Admission Requirements Satisfy the Application and Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Programs.
Graduation Requirements - Satisfy the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the major requirements below.
Major Requirements Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| HIST A101 | Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST A102 | Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST A131 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| HIST A132 | History of the United States II | 3 |
| 6 |
HIST A121 | East Asian Civilization I | |
HIST A122 | East Asian Civilization II | |
HIST A321 | Modern China | |
HIST A322 | Modern Japan | |
HIST/INTL/PS A325 | Northeast Asia in 21st Century | |
HIST A330 | Russia in East Asia | |
HIST A336 | Latin America to 1800 | |
HIST A338 | Modern Latin America | |
HIST A390 | Themes in World History * | |
HIST A420 | The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of the Samurai | |
HIST A422 | "Communist" China | |
| 15 |
| HIST A377 | Historiography: The Uses and Abuses of History | 3 |
| HIST A477 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
A total of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 42 credits must be upper division.
Honors in History The award of honors in History recognizes distinguished achievement by undergraduate majors in the study and writing of history.
To be eligible for departmental honors a student must satisfy the following requirements:
- Be a declared History major.
- Satisfy all the requirements for a BA in History.
- Meet the requirements for Graduation with Honors.
- Maintain a grade point average of 3.50 or above in courses specific to the History major.
- Complete HIST A377 with a grade of A.
- Complete HIST A477 paper with a grade of A.
Honors designees in History must submit a typographically correct, formal copy of their senior paper to the department for deposit in the departmental archives. This must be done before graduation day of the year in which the paper is completed.
