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Requirements for Graduation for History Majors

The Department of History offers a major that leads to a bachelor of arts degree and a minor for students majoring in other disciplines. The major consists of 39 credit hours in history plus a foreign language requirement.  The minor consists of 18 credit hours in history.  In addition, the Department offers an internship program in cooperation with area historical societies, museums, libraries, and other, institutions.

Majors should, after consultation with an advisor, focus at least three of their history electives (300)-level courses) upon a particular country, continent, area, or theme of their choosing and select courses from other departments that complement this concentration. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY

A history major must achieve at least six credits of B or better grades in history courses. No grade of D will count toward fulfillment of a history major or minor. No required course may be repeated more than once. Majors and minors are reminded that, in addition to Department requirements, they must

To graduate with a bachelor of arts in history, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 39 credits in history courses as follows:

Field I

  • HTY 101I Western Civilization I
  • HTY 102I Western Civilization 11

Field II (select two)

  • HTY 121I United States History to 1800
  • HTY 122I United States History From 1800 to 1900
  • HTY 123I United States History Since 1900

Field III(select two)

  • HTY 152I The Islamic Near East
  • HTY 171I Traditional East Asia
  • HTY 172I Modern East Asia
  • HTY 181I Latin America I
  • HTY 182I Latin America II

Research methods course

  • HTY 200 Reference, Research and Report Writing

Elective advanced history courses

  • Select five 303-399 level courses in consultation with your major advisor.
  • HTY 400 Senior Seminar

Foreign Language Requirement

  • Students majoring in history must demonstrate an intermediate competence in one foreign language as part of the departmental requirements for graduation.  This requirement can be fulfilled by achieving a grade of at least C- in the second semester of an intermediate-level course (and any necessary prerequisites) or by examination.