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History Major

Provides the necessary background for professional careers in post-secondary teaching, law, politics, business, the ministry, government service, journalism, publishing, archival work, museum work or historic preservation.

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  120
• General Education

  30-40

• Required Courses in Major

  36
• HS 390 The Historian's Laboratory

  4
• HS 490 The History Seminar

  4
• Choose one course from the following:

  4
• HS 201 World History to 1520 (4 cr.) [SOCR]
• HS 202 World History since 1400 (4 cr.) [SOCR]
• Choose one course from the following:

  4
• HS 221 The United States to 1865 (4 cr.) [PERS]
• HS 222 The United States Since 1865 (4 cr.) [PERS]
• HS Electives

  20
•     No more than four credits at the 100 level.
•     No more than four credits at the 200 level.
•     Minimum of four credits at the 400 level.

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• Minor

  20