History (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A. Business Administration)

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements

Students in this combined degree program must complete the requirements for:

History Major (B.A.)

Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Graduate Swing Courses

A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees.  Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.

The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:

M.B.A. Graduate Swing Courses

Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)

This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
New Student Seminar1HIST 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II)3
SEEDS: Effective Writing I3HIST 261 or 270 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life)3
HIST 262 (Fulfills SEEDS: Interactive Communication)3Global History elective 13
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Historical Thinking may be fulfilled by HIST 103, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 117, HIST 118, or HIST 245 in the major.3
SEEDS: World Language 13SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective3
Free Elective3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: Exploration 23SEEDS: Exploration 43
SEEDS: Exploration 33300-400 Level Elective 13
American or European History course3Free Elective3
Global History Elective 23Free Elective3
200-Level Major Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
300-400 Level Elective 23300-400 Level Elective 43
300-400 Level Elective 33Free Elective3
HIST 3003Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Free Elective3HIST 4003
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
Free Elective3MBA Graduate Swing Courses6
Free Elective3 
 15 14
Total Credits 120

Graduate Program Roadmap

Fourth Year
SummerCredits  
First Half  
MBA Core course1.5  
MBA Elective1.5  
Second Half  
MBA Core course1.5  
MBA Core course1.5  
 6  
Fifth Year
 FallCreditsSpringCredits
 First HalfFirst Half
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core Course1.5
 MBA Flexible Core course1.5MBA Flexible Core1.5
 MBA Elective1.5MBA Elective1.5
 Second HalfSecond Half
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Elective1.5MBA Core course1.5
  10.5 10.5
Total Credits 27