to teach high school social studies. You will be in real classrooms as early as your first year and graduate ready for student teaching and Illinois teacher licensure.

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Degree Level
Bachelor of Arts with Teacher Licensure
Delivery
In Person
Time to Degree
8 Semesters
Credit Hours
120 Total, 69 in Major
Careers
Postsecondary, Teachers
History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science students at EIU

Why Study History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science at EIU?

  • Learn through hands-on experience in area classrooms
  • Build broad content knowledge of history, civics, and the other social studies disciplines
  • Work closely with faculty in small classroom settings
  • Collaborate with your cohort and build connections with other preservice teachers
  • Enter your student teaching experience confident and ready to make a difference in your social studies classroom
"I chose to attend EIU because I found it to be welcoming, easily walkable, and the tuition to be affordable. I had also heard that EIU has excellent professors and is a great university for a teacher to get their degree. And my credits were easily transferable from Richland Community College."
Blaine Burns
History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science | Class of 2025
Blaine Burns, History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science at EIU

Hands-On Experience

  • Project-based coursework in history and education
  • Clinical experiences in area classrooms throughout Illinois
  • Opportunities to build your resume each year of the program
  • Engagement in high quality social studies professional development activities
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Hands-On Experience, History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science students at EIU

What You'll Learn

The B.A. in History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science prepares you to teach high school social studies, and it is a fit if you love history, enjoy explaining ideas and want to help young people understand their world. You will take courses that cover the diversity of human experience in the past and in the other social studies disciplines, including civics.

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$54,548
Median Salary 4 Years After Graduation

Career Outcomes

  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Middle School Teachers
  • Secondary School Teachers
  • History Teachers, Postsecondary

Career Insights

Job Outlook Average Outlook
Preparation Needed Extensive (5/5)
Personality Fit Social

Connect With Us

Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz
Professor & History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science Coordinator
blaughlinschul@eiu.edu
2532 Coleman Hall
217-581-3310
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Edmund Wehrle
Professor
efwehrle@eiu.edu
Coleman 2576
217-581-3310
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Billy Panther
Head of Panther Pride
Old Main
217-581-2223
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