History Degree with Public History Emphasis
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I – Mathematics - 3-4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose one course from the following:
AND choose one course from the following:
History Core Requirements - 27 hours
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| HIS 225 | Introduction to Historical Methods | 3 |
| HIS 496 | Seminar in History | 3 |
Choose one of the following Early U.S. History courses:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.
Choose one of the following Modern U.S. History courses:
| HIS 415 | Emergence of Modern America | 3 |
| HIS 426 | United States History, 1941 to the Present | 3 |
| HIS 430 | Expansion of the United States | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.
Choose one of the following Thematic History courses:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.
Choose two of the following non-U.S. History courses:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.
Required Public History Courses - 16 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Public History courses. Students must take a 3 hour practicum for this major.
Required History Electives - 6 hours
Choose two courses from history at the 300 level or higher.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in History elective courses.
General Electives - 24-28 hours
Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.
Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Required History Core Courses (27 hours)
Total Required Public History Courses (16 hours)
Total History Electives (6 hours)
Total General Electives (24-28 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.