History, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major (36 credits)

Core (15 credits)

HIS 100 - Civilization since 1500: Making the World Modern 3 credit(s)
OR
HIS 101 - Civilization to 1650: Unfolding of Traditional Civilization 3 credit(s)
HIS 130 - The United States to the Civil War Era 3 credit(s)
HIS 131 - The United States since the Civil War Era 3 credit(s)
HIS 241W - History as Detection: Workshop 3 credit(s)
HIS 441W - Making History 3 credit(s)

Concentration (21 credits)

Choose ONE of the following:

American History (A)*
3 courses from the American history (A) list
1 course from the European history (E) list
2 courses from the history of Asia and the Middle East (AME) list
1 elective in history

European History (E)*
4 courses from the European history (E) list
2 courses from the history of Asia and the Middle East (AME) list
1 elective in history

History of Asia and the Middle East (AME)*
4 courses from the history of Asia and the Middle East (AME) list
1 course from the European history (E) list
2 electives in history

*For a list of the courses for each of the above concentrations, click here .

Additional Information

Majors will normally take HIS 241W - History as Detection: Workshop in the spring semester of their sophomore year and HIS 441W - Making History in the fall term of their senior year.

With the approval of the history department, credit may be granted for selected courses given by other colleges or universities. The department limits transfer credits for the major to 18. Introductory and advanced studies in a foreign language are strongly recommended as valuable tools of historical research; they also satisfy a general education requirement.