History Degree
Bachelor of Arts in History
(History Major – 120 semester credit hours)
A major in history requires a total of 30 semester hours, of which nine semester hours should be in the field of American history, exclusive of survey courses, and nine semester hours outside American history, exclusive of European survey courses.
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| History 1301 and 1302 | 6 |
| History 2331 and 2332 | 6 |
| Advanced United States History | 9 |
| Advanced non-United States History | 9 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Communication 2301 | 3 |
| Computer Literacy: Agricultural Economics 1351, Animal Science 1351, Business Computer Information Systems 1305, Communication 2345, Computational and Applied Mathematics 1351, Computer Science 1301, 1341, 1351, 1361, 1371, Theatre 2345, Education 2323, Mass Media 2345, Mathematics 1351, Music 2353, Nursing 2338, or University Studies 2323 | 3 |
| English 1301, 1302 or Honors 1302, and sophomore literature | 12 |
| Political Science 2301 and 2302 | 6 |
| Computational and Applied Math 2305, Mathematics 1302, 1303, 1311, 1312, 1332, 1561, 2305 or 2513 | 3 |
|
Natural Science (two lab sciences): biology, chemistry, geology, physics, physical science |
8 |
| Social Science: Agricultural Economics 1331, Economics 2300, 2301, 2302, Geography 2301, Psychology 1303, 2301, Sociology 1303, 2301, 2307 | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts: Art 1301, 1302, 1305, 2301, 2302, Theatre 1311, 1351, Music 1310, 1341, 1342, 1351, 1361, 1375, 1376, Honors 2302 | 3 |
| Modern Languages 2311, 2312 | 6 |
| Geography (in addition to any social science selection above) advanced | 3 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Minor | 18 |
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Electives (15 elective hours must be advanced to meet 42 advanced hour requirement) | 22 |
The above plan meets all core curriculum and Bachelor of Arts degree requirements.
The B.A. degree with a major in history requires a minimum of 120 semester credit hours, a minimum of 42 advanced (junior- and senior-level) semester credit hours, and a minimum of 30 semester credit hours in residence (24 of which must be at the advanced level). Twenty-four of the last 30 hours required to complete this degree must be taken in residence.
