History, B.A.

This degree requires 120 credit hours, including 42 hours of University Core coursework.

Degree Requirements

All candidates must meet the following:

Fulfill all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree, as outlined in the Bachelor’s Degree Requirements section of this catalog.
Complete Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or later.
Successfully complete all coursework and requirements outlined in the degree plan below.

Note: Students who are core complete but did not take speech and computer literacy/proficiency as part of their core curriculum will be required to complete these courses to meet degree requirements.

University Core Curriculum - 42 Semester Hours

Core 010 - Communication (6 hours)
Core 020 - Mathematics (3 hours)
Core 030 - Life and Physical Science (6 hours)
Core 040 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)
Core 050 - Creative Arts (3 hours)
Core 060 - American History (6 hours)
Core 070 - Government/Political Science (6 hours)
Core 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
Core 090 - Component Area Option: Speech (3 hours)
Core 090 - Component Area Option: Computer Literacy (3 hours)

Humanities Course Requirements - 18 Semester Hours

Freshman Level Foreign Language: 6 semester hours in the same foreign language (Freshman I & II)
Sophomore Level Foreign Language: 6 semester hours in the same foreign language (Sophomore I & II)
HUMA/PHIL/ENGL/SPAN/GEOG: 6 semester hours lower- or upper-division courses*

*May not use courses that satisfy core curriculum or BA general program requirements.

Program Requirements - 30 Semester Hours

HIST 1301 U.S. History I (May be satisfied in Core)
HIST 1302 U.S. History II (May be satisfied in Core)
HIST 2321 World History I
HIST 2322 World History II
HIST 3301 Thinking Like a Historian
6 semester hours upper division United States history coursework
6 semester hours upper division non-United States history coursework
6 semester hours lower or upper division history coursework
HIST 4350 Historical Research (Prerequisite: HIST 3301 Thinking Like a Historian )

LD/UD Free Electives - 30 Semester Hours

Additional lower- and upper-division electives to meet the 36 upper-division semester hours and the 120 total semester hours needed for the degree.

History, B.A.

University Core Curriculum - 42 Semester Hours

Humanities Course Requirements - 18 Semester Hours

Program Requirements - 30 Semester Hours

LD/UD Free Electives - 30 Semester Hours

Total Required Hours - 120 Semester Hours