B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY


Areas A-E (See Core section of the Catalog)			42 semester hours
Area F			18 semester hours
1.	HIST 1131	World Civilization and Society I (3 hours) or
HIST 1132		World Civilization and Society II (3 hours) if not taken in Area E (0-3 hours)
2.	HIST 2111	The United States to 1877 (3 hours)
HIST 2112		The United States since 1877 (3 hours) (6 hours)
3.	Foreign Language (0-9 hours): must show competence at the level of the fourth university course (FREN, SPAN, GRMN)
4.	Selections from (0-12 hours):
ANTH 1102		Introduction to Anthropology (3 hours)
ANTH 1104		Introduction to Archeology (3 hours)
ANTH 2201		Cultural Anthropology (3 hours)
CSCI 1000		Introduction to Computer Science and Applications (3 hours)
CSCI 1010		Computing Across the Arts and Sciences (3 hours)
ECON 2106		Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
ECON 2105		Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)
GEOG 1101		Introduction to Human Geography (3 hours)
GEOG 1102		World Regional Geography (3 hours)
HIST 2005		People Who Changed the World (3 hours)
HIST 2920		Honors Seminar
MATH 2600		Probability and Statistics (3 hours)
POLS 2101		Introduction to Political Science (3 hours)
POLS 2201		State and Local Government (3 hours)
POLS 2350		Introduction to the Law (3 hours)
POLS 2401		International Politics and Issues (3 hours)
PSYC 1101		Introduction to General Psychology (3 hours)
PSYC 2101		Introduction to the Psychology of Adjustment (3 hours)
PSYC 2200		Psychology of Gender (3 hours)
SOCI 1121		Sociological Perspectives (3 hours)
SOCI 1160		Introduction to Social Problems (3 hours)

(Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GCSU.)


Major Requirements			27 semester hours
1.	European/English history, two courses from the following (6 hours):
HIST 3301		England to 1660 (3 hours)
HIST 3305		England since 1660 (3 hours)
HIST 4045		World War I (3 hours)
HIST 4050		World War II (3 hours)
HIST 4110		Classical Greece (3 hours)
HIST 4120		Classical Rome (3 hours)
HIST 4130		The Middle Ages (3 hours)
HIST 4140		Renaissance and Reformation (3 hours)
HIST 4150		Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4160		Science, Medicine and Society in Europe Before 1789 (3 hours)
HIST 4170		Women, Gender, and Society in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4210		The French Revolution and Napoleon (3 hours)
HIST 4220		Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4245		Modern Germany (3 hours)
HIST 4250		Soviet Russia (3 hours)
HIST 4280		Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe to 1550 (3 hours)
HIST 4285		Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe since 1550 (3 hours)
HIST 4310		Tudor England (3 hours)
HIST 4315		Stuart England (3 hours)
HIST 4360		A Cultural History of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (3 hours)
HIST 4380		The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
HIST 4950		Special Topics appropriate to European
2.	Nonwestern/Third World history or Regional Geography, one course from the following (3 hours):
HIST 4380		The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
HIST 4700		Conquest and Social Change in Colonial Latin America (3 hours)
HIST 4710		Modern Middle East
HIST 4720		The Vietnam War (3 hours)
GEOG 3500		Regional Geography appropriate to nonwestern
HIST 4950		Special Topics appropriate to nonwestern
3.	HIST electives (12 hours)
4.	HIST 3001	Historical Research and Writing (3-0-3)
5.	Senior Capstone HIST 4970 Senior Thesis

NOTES:

One POLS course at the 3000-4000 level or GEOG 4205 Political Geography (beginning Summer 2006) may be substituted for one HIST elective
All 27 semester hours in the major field must be at the 3000 - 4000 level.
A maximum of 3 semester hours from any and all of the following categories of courses may be used to satisfy the elective requirement, above: independent study, internship, study abroad, workshop (and then only if the workshop is taught by a professor in the department and is graded A-F).


Degree Requirements			3-15 semester hours
1.	Students should take HIST 3001, Historical Research and Writing, by the end of their second semester, sophomore year. Students may take two upper division courses before taking HIST 3001, but they will not be permitted to take any further upper division courses until HIST 3001 is taken.
2.	Fulfill the requirements of a Senior Capstone Experience by completing the requirements of Senior Thesis, HIST 4970. (3 hours) Senior Thesis will be taken in conjunction with scheduled classes. In consultation with the instructor, the student will register for an upper division class that broadly covers the area of his/her thesis research. The student will register for both the upper division class and also for Senior Thesis, under the name of the same faculty member. Students will not be allowed to complete Senior Thesis until the first or second semester of their senior year. Students may also fulfill the Senior Capstone requirement by participating in a pre-approved and sanctioned study abroad course, HIST 4980.
3.	Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). (9-12 hours)
4.	A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses that count toward the major.
5.	A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
6.	Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade. (cannot be counted towards graduation)
7.	Exit Survey / Information
8.	Portfolio of Papers to include Senior Thesis
9.	A minimum total score of 130 is required in order to pass the Senior Exit Exam.
Total		120 semester hours