History, B.A. (540101)

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Required for a Major:

All students electing a major in History must also satisfy the requirements for an academic minor.

24 Additional Hours

(including 9 hours U.S. History, 9 hours non-U.S. History and 6 hours of History electives)

Total Hours 36

Freshman Year

Core English Composition 6 cr. *
HIST 1011 - World Civilization I
HIST 1012 - World Civilization II
Core Mathematics 6 cr. *
Core Natural/Physical Science 3 cr. *
Core Fine Arts Elective 3 cr. *
Minor/Electives 6 cr.
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar

Total Hours 30

Sophomore Year

Choose 6 hrs. from:
ENGL 2010 - Traditions in British Literature ^ch
ENGL 2011 - Traditions in World Literature ^ch
ENGL 2012 - Traditions in American Literature ^ch
HIST 2001 - United States History I
HIST 2002 - United States History II
Core Social Science 6 cr. *
Core Natural/Physical Science 6 cr. *
Minor/Electives 6 cr.

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

History (U.S.) 9 cr. at a 3000 or 4000 level
Foreign Language 6 cr.
Minor/Elective 3 cr.
COMM 2001 - Public Speaking ^ch
Choose 6 cr. from:
HIST 3099 - Historian’s Craft

Total Hours 30

Senior Year

History Electives 6 cr. at a 3000 or 4000 level
History (non-U.S.) 9 cr. at a 3000 or 4000 level
POLS 2001 - American National Government
POLS 2002 - State and Local Government
Minor/Electives 9 cr.

Total Hours 30

Total hours for degree 120

Note:

*See University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements.

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree in History

History allows high-performing students to participate in its Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s (ABM) program. Those participating in the program will be allowed to enroll in up to twelve hours of select graduate coursework during their senior year, which will apply to both their B.A. and M.A. degrees.

Eligible applicants must:

Be within 30 hours of completing their bachelor’s degree
Have a minimum GPA of 3.2 on all undergraduate coursework and a minimum 3.5 GPA in their History courses.
Be provisionally admitted to the Graduate School and History M.A. program

ABM students are eligible to enroll in the following graduate courses:

HIST 5030 – Research Methods
HIST 5035 – Historiography
Any course with a number of 5100 or above for which the student has not already taken the 4000-level counterpart

Once admitted to the ABM program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA while completing their bachelor’s degrees. Those who fail to meet this requirement will be denied continuance in the program at the end of the semester in which they fail to meet the minimum G.P.A. requirement. Graduate classes taken prior to a denial of continuance will count toward undergraduate coursework but will not fulfill graduate requirements. Likewise, those denied continuance will be ineligible to take additional graduate courses until after they have completed their bachelor’s degrees and been fully readmitted to the Graduate School.