2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

CCV Liberal Studies (AA) to VTSU History (BA) and Education: Secondary with Special Education (BA)


Catalog Year: 2026-2027

Program Code: S.BA.HIS.SED.PTH

This transfer pathway will help you plan courses at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) that will meet course specific requirements at VTSU.   

  • CCV and VTSU are both a part of the Vermont State College System (VSCS). Students have one common VSCS transcript. As such, courses taken at CCV are not considered transfer credit.   

  • Students who have completed an associate degree at CCV will have completed all associate-level general education requirements at VTSU.

  • VTSU accepts all general education credits and associate’s level VSCS graduation standards from CCV.   

  • Transfer courses from regionally accredited institutions will be accepted if grades are C- or better.  

Join this transfer pathway by completing the CCV to VTSU Pathways Form

CCV: Liberal Studies, AA     

VTSU: History, BA and Education: Secondary and Special Education, BA 

General Education: First Semester Seminar - CCV  

INT 1050 Dimensions of Self & Society  

General Education Requirement - VTSU  

CNX 1010 Connections Seminar 1  

General Education: Introductory Written Expression - VSCS  

ENG 1061 English Composition  

General Education: Introductory Written Expression - VSCS  

ENG 1061 English Composition  

General Education: Digital & Computing Literacy - VSCS  

Any eligible course in this category   

General Education: Digital & Computing Literacy - VSCS  

General Education: Mathematics - VSCS  

Any eligible course in this category  

General Education: Mathematics - VSCS  

General Education: Natural Science - VSCS  

Any eligible course in this category  

General Education: Natural Science - VSCS  

General Education: Social Science - VSCS  

Choose:

Any eligible Political Science course 

General Education: Social Science - VSCS 

 

Political Science course (required)

General Education: Arts & Aesthetics - VSCS  

Any eligible course in this category  

General Education: Arts & Aesthetics - VSCS  

General Education: Humanistic Perspectives - VSCS 

Choose:

HIS 1111 World History to 1500  

General Education: Humanistic Perspectives - VSCS 

History program requirement: 

HIS 1125 The Ancient World  

General Education: Communication - CCV  

Any eligible course in this category  

Meets general education requirement for bachelor’s degree  

General Education: Research & Writing Intensive - CCV  

Any eligible course in this category  

VTSU general education requirement met for CCV graduate*  

Connections Seminar 2  

General Education: Seminar in Educational Inquiry - CCV  

HUM 2010 Seminar in Education Inquiry  

Meets general education requirement for bachelor’s degree  

Program requirements

  

Additional General Education courses:  

Complete two courses from any of the following  

VSCS General Education categories:  

Natural Science, Social Science, Arts & Aesthetics or Humanistic Perspectives  

Choose:  

HIS 1112 World History Since 1500 

Any eligible Economics course 

VSCS General Education and History program requirements: 

 

 

 

 

HIS 1135 Global History 

Economics course (required)  

Liberal Studies courses, 18 credits  

Choose: 

Any Geography course  

HIS 1211 U.S. History to 1865 

HIS 1212 U.S. History since 1865 

 

 

EDU 2360 Perspectives on Learning** 

EDU 2365 Perspectives on Development 

EDU 2370 Critical Perspectives in Education 

History program requirements: 

 

Geography course (required) 

HIS 1215 Survey of Early U.S. History 

HIS 1225 Survey of Modern U.S. History 

 

Secondary Ed program requirements: 

EDU 2360 Perspectives on Learning 

EDU 2365 Perspectives on Development 

EDU 2370 Critical Perspectives in Education 

Electives: 3 credits 

Choose: 

HIS 2020 Vermont History 

History program elective: 

 

HIS 3165 Vermont History  

Total CCV credits: 60  

Total credits remaining at VTSU: 65

Courses to be taken at VTSU

Education: Secondary with Special Education 

  • 44 credits remaining
  • Students in this program must complete a second major.
  • A GPA of 3.0 (overall and in their content area major) is required to be accepted to student teaching.

History

  • 21 credits remaining

Education Courses:  

EDU 3025 Evaluating Characteristics of Diverse Learners 3 cr 

EDU 3125 Technology for Integrated Instruction 3 cr  

EDU 3140 Disciplinary Pedagogy 1 w/Practicum 4 cr  

EDU 3311 Foundations of Inclusive Practices 3 cr  

EDU 3360 Disciplinary Literacy 3 cr  

EDU 3440 Advocacy and Ethics in Education 3 cr  

EDU 4130 Disciplinary Pedagogy 2 w/Practicum 4 cr  

EDU 4640 Special Education Practices & Procedures, 6 cr  

EDU 4650 Student Teaching Seminar 3 cr  

EDU 4850 Secondary Student Teaching, 12 cr  

EDU TEW3 Teacher Education Workshop 3 0 cr

EDU TEW4 Teacher Education Workshop 4 0 cr

EDU TEW5 Teacher Education Workshop 5 0 cr

 

 

Program core: 

HIS 4601 History Research Seminar 3 cr 

HIS 4602 History Thesis Seminar 3 cr 

Program electives: 

15 remaining credits required (assuming HIS 2020 completed at CCV).

Nine credits must be at the 3000-level and nine credits must be in regions other than the United States or Europe.  

Regions other than the United States or Europe: 

Africa  

HIS 2431  Early African History 

HIS 2432  Modern African History 

HIS 3475  Women and Gender in African History  

HIS 3480  Special Topics: Africa in Global History 

Asia 

HIS 2040  History of Eurasia 

HIS 2520  Japanese Society and Culture 

HIS 3120 China’s Modern Revolutions 

HIS 3075  The Japanese Empire 

HIS 3445  History of Soviet Cinema and TV 

HIS 3530  Modern East and Southeast Asia 

HIS 3540  Modern South Asia 

HIS 3550  The Islamic World 

Latin America 

HIS 2410  History and Culture of Latin America 

HIS 3210  Social History of Latin America  

HIS 3220  Revolutions in Latin America 

The United States and Europe: 

United States  

HIS 2030 History of New York City 

HIS 2050 The American Revolution 

HIS 3056  Race in America  

HIS 3110 The Antebellum U.S.  

HIS 3130 The Civil War and Reconstruction  

HIS 3155 Sports in American History  

HIS 3260 Violence in America 

HIS 3280 The History of the American Recording Industry  

HIS 3735 The Civil Rights Movement  

Europe  

HIS 2285  Modern Europe  

HIS 3310 Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment. 

HIS 3330 Europe since 1914  

HIS 3352 The British Empire  

HIS 3440 Modern Russia 

HIS 3725 Spectacle, Performance, and Propaganda 

Applied History

HIS 2710 Special Topics in History 3 cr

HIS 2810 Internship in History 1-3 cr

HIS 3610 History Proctorship 1-3 cr

HIS 3710 Special Topics in History 3 cr

HIS 3910 Independent Study 3 cr

Total credits to complete BA programs: 125

*Students who have graduated from CCV or who are transferring with 30 credits or more and have previously completed an intermediate research and writing intensive course are exempt from VTSU Connections Seminar 2.  

Students on this pathway must do the following to be accepted into the VTSU Education: Secondary with Special Education BA Program: 

  1. Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 upon graduation from CCV.  

  1. Earn a B or higher in all EDU courses taken at CCV.   

  2. Obtain a passing score on the Praxis Core or another qualifying exam (see here for options) or meet the Proficiency through course work (see VTSU Policy here

  3. Pass EDU TEW1** (0 credits) in any semester. Enroll concurrently with EDU-2360 Perspectives on Learning or the earliest semester thereafter upon declaring the pathway. 

  4. Pass EDU TEW2*** (0 credits) in the semester prior to transfer.  

For complete and current program requirements, refer to the VTSU Academic Catalog:

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in History

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Education: Secondary with Special Education