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CAS.HST.BS - Bachelor of Science - Major in History

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Completion requirement

Students majoring in history (as their first major) will have the option of choosing to graduate with a B.A or a B.S degree. Students' thinking seriously about graduate work in history will be advised to study a foreign language, graduating with the B.A. Those students pursuing the B.A in history will be required to satisfy the following language proficiency requirement:

Proficiency in a non-native language at the intermediate level may be met by showing four years of high school foreign language with grades of "C" or above, satisfactorily passing a language examination rated for the intermediate level of proficiency or taking two years of college foreign language.

Completion requirement
Complete at least 12 of the following Courses:
  • HST185
  • HST185
  • HST290
  • HST449
  • HST450
Completion requirement

Students choose three courses from the following:

Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
  • HST211
  • HST212
  • HST256
  • HST280

Note: History majors are required to take a minimum of 12 hours of upper-division courses (numbered 300 or higher). HST-450 may be included in these 12 hours.

Completion requirement

Students will take 12 hours of History electives: One from U.S. History, One from European History, One from World History

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • HST103
  • HST211
  • HST212
  • HST256
  • HST280
  • HST220
  • HST230
  • HST295
  • HST300
  • HST301
  • HST302
  • HST312
  • HST320
  • HST321
  • HST341
  • HST342
  • HST361
  • HST370
  • HST381
  • HST395
  • HST400
  • HST442
  • HST475
  • HST499
Completion requirement

Nine credit hour cognate (group of courses from an appropriate second major or minor) or an additional nine hours of history courses.