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Bachelor's of History- Non-Teaching (124 Credits)

    University Degree Requirements                                                                   Hours

     

    Specified General Education Courses:

    Foundation Studies                                                                                                  18

     

    Elective/Specified General Education Courses:

    Liberal Arts

    International Studies Component:

                ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience                               3

                GSCI 110 World Geography                                                                          3

    Distribution Areas:

                Humanities (three electives)                                                                          9

                Mathematics and Natural Sciences (three electives, one laboratory)        10

                Social and Behavioral Sciences:

                ECFI 202 Principles of Economics: Macro                                                   3

                POLS 101 American Government                                                                 3

                SOC 140 Introduction to Sociology                                                               3

    Upper-division Integrative Course (one elective)                                                     3

    Modern Language Courses

    Beginning courses I and II                                                                                        10

     

    Department/Major Requirements

     

    Core Courses

    HIST 099 Senior Assessment                                                                                    0

    HIST 110 World Civilization to 1500                                                                          3

    HIST 111 Modern World Civilization                                                                          3

    HIST 130 United States History to 1877                                                                    3

    HIST 131 United States History Since 1877                                                              3

    (Proficiency in HIST 110, HIST 111, HIST 130, and HIST 131 may be

    demonstrated by either completing each of the courses

    or achieving a score of at least 70 percent on each of the

    Department’s History Proficiency Examinations.)

    HIST 377 Approaches to U.S. History                                                                        3

    HIST 378 Approaches to World History                                                                     3

    HIST 379 Historical Methods                                                                                      3

    HIST 675 Seminar in History                                                                                      0

     

    Major Electives (three hours must be HIST 675 Seminar in History)

    Upper-division electives in United States History                                                     12

    Upper-division electives in European History                                                            3

    Upper-division electives in World History                                                                  3

    Upper-division electives in European or World History                                             6

     

    Free Electives                                                                                                            14

     

    Totals

    University Degree Requirements                                                                               65

    Department/Major Requirements                                                                               45

    Free Electives                                                                                                             14

     

    Total Hours  124