Nov 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

History, Continuing Studies, B.A.


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More information about the Division of Continuing Studies :

A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Major Requirements


39 credits:

Core Requirements


40 Credits:

Mount Seminar (3 credits)


Complete the Mount Seminar.

College Writing Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete 3 credits from among the following courses:

Core Humanities Requirements (12 Credits)


Complete 12 total credits and each of the subcategories in the Core Humanities Group

  • ​​Core Arts, Lang, Lit Requirement (3 credits).  Choose one of the following: 
    • BUS 260 Business Communication (3)  
    • ENGL XXX English Course (3)
    • FAAR XXX Fine Arts: Visual Arts (3)
    • FAMU XXX Fine Arts: Music (3)
    • FATH XXX Fine Arts: Theater
    • Foreign Language
  • ​​Core History Requirement (3 credits).  Choose one of the following:
  • Core Global Encounters Requirement (3 credits)
    • XXGE 3XX Global Encounters Requirement 
      • Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Theology.
  • Additional Humanities Course (3 Credits)
    • Students must complete one additional humanities course from any of the above categories in order to reach 12 total credit hours.  Some courses may double count between the above categories, but students must reach 12 total in order to complete the requirement.

Social Science Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete three credits of Social Science

  • CJUST XXX Criminal Justice Course (3)
  • ECON XXX  Economics Course (3)
  • HSRV XXX  Human Services Course (3)
  • PSCI XXX    Political Science Course (3)
  • PSYCHXXX Psychology Course (3)
  • SOCXXX      Sociology Course (3)

Lab Science (4 Credits)


Students must complete one laboratory science.

  • GNSCI XXX
  • BIOL XXX
  • CHEM XXX
  • PHYS XXX

Mathematics Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete three credits in Mathematics:

Faith and Wisdom Requirements (12 Credits)


Complete each of the subcategories below:

Optional Concentrations


Applied History-History & Business Concentration


24 credits:

Teacher Certification


The Education Department offers a social studies/education major. The program prepares students wishing to teach at the secondary level, grades 7-12. The History Department collaborates with the Education Department to offer the history courses needed for certification. Admission requirements for the program are described in the School of Education .

Electives


Additional HINW XXX History Electives may need to be taken to reach the 39 credit hours required for the History Major. 

Note


To earn a Bachelor of Art in History, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA  of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Any student contemplating graduate work should understand that most history graduate programs involve the knowledge of foreign languages. Especially if you aim at a College or University teaching career, you should consult with one of the history faculty to discuss what languages you will likely have to know, and begin the study of those languages as an undergraduate.

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