History, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

History majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , PHY 1033  or PHY 1063 ], and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (both cannot be in biological sciences). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (in two different areas) along with the labs associated with each.

Required History Courses - 18 Credit Hours

• HIS 2003 - Historical Methods
• HIS 2213 - U.S. History I
• HIS 2223 - U.S. History II
• HIS 3173 - History of Christianity
• HIS 3613 - Europe from the Renaissance to 1789 (European History I)
• HIS 3623 - Europe from 1789 to the Present (European History II)

Upper Level History Electives - 18 Credit Hours

Select 6 courses at the 3000- or 4000-level with the HIS prefix.

*Additional Required - 39-40 Credit Hours

This meets the 120-credit-hour requirement and the 42-upper-level requirement.

Note:

Students wishing to teach History, grades 6–12, should complete the Secondary Education Minor .

Sample Degree Plan

History Degree Plan