A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
The Combined Degree with Dual Certification Program is a 5-year Program that leads to teacher certification in elementary education (K-6) teacher certification in Teacher of Student Disabilities, a baccalaureate degree in Humanities and master's degree. Interested students must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program as an undergraduate. Students must successfully complete the undergraduate portion of the program in order to be admitted to the Graduate School and complete the one year master's portion of the program.
Please visit the Teacher Education website for the required undergraduate professional sequence of courses, overall course outline, and other important Program requirements, guidelines and procedures. Students are also strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree. For this program, a student must complete the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.25 overall GPA and a minimum 3.25 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 21-24 |
| 37 |
| 51 |
| 10-7 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HUMN 201 | General Humanities I (to 1400) | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | General Humanities II (from 1400) | 3 |
| HUMN 285 | Mythology | 3 |
| HUMN 499 | Senior Humanities Seminar | 4 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| HUMN 217 | Reading Asian Cultures | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credits | 37 |
Electives
History
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| |
| Greek Civilization | |
| Roman Civilization | |
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | |
| Special Topics in Ancient History (Greece, Rome, W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe) | |
| Imaging Medieval and Early Modern Women | |
| The City in Antiquity | |
| Alexander the Great: Legend and Legacy | |
| The Roman Republic | |
| Cleopatra | |
| The Roman Empire | |
| Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology | |
| Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology | |
| Africa in Classical Antiquity | |
| Introduction to Roman Law | |
| Medieval Times | |
| Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | |
| |
| Social History of the United States | |
| Economic History of the United States | |
| United States Foreign Relations | |
| United States Women’s History | |
| African American History | |
| Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | |
| Historical Geography of the United States | |
| History of Russia to 1917 | |
| Russia Since 1917 | |
| United States Immigration History | |
| Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | |
| European Social History | |
| The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | |
| The Nazi Third Reich | |
| The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | |
| Gilded Age and Progressive Era | |
| The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | |
| America in the Sixties: The Crisis of Consensus Liberalism | |
| Urban Politics | |
| Black Politics in the United States | |
| The American Presidency | |
| Contemporary Western European Politics | |
| |
| African History | |
| Early Latin American History | |
| Modern Latin American History | |
| Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | |
| Introduction to Indian Civilization | |
| Introduction to Chinese Civilization | |
| Modern Chinese Civilization | |
| Communist Revolution in China | |
| History of Brazil | |
| Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | |
| Revolutions in Latin American History | |
| Government and Politics of Africa | |
| Government and Politics of China and Japan | |
| Government and Politics of the Middle East | |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Philosophy
Religion
Myth Studies
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ENGL 210 | Myth and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 366 | African Myth and Literature | 3 |
| HUMN 220 | Celtic Mythology | 3 |
| HUMN 221 | Viking Mythology | 3 |
| HUMN 288 | Mythic Traditions | 3 |
| HUMN 320 | Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities (Course may be used if the topic is appropriate.) | 3 |
| HUMN 380 | The Mythology of JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth | 3 |
| HUMN 385 | Greek Tragedy | 3 |
| HUMN 470 | Seminar in Classical Humanities | 3 |
| HUMN 490 | Principles of Mythic Symbolism | 3 |
| RELG 332 | Myth, Meaning and Self | 3 |
National Literature
Art and Music
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ARHT 191 | African-American Art | 3 |
| HUMN 314 | Greek Art | 3 |
| HUMN 315 | Roman Art | 3 |
| HUMN 321 | Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | 3 |
| MUGN 100 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | 3 |
| MUGN 136 | The History of Broadway | 3 |
| MUGN 150 | Influence of Afro-American Culture on Music | 3 |
| MUGN 160 | Introduction to Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| VIST 109 | Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
| VIST 203 | Modern Philosophies of Art | 3 |
| VIST 205 | History of Contemporary Art | 3 |
| VIST 272 | History of Product Design | 3 |
| VIST 305 | Theories of Looking: Critical Theory and Visual Culture | 3 |
Teacher Education Program Requirements
Teacher Education Program Requirements for Combined Degree Programs with Grades K-6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| |
| 3-6 |
| 9 |
| |
| Total Credits | 21-24 |