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Education with a concentration in history, but speak with an admissions counselor or advisor at the university you are interested in attending.
Major in personal finance so you can better manage your $20,000 yearly salary as a history teacher.
Education and history.
Contact the college/university that you wish to attend. They would be able to give you the exact terminology to answer your question.
However, the answer is probably something like - History Education.
A history major.
Besides that as a teacher you should also have
fair knowledge on other subjects too.
major in education with a minor in history
every college is different, so you need to make sure you ask when you first meet with an academic advisor at your college.
most likely, you will need to double major in History and Secondary Education. Some schools offer a teaching certificate program, but don't actually declare it a major, so you would have to declare History as your major and then also be enrolled in the teaching certificate program.
I TOTALLY disagree with the other answers... major in HISTORY with a minor/ emphasis in education. When you go through teacher credentially (required under No child left behing - don't worry you will get to know and love it!) It will be easier to get a credential in history with a degree in history. BUT, may i advise. why history? and THINK about where you live.(sorry but...) if you live in the south-ish area there are NO teaching jobs for history. (my bf just got a history teaching credential and the people in kentucy basically laughed at her for wanting to find a job there.) ALSO, there are so many damn english teachers, there is no demand for it. how do you feel about math and science? again sorry, but that is where the jobs are at.
ask a teacher or two where you live what teaching jobs are in demand and their advise... you might be surprised at how much they want to help you.
Here is one more thing to consider.. a company called AmeriCORP (americacor?) is a program all over the country that has college aged kids tutoring/ helping out elementary aged kids. GREAT PROGRAM. it does notpay much at first.. BUT after two year orsomething they will give you lots of money for college, you get ons of experience (which is more useful than anything- and you learn that education major stuff first hand) AND when you become a teacher, you will get pushed up on the pay scale. instead of starting at the bottom, you will get year 2 pay your first year. not a huge difference at first, but the difference between year 3 and year 5 pay is substantial.
bottom line, major in your subjct matter-- NOT EDUCATION!! you will learn all of that stuff.
Education with a major in history. Get with a counselor. That is what they are there for.
Don't listen to anyone but Stephanie and Gary. You must major in History with a concentration in Education, not the other way around. In fact, in some states, you can become alternatively certified and skip the education courses altogether. If you don't want to coach, you may also consider a major in Government as well.
Obviously you need to major in history, but you MUST check to be sure that your college of choice has a secondary education teaching program.
When I graduated, I received a Bachelor's Degree in English with Secondary Licensure.
You'll take a ton of history classes, and then as you get older you'll begin taking education classes, finishing off with a practicum or intership for a semester.
CALL THE COLLEGE TO BE SURE. I know a guy who majored in history at Syracuse and wanted to teach, and then got to the end with no education classes...he ended up selling cell phones.
I am a history teacher and the easiest way to be qualified is to major in social studies education. Although there are few SS jobs, you can not be hired to teach only one area - social studies incompasses government, American and World history, psychology, economics, sociology, geography, and sometimes anthropology - so you get a general major/license in social studies. Majoring in history does not qualify you to teach anything other than history, therefore you can not receive a teaching license.
It is much easier to major in education in order to become "highly qualified" and receive your state license. If you major in history, THEN complete a transition to teaching program, you will pay much more and have to take additional courses to earn your license, instead of completing your bachelors, pass an exam, and receive your license all together.
I completed a program that let me bypass nearly all of the education courses and focus on taking social studies credits, plus I started teaching earlier and longer as a student teacher.
Check out Indiana University's Community of Teachers program http://education.indiana.edu/~comteach...
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