A SAMPLE 4 YEAR DEGREE PLAN FOR THE BA IN HISTORY
Effective September 2009
NOTE:
- Note that students must complete at least 120 total credit hours to graduate. Students must also complete at least 30 hours at the 300/400 level.
- Note that since History majors have to take 4 intro history courses, in the vast majority of cases this will satisfy the 2 course History BA requirement.
Suggested Year 1 Program
Fall Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Eng W131 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| History Intro course requirement | 3 |
| First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 14 |
Spring Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Soc Science (GenEd) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| History Intro course requirement | 3 |
| Nat Science with lab (Gen Ed) | 5 |
| Total: | 15 |
Suggested Year 2 Program
Fall Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Foreign Language | 3 |
| Humanities (GenEd) | 3 |
| Eng W290 | 3 |
| Speech 121 | 3 |
| History Intro Course requirement | 3 |
| Total: | 15 |
Spring Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Foreign Language | 3 |
| History Intro Course requirement | 3 |
| History H236 Historian’s Craft | 3 |
| Diversity (GenEd) | 3 |
| Math M118 (GenEd) | 3 |
| Total: | 15 |
Suggested Year 3 Program
Fall Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| History Primary Geo region | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Natural Science (GenEd) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| History Second Geo region | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total: | 16 |
Spring Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Soc Science (BA requirement) | 3 |
| History Third Geo region | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Natural Science (BA requirement) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 15 |
Suggested Year 4 Program
Fall Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Soc Science (GenEd) | 3 |
| History Primary Geo region | 3 |
| Ethical Questions (GenEd) | 3 |
| History elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 15 |
Spring Semester| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Hist J495 Senior Seminar | 3 |
| History elective | 3 |
| Arts (GenEd) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 15 |
