History, B.A.

Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree .”
Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.
6 semester hours of sophomore foreign language
General Requirements:
1. Lower Division - Speech ^, Computer Literacy ^
2. Upper Division - ENGL 3430 Professional Writing ; 9 semester hours in HUMA period courses (HUMA 4312 , HUMA 4313 , HUMA 4314 , HUMA 4315 and HUMA 4317 ); 3 semester hours in any HUMA, HIST, or ENGL course; 3 semester hours in HUMA 4324 Gender Studies , HUMA 4323 Asian Culture , HHUMA 4316 Critical Studies in Race, Class, and Gender , or HUMA 4318 African American Culture .
3. Concentrations:
  - History: 18 semester hours selected with advisor approval.
  - Art: 12 semester hours of ARTS 1316 , ARTS 2316 , ARTS 2346 , and ARTS 2347 ; 12 semester hours of junior- and senior-level courses in ARTS (ARTS 4310 Art History–Art Before Impressionism ; ARTS 4311 Art History–Modern Art ; ARTS 3310 Advanced Drawing ; ARTS 3311 Advanced Painting ); 3 semester credit hours from ARTS 3312 , ARTS 3322 , ARTS 4300 , ARTS 4316 or ARTS 4317 ; and 3 semester credit hours from ARTS 4360 Senior Portfolio .
Students seeking secondary certification should see the section on “Secondary Education Teacher Certification Programs ”.
Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 120 semester hour requirements and the 36 semester hours of upper division courses.

These requirements are summarized below:

Degree Requirements

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. The Bachelor of Arts option is available to those who choose plans in Communication, Humanities, Mathematical Sciences, or Psychology. The Bachelor of Science option is available to those who choose plans in Biology, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Mathematical Sciences or Psychology.

Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the “University Degree Requirements ” section of this catalog.
Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. Note: Students who transfer from a Texas public community college or public university and are certified as core complete shall have satisfied the core requirements of UHV.
Satisfy the requirements for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science, as follows:
1. Bachelor of Arts
  (1) Lower or Upper Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Foreign Language: 6 semester hours at the sophomore level in one foreign language. Students submitting an acceptable score on a standard foreign language proficiency test approved by the School of Arts and Sciences may substitute 6 semester hours of electives.
2. Bachelor of Science
  (1) Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Natural Sciences: 11 semester hours in natural sciences, at least 2 semester hours of which must be in laboratory courses. Natural sciences include biology, biophysical sciences, chemistry, geology, and physics.

[**] May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.

Satisfy course requirements for the plan: At least 24 semester hours in one plan of which at least 18 semester hours must be advanced.

Core Curriculum Requirements

(42 total core hours required).

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

Plan Program Requirements

General

Speech ^
Computer Literacy ^
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
Foreign Language–(6 s.h. in sophomore level foreign language)
Any HUMA, HIST, or ENGL Course 3 s.h.
History 18 s.h.
Art 30 s.h.

One of the Following

HUMA period courses

9 s.h. from the following courses:

Free Electives

(to fulfill hours requirements)

Total 120 s.h.

Total must be minimum of 120 s.h. with minimum of 36 s.h. at upper division level.
Students seeking secondary certification may be required to take additional hours.
^ May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.