History
College of Arts & Sciences

History (B.A.)
History Minor

  • Degree Reqs
  • Ways of Earning Credit
  • Declaring a Major
  • Declaring a Minor
  • Transfer Agreements
  • Courses

    History (B.A.) (127 credit hours)

    General Education Core Curriculum (45 credit hours)
    Major Requirements (33 credit hours) + Electives

      History Major Requirments:
        Required Courses (15 credit hours)
          HI 101 History of Western Civilization I
          HI 102 History of Western Civilization II
          HI 151 American History to 1877
          HI 152 American History Since 1877
          HI 418 Senior Thesis in History

        Plus 18 credit hours from the following:
          HI 313 Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1789
          HI 314 Ancient History
          HI 323 Civil War and Reconstruction
          HI 324 Medieval History
          HI 334 Renaissance and Reformation
          HI 343 The Jazz Age and the Great Depression
          HI 348 The French Revolution
          HI 353 America Since 1945
          HI 356 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
          HI 366 The Holocaust in History
          HI 367 The Holocaust in Film
          HI 375 The Second World War
          HI 384 Baseball and the American Experience
          HI 386 Gettysburg
          HI 387 The Great Commanders
          HI 388 Lost Civilizations
          HI 389 The Great War (World War I) and the Shaping of the 20th Century
          HI 418 Senior Thesis in History

      Courses listed with 380 prefixes are self-study courses. Students who major in History may apply no more than one such course to meet their major requirements. Students planning to pursue graduate studies are advised to take an additional nine credit hours in History.

    History Minor Requirements (21 credit hours)

      Required Courses (12 credit hours)
        HI 101 History of Western Civilization I
        HI 102 History of Western Civilization II
        HI 151 American History to 1877
        HI 152 American History Since 1877
        Nine additional credit hours from 300-level courses. Students taking a minor in History may apply no more than one self-study course to their minor requirements.