Degree Requirements 

Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts in History degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• General Education Core (30 cr.)
• Foreign Language Requirement (14 cr.)
• Bachelor of Arts Distribution Requirement (15 cr.)
• History Foundations (15 cr.)
• Advanced Study in History (21 cr.)
• Electives as needed to complete 120 total credit hours

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher
• Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required

History Foundations (15 cr.)

• Complete one of the following sequences:
  • HIST-H 105 American History I and HIST-H 106 American History II
  • HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 and HIST-H 109 Perspectives on the World since 1800
  • HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I and HIST-H 114 History of Western Civilization II
• Complete two additional 100/200 level history courses
• HIST-J 216 Sophomore History Seminar

Advanced Study in History (21 cr.)

• Complete six history courses at the 300/400 level covering at least three of the following regions:
  • HIST-A: U.S.
  • HIST-B: Western Europe
  • HIST-D: Russia/Eastern Europe
  • HIST-E: Africa
  • HIST-F: Latin America
  • HIST-G: East Asia
• HIST-J 496 Proseminar in History