Academic Catalog

History, B.A.

  • Major in History, BA
    • REQUIRED COURSES
      • 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.
      • HIST 101
        Europe and the World 1350-1789
        3 hours
      • HIST 102
        Europe and World 1789-Present
        3 hours
      • History Matters (Minimum C- grade)
        3 hours
      • HIST 106
        Contours of US History
        3 hours
      • Art and Craft of History (Minimum C- grade)
        3 hours
      • Historical Investigations
        3 hours
      • Senior Seminar or Thesis - Choose 3 hours from:
        3 hours
    • ELECTIVE HISTORY COURSES
      • 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.
      • Elective History Courses - Choose 21 hours from: 1
        21 hours
        • Any HIST course(s)
    Total hours
    42 hours
1.
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).