2020-2021 Catalog with Addendum

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2020-2021 Catalog with Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, BA (HIST)

Admission Requirements

Before being admitted to this program, a student must satisfy the requirements listed in the ACT/SAT Placement Information section of this catalog.

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Lower Level Requirements

HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3 *
HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3 *
or
HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3 *
* Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Select 2 courses from:

HIST 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 250 - Introduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies in the US Credit Hours: 3

Upper Level Requirements

HIST 353 - Historical Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
HIST 459 - Historiography Seminar Credit Hours: 3 (capstone course)
4 courses of Advanced United States Selections Credit Hours: 12
5 courses of Advanced Non-United States Selections Credit Hours: 15

Other Required Courses

GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 231 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 232 - World Literature II Credit Hours: 3
FREN 221 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 222 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3
or
FLLA 221 - Intermediate Latin I Credit Hours: 3
FLLA 222 - Intermediate Latin II Credit Hours: 3
or
GER 221 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3
GER 222 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3
or
SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Choose 1 course from:

ART 101 - Introduction to Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 221 - Art History: General Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ART 222 - Art History: General Survey II Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 230 - Survey of Music in Western Culture Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 231 - Survey of Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 232 - Survey of Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 233 - Survey of World Music Credit Hours: 3
THEA 220 - Introduction to Theatre Credit Hours: 3

Total: 51 Credit Hours

Electives

A minor is optional as part of the electives.

Minimum - 21 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 72

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA in major: 2.75
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.