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B.A. in History (120 cr)

Degree Requirements

• You must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) on 4.0 scale. A course taken to fulfill requirements of the major must be completed with a grade of C or better, and the grade point average for all courses in the major must be C (2.0) or better.
• A minimum of 36 credits must be in courses at the 300 and 400 levels, with at least half in the major area.
• You must complete a minimum of 30 credits at Indiana University East, and at least 15 credits in the major must be completed at Indiana University East.

General Education (39 cr)

Composition & Communication (9)

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
• Choose one secondary Composition course:
  • ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II
  • ENG-W 231 Professional Writing
  • ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
• Choose one Communication course:
  • SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
  • CMCL-C 223 Business Communication

College-level Mathematics (3)

• Choose 1 MATH-M course at or above MATH-M 110

Natural Science & Mathematics (9)

• Choose one Natural Science with lab:
  Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Astronomy, Biology, Physical Geography
  
• Choose enough additional Natural Science or Mathematics courses to complete 9 credits
  (The course used for the College-Level Mathematics requirement above may not be used for this requirement)
  

Humanities (9)

• Choose one:
  
  • PHIL-P120 Ethics
    
  • PHIL-P140 Introduction to Ethics
• Choose 6 credits from the following disciplines:
  Fine Art, Religious Studies, English, Theater, Music, World Language & Culture, Telecommunications, Women's Studies (WOST-W201 only).
  (Only one studio course)
  

Social Sciences (9)

• Choose one 200 level Political Science course
• Choose one 300 level or higher Political Science Course
• Choose 3 credit hours from the following disciplines:
  Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Geography (G110 and higher), Criminal Justice (SPEA), Economics (either E103 or 104), Women’s Studies (WOST W200 only)

Additional Requirements (3-19 cr)

First-Year Seminar (0-2)

Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).

Information Literacy (3)

• CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers & Computing (or equivalent)

World Languages & Cultures (0-14)

This requirement may be met by our World Language courses in one of the following ways:

• Four courses in sequence in a single non-English language
• Three non-English language courses (with at least two in sequence) and one culture course taught in English
• Two courses in sequence in two different non-English languages (totaling 4 courses)
• Two courses in seqeuence in one non-English language and two culture courses taught in English.

Concentration Requirements (30 cr)

All students will choose a single focus (either U.S. History or European/World History) in addition to taking the general History courses.

Required Courses:

• HIST-H 217 The Nature of History
• HIST-J495 Senior Seminar

American History Track

• HIST-H 105 American History I
• HIST-H 106 American History II
• Choose four upper division U.S. History courses (12 cr)
• Choose two upper division European / World History course (6 cr)

World History Track

• HIST-H 108 Perspective on World up to 1800
• HIST-H 109 Perspective on World since 1800
• Choose four upper division European / World History course (12 cr)
  
• Choose two upper division U.S. History courses (6 cr)
  

Electives

Choose additional courses to reach 120 credit hours total.