History Major - General Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN HISTORY - GENERAL OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any two approved AH courses (Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	HIST 140 , HIST 141 , HIST 150 , HIST 151 , HIST 160 ,
		HIST 170 , HIST 171 , HIST 261 , HIST 262 , HIST 270 ,
		HIST 271 , HIST 280 , HIST 281 , HIST 282 , HIST 283
		(Choose one) (Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 44

Two sequential survey courses from one area:

World:

HIST 140 - Survey of African History I Credits: 4
HIST 141 - Survey of African History II Credits: 4
HIST 150 - World Civilization I Credits: 4
HIST 151 - World Civilization II Credits: 4
HIST 170 - Survey East Asian Civilization I Credits: 4
HIST 171 - Survey East Asian Civilization II Credits: 4
HIST 270 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 4
HIST 271 - Latin America since Independence Credits: 4

United States:

HIST 280 - Survey of US History: 1600-1877 Credits: 4
HIST 281 - Survey of US History: 1877-Present Credits: 4
HIST 282 - Women in America to 1848 Credits: 4
HIST 283 - Women in America Since 1848 Credits: 4

European:

Any two of these European courses count as a “sequence”

HIST 160 - Survey of Western Civilization I Credits: 4
HIST 261 - Western Civilization II: 1350 to Present Credits: 4
HIST 262 - Tolerance and Persecution in the Middle Ages Credits: 4

Additional survey course out of sequence (i.e. if United States sequence taken above, choose from European or World):

Other Departmental Requirements:

Seven approved upper division History elective courses. A minimum of two courses from each area (European, World, United States). The additional course may be from any area.

European:

HIST 302 - Ancient Rome Credits: 4
HIST 303 - Ancient Greece Credits: 4
HIST 308 - Rise of Christianity Credits: 4
HIST 359 - Medieval Europe Credits: 4
HIST 361 - Czarist Russia Credits: 4
HIST 362 - Rise and Fall of Soviet Union Credits: 4
HIST 377 - History of Germany Credits: 4
HIST 366 - Hitler and the Holocaust Credits: 3
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 4
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 383 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe Credits: 4

World:

HIST 321 - War and Peace in Africa Credits: 4
HIST 343 - Ancient Nile Valley Credits: 4
HIST 347 - Africa: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 348 - Africans in the Americas Credits: 4
HIST 349 - Islam in History Credits: 4
HIST 352 - Modern China Credits: 4
HIST 356 - History of Japan Credits: 4
HIST 358 - Asia: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 371 - History of Central America Credits: 4
HIST 372 - U.S. - Latin American Relations Credits: 4
HIST 373 - History of Mexico Credits: 4
HIST 375 - Latin America: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)

United States:

HIST 314 - Inventing America: 1789-1850 Credits: 4
HIST 318 - The Emergence of Modern America: 1893-1939 Credits: 4
HIST 320 - Western/Southwestern American History Credits: 4
HIST 323 - National Parks: America’s Best Idea Credits: 4
HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 331 - Poverty in the United States Credits: 4
HIST 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
HIST 334 - United States and Vietnam Credits: 4
HIST 335 - Work and Workers in the U.S. Credits: 4
HIST 345 - Archival Theory and Practice Credits: 4
HIST 376 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 4

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

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History Major - General Option

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN HISTORY - GENERAL OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

Major Requirements: Credits: 44

Two sequential survey courses from one area:

World:

United States:

European:

Additional survey course out of sequence (i.e. if United States sequence taken above, choose from European or World):

European:

World:

United States:

Methods and Senior Seminar:

Other Departmental Requirements:

European:

World:

United States:

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

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