History and Political Science

Download as PDF
Department
History & Political Science
Degree Type
Bachelor of Arts - Major

Major Requirements

A bachelor of arts degree consisting of 43 credit hours distributed as follows:

Core History Courses

 (16 Credits)

To be completed by the end of sophomore year, except for Professional Development and Senior Seminar:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
16

Core Political Science Courses

(9 Credits)

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9

Students accepted into the secondary education program must substitute PSCI-230 with PSCI-320: State and Local Government.

European History

Choose 3 credits from the following courses:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

United States History

Choose 3 credits from the following courses:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Non-Western History

Choose 3 credits from the following courses:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
24

9 additional credits

An Honors Project (HIST/PSCI-499) or one Internship (HIST/PSCI-480X) may be an elective course.

Course Code
Title
Credits
9 additional credits from HIST or PSCI courses numbered 300 or above  +
9
Sub-Total Credits
9

Students accepted into the secondary education program must substitute 6 of the 9 additional credits with:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6

Students accepted into the secondary education program must plan to complete EDUC-470: Professional Student Teaching during the spring semester.

Total Credits
43

Students may not major in both history and political science and history or political science.