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.
Humanities Course Requirements - 15 semester hours

3 Hours Professional Writing - ENGL 3430 Professional Writing ;

6 Hours Sophomore Foreign Language

6 Hours Humanities - HUMA/PHIL/ENGL/SPAN/GEOG (3 s.h. in LD or UD)

4. History Program Requirements (36 hours):

6 Hours U.S. History Survey - HIST 1301 U.S. History I (Core), HIST 1302 U.S. History II (Core)

6 Hours World History - HIST 2321 World History I , HIST 2322 World History II

3 Hours Histiography - HIST 3301 Thinking Like a Historian

6 Hours Upper-Division (UD) U.S. History

6 Hours Upper-Division (UD) Non-U.S. History

6 Hours History Elective (LD or UD)

3 Hours History Capstone - HIST 4350 Historical Research

5. LD/UD Free Electives and/or Minor - 33 semester hours

6. Students seeking secondary certification should see the section on “Secondary Education Teacher Certification Programs ”.

Notes:

1. s.h. = semester hours
2. LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level; Freshman, 1000-level/Sophomore, 2000-level)
3. UD = Upper Division (University-level; Junior, 3000-level/Senior, 4000-level)
4. The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
5. Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
6. This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
7. Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.

The 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

Humanities Course Requirements - 15 Hours

ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
Foreign Language–(6 s.h. in sophomore level foreign language)
Humanities 6 s.h.(LD or UD - HUMA, PHIL, ENGL, SPAN, GEOG)

Program Requirements - 36 Hours

6 hrs U.S. History Survey
HIST 1301 U.S. History I
HIST 1302 U.S. History II
6 hrs World History Survey
HIST 2321 World History I
HIST 2322 World History II
3 hrs Historiography
HIST 3301 Thinking Like a Historian
6 hrs Upper-Division U.S. History

6 hrs Upper-Division Non-U.S. History

6 hrs History Elective (LD or UD)
3 hrs History Capstone
HIST 4350 Historical Research

Free Electives - 33 hours

(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.