Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in History
Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.
Degree Requirements
First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester
| | Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| FYW 101 | Writing and Inquiry | 4 |
| HIS 100 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 200 level | History course | 4 |
| GTW 101 | Gateways | 1 |
| | or | |
| HON 101 | Pathways to Honors 1 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Humanities/Fine Arts: IG, foreign language recommended
Humanities/Fine Arts: A, elective within a different discipline
First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester
| HIS 100 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 200 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| MAT 155 | Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| | or | |
| MAT 160 | College Algebra | 4 |
| | and | |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| AWR 201 | Writing and Research | 4 |
| GTW 102 | Gateways II | 1 |
| | or | |
| HON 102 | Pathways to Honors 2 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester
| HIS 100 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 200 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| | Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Social Science: non-history
Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester
| HIS | History elective | 4 |
| | Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
(Note: By the end of this semester, the student should have completed at least one U.S. history course, one non-U.S. history course, one “NW” course and one “W” course.)
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
| HIS 300 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 400 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Social Science: non-history
General elective: foreign language recommended
Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester
| HIS 300 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 400 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| HIS | History elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
General elective: foreign language recommended
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
| HIS 300 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 400 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| HIS | History elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
General elective: foreign language recommended
(Note: By the end of this semester, the student should have completed at least four U.S. history courses, four non-U.S. history courses, one “IG” course, one “NW” course and an additional “IG” or “NW” course.)
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
| HIS 300 level | History course | 4 |
| | or | |
| HIS 400 level | History course | 4 |
| | and | |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 124