History, B.A.

Location(s): Statesboro, Armstrong-Savannah

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Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

Foreign Language 2001 - Intermediate I
Foreign Language 2002 - Intermediate II
HIST 1111 - World History I: Development of World Civilization (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 1112 - World History II: Emergence of Modern Global Community (3 Credit Hours) ¹
HIST 2110 - U.S. A Comprehensive Survey (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 2111 - History of the United States to 1877 (3 Credit Hours) ²
HIST 2112 - Survey of US History II (3 Credit Hours) ²
HIST 2630 - Historical Methods (3 Credit Hours)

Select 6-12 credit hours from the following:

Major Requirements

Foreign Language 1002 (If not take in Core) (3 Credit Hours.)
HIST 4635 - Senior Seminar (3 Credit Hours) (Prerequisite HIST 2630 )

Select six or seven of the following Credit Hours: 18-21

Minor - Required Credit Hours: 15

Select 15 credit hours of Minor (must be approved by advisor)

Electives Credit Hours: 21

Select 21 credit hours of Electives

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ History majors should take HIST 1111 in Area B and HIST 1112 in Area F. If not taken to satisfy these CORE requirements, students must take these courses in Area F.

² History majors should take HIST 2110 in Area E. If HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 is taken to satisfy Area E, the remaining course must be taken in Area F.

³ At least nine (9) credit hours must include one course from three of the following four categories:

U.S. History
European History
“Non-Western” History [African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern]
Public History

Other Program Requirements

Must have a minimum grade of “C” in every History course beyond the core surveys.
Students must be in good standing to change major to History
No more than 30 hours of upper division course work in the major may count toward the minimum of 124 hours required for graduation.

Advisement

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