History, B.A.
The B.A.in History requires 120 credits, of which 42 must be in History.
Required courses include surveys of World and US histories, four skills courses, and electives in four geographical categories (European, US, Asian/African/Latin American, and Transnational) and two chronological categories (pre-185 and post-1815).
At least 3 courses must be 300-level or higher.
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Major in History, BA
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REQUIRED COURSES
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If HIST 405 or HIST 489/499 are completed with a grade of B or higher, it will satisfy The Advanced Writing (AW) requirement in General Education.
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Senior Seminar or Thesis - Choose 3 hours from:3 hours
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Senior Seminar
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Honors Course
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Departmental Honors
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ELECTIVE HISTORY COURSES
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Choose at least 21 credits of History courses conforming to the following distribution: At least one course from each of the four geographic clusters (Africa and Latin America (HSAA), Europe (HSEU), Transnational (HSTN), and United States (HSUS). At least two course from each chronological era (Pre-1815 (HSC1) and Post-1815 (HSC2)) Additionally, at least 9 credit hours of elective must be at the 300 level or above.
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Elective History Courses - Choose 21 hours from: 121 hours
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Any HIST course(s)
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Total hours42 hours -
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- To meet the requirement for Elective History Courses, classes must include at least 1 HIST course with attribute HSEU. In addition, classes must include at least 1 HIST course with attribute HSAA. In addition, classes must include at least 1 HIST course with attribute HSUS. In addition, classes must include at least 1 HIST course with attribute HSTN. In addition, classes must include at least 2 HIST courses with attribute HSC1. In addition, classes must include at least 2 HIST courses with attribute HSC2. In addition, classes must include at least 9 hours from: any 3-level HIST course(s), any 4-level HIST course(s), and/or any 5-level HIST course(s).