Program Requirements

The Department of History offers:

• Bachelor of Arts in History
• Bachelor of Arts, Teaching Track
• Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in History, by invitation to outstanding students
• Bachelor of Arts Honors History, by invitation from the University Honors College

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY MAJORS

History B.A.

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

			Credit Hours
Area F – Courses Appropriate to Major
Foreign Language 2001 – Intermediate I			3
Foreign Language 2002 – Intermediate II			3
HIST	1111	World History I: Development of World Civilization*	3
HIST	1112	World History II: Emergence of Modern Global Community*	3
HIST	2111	History of America to 1877**	3
HIST	2112	History of America since 1865**

HIST

2630

Historical Methods

3

Select 6-12 credit hours from the following:

6-12

ANTH	1102	Introduction to Anthropology
GEOG	1130	World Regional Geography
PHIL	2010	Introduction to Philosophy
PSYC	1101	Introduction to Psychology
RELS	2130	Introduction to Religion
SOCI	1101	Introduction to Sociology

*History majors should take HIST 1111 in Area B and HIST 1112 in Area F.  If not taken to satisfy these CORE requirements, students must take these courses in Area F. **History majors should take HIST 2110 in Area E.  If HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 is taken to satisfy Area E, the remaining course must be taken in Area F.

Major Requirements

Foreign Language 1002 (if not taken in Core)

3

HIST	4635	Senior Seminar (Prerequisite HIST 2630)	3

Select six or seven of history courses at the 3000 level or above from the course catalog: 1

18-21

¹ At least nine (9) credit hours must include one course from three of the following four categories:

1. U.S. History
2. European History
3. “Non-western” History [African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern]
4. Public History

 

Minor – Required
Select 15 credit hours of Minor (must be approved by advisor)	15
Electives
Select 21 credit hours of Electives	21
Total Credit Hours	124

 

 

Program Requirements

• Must have a minimum grade of “C” in every History course beyond the core surveys.
• Students must be in good standing to change major to History
• No more than 30 hours of upper division course work in the major may count toward the minimum of 126 hours required for graduation.
• Student Portfolio Requirements: In the semester of graduation, students must submit a copy of the major assignment from HIST 2630; submit a copy of a research/writing sample from an upper- division history course; submit a copy of a written or blue book exam from an upper-division history course; submit a copy of the major assignment from HIST 4635; and submit the Senior Exit Survey administered in HIST 4635.

Honors in History

To graduate with Honors in History, a student must:

• Be admitted to the University Honors College;
• Successfully complete:
  • HIST 2630 with a minimum grade of “B” or higher
  • HIST 3630H with a minimum grade of “B” or higher
  • HONS 4999 for one credit hour
  • HONS 4999 for two credit hours in separate semester with the same faculty member as the first semester of UHON 4999;
• Successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• Be in good standing in the University Honors College at the time of graduation.
• (Taking the entire three credit-hour sequence of UHON 4999 with a faculty member substitutes for the HIST 4635 Senior Seminar – required for History Majors.)

Advisement

All History majors, including students in the UHP, are advised by an advisor located in the Forest Drive Building, 912-478-7740.

Last updated: 1/11/2021