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History Major


Major Option A - 44 credits

Option A is designed for those students who have intentions of going on to graduate school or of working outside the elementary/secondary teaching or church work professions. It provides a thorough, in-depth orientation in history and offers training appropriate not only for the historical discipline but also for the professional world in general.

Required: (18 credits)

Electives: (26 credits)
Choose from among the HIS courses listed in CSP catalog, including a minimum of eight (8) credits in USA history and eight (8) credits of non-USA history.

Major Option B - 44 credits

Option B is designed for students pursuing careers in teaching or church work who desire a greater familiarity with and affinity for, the historical discipline and the perspectives it offers.

Required: (14 credits)

Electives: (30 credits)

A. choose from among the HIS courses listed in CSP catalog, including a minimum of eight (8) credits in USA history and eight (8) credits of non-USA history;
B. in addition, one course each from up to three of the following subject areas may be counted toward the 30 elective credits:

Political Science: POL241, POL242, POL334
Art History: ART371, ART372, ART373
Religion and Theology: RLG101, RLG201
English: ENG338, ENG365, ENG366, ENG369, ENG375, ENG376, ENG385, ENG386
Philosophy: PHI341
Foreign Language: 2nd semester of Latin, Greek, or Hebrew (or another foreign language)
Sociology: SOC152** or another course as approved
Economics: ECO101**
Geography: GE101 2**

**required courses for teacher education students in Social Studies