History Degree

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3
	or
BUA 251/ENG 251	Business Communications	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Area I – Mathematics - 3-4 hours

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 112	Trigonometry	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours

CIS 170	Intro to Microcomputer Applications	3
	or
ED 190	Introduction to Computers for Instruction	3

Area II - The Arts - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	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

Students must earn a "C" or higher in HIS 201 and HIS 202.

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose two different science disciplines from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
BIO 111	General Biology I	3
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4

History Core Requirements - 30 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:

HIS 300	Civil War America	3
HIS 400	Colonial History	3
HIS 401	Jacksonian America	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.

Choose one of the following Modern U.S. History courses:

HIS 238	World War II	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 two of the following non-U.S. History courses:

HIS 322	Asian History	3
HIS 324	Latin American History	3
HIS 435	Early Modern Europe	3
HIS 445	Comparative Empires	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.

Choose one of the following Thematic History courses:

HIS 327	History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality	3
HIS 420	The Old South	3
HIS 427	American Indian History	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all history courses.

Choose one of the following Public History courses

HIS 265	Introduction to Digital History	3
HIS 304	Introduction to Public History	3
HIS 365	Museum Studies	3

Required History Electives - 18 hours

Choose courses from history at the 200 level or higher.

Students must earn a "C" or higher in History electives.

General Electives - 27-32 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

Total GEC Credit Hours (40-45 hours)
Total Required History Core Courses (30 hours)

Total History Electives (18 hours)

Total General Electives (27-32 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.