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Bachelor of Arts in History

General Education Required Courses

Additional courses required for the history degree include,

Fifteen additional semester hours must be 3000-4000 level history courses with at least six hours in U.S. History, six hours in world/European history, and three hours in public history. Three additional hours must be a 3000-4000 level geography course. 

History majors are also required to take six hours of beginning foreign language courses or obtain the appropriate waiver for high school language study.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Spring Credits
Beginning Language II  6
3
HIST 2013 United States History since 1877 3
HIST 2513 Sources and Methods in History 3
GEOG Elective (3000-4000 level) 3
Elective 3
Total Hours 15

Fall Credits
FAH 1XXX Fine Arts and Humanities Courses 1
3
HIST 2203 Introduction to Public History 3
HIST Elective (3000-4000 level)  3
3
HIST Elective (3000-4000 level)  4
3
Elective  2
3
Total Hours 15
Spring Credits
HIST Elective (3000-4000 level)  5
3
Elective  2
12
Total Hours 15

Fall Credits
HIST Elective (3000-4000 level)  3,7 3
Elective  2,7 12
Total Hours 15
Spring Credits
HIST 4153 History of Arkansas 3
HIST 4963 Senior Seminar 3
HIST Elective (3000-4000 level)  4,7
3
Elective  2,7
6
Total Hours 15

1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
3HIST class must be in the sub-field of United States History.
4HIST class must be in the sub-field of European or World History.
5HIST class must be in the sub-field of Public History
6Must be in one language. Students may waive three hours of language requirement for every one year of language study in high school with grades of "C" or better.
7Students admitted to the accelerated BA History to MA History may substitute six (6) hours of 5000 and 6000-level history courses for 4000-level courses.