History/Pre-Law, B.A.
[History/Pre-Law—2205]
SPECIFICS OF THE HISTORY/PRE-LAW B.A. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 124
Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 90
General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Council). Exceptions:American Sign Language may not be used to meet the foreign language proficiency requirement.
Minimum Requirements: GPA of 2.0 in the major and overall; no grade less than C- in the major; minimum grade of C in HST 205.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.
Application to the Major: Special application form and requirements to be secured from the Department of History or online at the Department's intranet site and submitted at the end of the sophomore year. (Note: The standard institutional major application will not be accepted.) A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required for acceptance to the major.
Major Requirements: 56 hours as follows:
- HST 205;
- HST 420;
- 6 hours of American history;
- 6 hours of European history (HST 102/103 cannot count);
- 3 hours of non-western history
- 9 hours of Criminal Justice (from CRJ 101, CRJ 201, CRJ 205, CRJ 401);
- 8-9 hours of political science;
- 6 hours of Communication (from CMC 207, CMC 302, CMC 333, CMC 409):
- 3 hours of economics;
- 9 hours of history electives (The general education complement course -- HST 102 or HST 103 -- can count as a history elective; a second HST 420 can count as long as the subject/content differs).