History
2024-2025

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ENGL 100

Fundamentals of English

3 Fall/Spring   C

SK

MATH 102

Quantitative Reasoning

4 Fall/Spring   C

SK

HIST 101

The US, Origins to Reconstruction

3 Fall/Spring    

MJ/GE

Humanities

  3 Fall/Spring    

GE

Foreign Language 103

  4 Fall/Spring    

FL

TOTAL   17        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.


 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3 Fall/Spring   C-

SK

HIST 102

The US, Reconstruction to Recent Times

3 Fall/Spring    

MJ

HIST 120 or HIST 128

Western Civilization III OR World History III

3 Fall/Spring    

MJ

Natural Science

  3      

GE

Foreign Language 104

  4      

FL

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   33        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

HIST 118 OR HIST 126

Western Civilization I OR World History I

3 Fall/Spring     MJ

HIST 250

Sources and Methods in History 

3 Fall     MJ

Humanities

  3       GE

Natural Science

  3       GE

Social and Behavioral Science

  3       GE
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.   

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

HIST 119 OR HIST 127

Western Civilization II OR World History II

3 Fall/Spring     MJ

Humanities

  3       GE

Social and Behavioral Science

  3       GE

Natural Science

  3       GE
Natural Science   3       GE
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

HIST 300+ elective

  3       MJ

HIST 300+ elective

  3       MJ

HIST 300+ elective- Non Western area

  3       MJ

Humanities

  3       GE

General elective

  3       EL
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

HIST 300+ elective

  3  

Non-Western area

  MJ

HIST elective

  3  

Any HIST course

  MJ

HIST 300+ elective

  3       MJ

General 300+ elective

  3  

HIST 494 Internship highly recommended 

  EL

General elective

  3       EL
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year  with less than 90 credit hours.  

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

General 300+ elective

  3       EL

General 300+ elective

  3       EL

General 300+ elective

  3       EL

General elective

  3       EL

General elective

  3       EL
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

HIST 497

  3  

History Capstone

 

MJ

General 300+ elective   3       EL

General 300+ elective

  3       EL

General elective

  3       EL

General elective

  3       EL
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 39 2.0 2.0

 

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