History, B.A.

General Education

(see Certified General Education Courses for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)

Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)

Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Historical Understanding (3 hours)

Literature (3 hours)

Thought, Values and Beliefs (3 hours)

Visual and Performing Arts (3 hours)

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines

Mathematics: (3 hours)

One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 hours)

One approved statistics course

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

One approved non-western culture course

Foreign Language

Complete two years in one foreign language or equivalent through placement.

Minor Requirement

Completion of a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

Program Requirements

39 hours in history including:

Any two of the following:

At least two courses in the categories of United States, European, and World Histories (18 hours)

Six hours must be 2000-level from different categories.
Twelve hours must be 3000-level with at least one 3000-level course in each category.

I. United States History:

II. European History:

2000-Level

3000-Level

III. World Histories:

2000-Level

3000-Level

Special Topics

The following special topics courses may be approved by the department head for credit in the most appropriate regional category:

At least one of the following 4000 level courses (3 hours):

HIST 4150 - European Women’s History to 1800
HIST 4160 - Nationalism and Ethnic Identity in Europe
HIST 4170 - Minorities in 20th Century Europe: Jews, Germans, and Roma
HIST 4500r - Special Topics in Historical Study
HIST 4850 - History of Modern Iran
HIST 4920r - Internships in History
HIST 4995r - Departmental Thesis
2-semester departmental thesis sequence (see your advisor for more details)

Additional Information and Notes

2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses

Electives to complete 120 hours

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

#Also satisfies general education requirement.

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