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History - Public and Digital History Concentration (B.A.)

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.7 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar1
SEEDS General Education Requirements15-24
Major Requirements39
Free Electives65-56
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Foundations Sequence
Writing Requirement
HIST 100Writing History3
American History Required Course
HIST 117Foundations of America3
or HIST 118 Emergence of the Modern United States
European History Required Course
HIST 103Gods, Empires, Crusades Plague3
or HIST 105 Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914
or HIST 106 Contemporary Europe
Global History Required Course
Complete one course from the list below.3
History Methods Required Course
HIST 300Research Seminar in History3
Developmental Sequence
Advanced Sequence
HIST 261Public History3
HIST 262Voices Across Time: Mastering Oral History Communication3
HIST 270Digital History3
Advanced Sequence
Advanced Public and Digital History Electives
Complete three courses from the following:9
HIST 463
Historical Archives and Special Collections
HIST 464
Historic Preservation
HIST 465
Museum Exhibits and Management
HIST 466
Historical Geographic Information Systems and Mapping
Internship
HIST 443Internship in History3
Methods and Research
HIST 461Capstone in Public History3
Total Credits39

New Student Seminar

Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100.
Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor.1
ADVS 198
Pathways to Success
CHEM 190
Freshman Seminar in Chemistry
FYS 100
First Year Seminar
GNED 100
Adult Academic Success Seminar
GNED 199
New Student Seminar
HPEM 199
Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education
IDS 155
Pathways to Adult Learning
JUST 199
New Student Seminar
MATH 102
New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences
MUGN 199
Freshman Seminar for Music Majors
NURS 199
Introduction to Nursing
POLS 199
Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law

SEEDS General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.

Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Fulfilled by HIST 100 in the major.
Interactive Communication
Fulfilled by HIST 262 in the major.
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Fulfilled by HIST 261 or HIST 270 in the major.
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level.3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories: Analyzing Cultures and Societies, Creative Expression, Ethical Inquiry, Historical Thinking, Literary and Artistic Analysis, or Scientific Reasoning6-12
Analyzing Cultures and Society may be fulfilled by HIST 108, HIST 114, HIST 141, or HIST 205 in the major.
Historical Thinking may be fulfilled by HIST 103, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 117, HIST 118, or HIST 245 in the major.
Total Credits15-24

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
New Student Seminar1HIST 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II)3
SEEDS: Effective Writing 13HIST 261 or 270 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life)3
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3SEEDS: Explorations Course (Analyzing Cultures and Society - fulfilled by major, Global History course)3
SEEDS: World Language 13SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective3
HIST 262 (Fulfills SEEDS: Interactive Communication))3Free Elective3
HIST 117 or 118 (Fulfills SEEDS: Historical Thinking)3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: Exploration (Recommended: Creative Expression of Scientific Reasoning)3Free Elective3
SEEDS: Exploration (Recommended: Ethical Inquiry or Literary and Artistic Analysis)3Free Elective3
HIST 261 or 270 (whichever does not already count toward SEEDS: Political and Civic Life requirement)3Free Elective3
European History Course3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HIST 3003Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HIST 4433HIST 4613
Advanced Public and Digital History Elective 13Advanced Public and Digital History Elective 33
Advanced Public and Digital History Elective 23Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
 15 14
Total Credits 120