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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

History (BA Degree)


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A major in History consists of 40 hours and requires a minor. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in courses counting towards the major.

History (40 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)


 

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)


Foreign Language requirement (3 hours included in Liberal Arts Core above)


Additional hours may be required depending on foreign language placement. Students are required to take:

a) through Foreign Language (FL) 201 Intermediate I (incorporating Arabic, Spanish, French, or other languages offered; eg, SPAN 201  , FREN 201  ) if a student starts with no advanced placement or places into 110, 120, or 201, earning a minimum of 3 hours but not to exceed 9 hours;

or

b) through Foreign Language (FL) 202 (Intermediate II) if the student places higher than FL 201.  If a student places higher than 202, the student has completed her/his required FL credit.  Note that this placement does not count toward the required 120 hours (may vary according to degree) required of all CSU students.

or

c) CHST 121  and  CHST 122   or CHST 131  and CHST 132  .

Note:


All students placed in ENGL 099 must complete the course successfully before being allowed into HIST 111, 112 or 113.

Major Electives (24 hours)


 

Optional course


  • A student may apply ONE of the following courses to the major requirement of 12 hours in United History from:

Note:


Graduation Credit Hour Requirements

  • All students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate.

  • Students who have taken MATH 099 or ENGL 099 must complete at least 124 credit hours.

  • Students who have taken both MATH 099 and ENGL 099 must complete at least 128 credit hours.

  • All students must also satisfy the Residency Requirements  as outlined in this catalog.

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