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History Program

The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History is offered for those students who complete the outlined program of study and meet the requirements of the area of History and the College of Liberal Arts.For a major in the area of History, a student must earn at least thirty-six (36) semester hours. See Department Head or Advisor for specifics.

Minor Requirements: At least eighteen (18) semester hours excluding HIST 101 and 102.

FRESHMAN YEAR
CREDIT HOUR
BIOL 103 Principles of Biology 4
BIOL 104 Principles of Biology 4
BSS 101 or HON 110H Freshman Seminar 2
ENG 101 Freshman Composition 3
ENG 102 Freshman Composition 3
HED 100* First Aid 1
HIST 101 History of Western Civilization 3
HIST 102 History of Western Civilization 3
MATH 131 College Algebra 3
MATH 132 Trigonometry 3
PE Activity** 1
Total 30
*MS 1 01 or 102 may satisfy this requirement.
**AS 101, 102, MS 101 or 102 may satisfy this requirement.

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR
CREDIT HOUR
 
ART 210, MUS 219, or Art 105

 

Intro. to Fine and Performing Arts, Music Appreciation, or Art Appreciation 3
CS 107 Computers & Society 3
ENG 200, 202, 203, or 204 World Literature, Intro. to Lit., Intro. to English Lit., or Intro. to American Lit 3
ENG 213 Advanced Composition 3
Foreign Language 3
GEOG 201 Cultural Geography 3
GET 300 Rising Junior Examination 0
HUM 200, 201, 202, or 301 Humanities 6
ST 212 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
HIST 201 American National Multicultural History to 1877 3
HIST 202 American History 1877 to Present 3
Total 33

 

JUNIOR YEAR
CREDIT HOUR
CHEM 101 or SCI 101 Environmental Chemistry orPhysical Science Survey 3-4
Foreign Language 6
ECON 201 Principles of Economics 3
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy 3
PS 201 American National Government 3
PSY 200 or SOC 201 General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology 3
HIST 300 Historiography 3
HIST 306 History of the Far East 3
HIST 307 History of Russia 3
Total 30-31

 

SENIOR YEAR
CREDIT HOUR
 
GET 400 Senior Comprehensive Competency Exam 0
GEOG 308 or GEOG 405 Physical Geography or World Geography 3
HIST 310 History of Latin America 3
HIST 319 Afro-American History I 3
HIST 320 Afro-American History II 3
HIST 322 Louisiana History 3
HIST 341 History of West Africa 3
HIST 342 History of East Africa 3
HIST 407 Introduction to Research 3
Electives 7
Total 31
B.A HISTORY DEGREE TOTAL 124-125
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