Graduation Requirements
All history majors are required to take the following courses in addition to the General Education Requirements for the B.A. degree:
HIST 101-102 Western Civilization 6 cr HIST 121-122 Survey of US History 6 cr HIST 291 The Historians Craft 3 cr HIST 491 Seminar 3 cr
One of these Third World Classes:
HIST 251 Latin American Civilization 3 cr HIST 252 East Asian History 3 cr HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization 3 cr HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 cr
Two of these upper division classes with a comparative or world history emphasis:
HIST 311 American Cultures
before 1800 3 cr
HIST 320 Renaissance Creativity 3 cr
HIST 322 Religious Reformation and
Conflict 3 cr
HIST 325 Industrialization and Social
Change 3 cr
HIST 356 Imperialism and Progressivism 3 cr
HIST 360 The Spanish Empire 3 cr
HIST 427 American West 3 cr
HIST 429 Foreign Relations since 1900 3 cr
HIST 435 Colonial Frontiers in America
and Africa 3 cr
HIST 439 Women in History 3 cr
HIST 446 Social & Economic History of
Greece Rome 3 cr
HIST 448 Medieval Social and Economic
History 3 cr
HIST 451 Constituting Modern Spain 3 cr
IN ADDITION: Any Three additional
300-400 level classes: 9 cr
Any two additional 200-400
level history classes: 6 cr
Total: 42 cr
Using more than one independent study class (461, 462, or 463) to fulfill the requirements necessitates the permission of the History Chair.
All history minors are required to take the following:
HIST 101-102 Western Civilization 6 cr HIST 121-122 Survey of U.S. History 6 cr
One of these Third World Classes:
HIST 251 Latin American Civilization 3 cr
HIST 252 East Asian History 3 cr
HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization 3 cr
HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 cr
Two additional 200-400 level classes in history: 6 cr
Total: 21 cr
All students exercising this option must have an advisor in the History Department as well as in the College of Education.
Tom Hale is the pre-law advisor for the History Department. Students interested in a post-graduate legal education should consult regularly with him.
Foreign Language Recommendation
All students are strongly urged to develop a foreign language program in consultation with their advisors.