History Major (Public and Applied History Option)

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements. Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring). This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Required courses

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title	Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
COM	228	3	Business and Professional Speaking	2
HIS	101	3	The United States to 1865	1F or 2F
HIS	102	3	The United States since 1865	1 or 2
HIS	111	3	Western Civilization to 1450	1 or 2
HIS	112	3	Western Civilization since 1450	1 or 2
HIS	215	3	Introduction to Public History	1S or 3S
HIS	345	3	Introduction to Historical Museum Work	2F or 4F
HIS	465	3	History Internship	3 or 4
HIS	499	1	Portfolio Review	4S
HIS	___	9	Three courses to be selected from HIS, except HIS 465, one of which must be 300- or 400-level.	2, 3 or 4
HIS	___	3	One course to be selected from: HIS 405, 406 or 495	4
___	___	12	Four courses to be selected from: ECO, POL, SOC, INT or “history of” courses in any discipline, (i.e., ART 107, 109; COM 336, 436; MUS 301, 302; PHL 107, 207; PSY 409; THE 208, 215, 216, 366)
LAN/SPN	___	3	One semester of any foreign language (requirement waived for a study abroad program)	1, 2, 3 or 4

There are 52 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.