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Major Requirements

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Specifics of the history B.A. Degree

Minimum Total Hours: 124

Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 93

Major Requirements: 36 hours as follows

  • HIST 2500 The Historian’s Craft
  • HIST 4200 Seminar in Historical Topics
  • 6 hours of American history
  • 6 hours of European history (HIST 102/103 cannot count)
  • 3 hours of Political Science
  • 3 hours of Economics
  • 12 hours of History Electives (The general education complement course -- HIST 1020 or HIST 1030 -- can count as a history elective; a second HIST 4200 can count as long as the subject/content differs).

View the full course check sheet for detailed information about course requirements (pdf).

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