History, B.S.

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Total number of hours for program: 120.

Major Requirements

MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)

Survey Credits (6 hours)

Take any two of the following:

HIST 221 - European History to 1517 Credits: (3)
HIST 222 - European History Since 1517 Credits: (3)
HIST 231 - American History to 1865 Credits: (3)
HIST 232 - American History Since 1865 Credits: (3)

Methods Credits (3 hours)

HIST 297 - Sophomore Seminar Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements

24 hours of junior-senior history electives to include 6 hours in United States, 6 hours in European, and 3 hours in non-Western history. At least 9 hours in the major need to be 400 level history courses.

To complete the program, a total of 42 hours is required, including a minor, or second major, or other approved program and general electives. At least 30 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/as/history/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Upper Division Guided Electives (24 hours)

24 hours of junior-senior electives to include 6 hours in United States History, 6 hours in European History, 3 hours in non-Western History, and 3 hours in teaching methods (HIST 395). At least 9 hours must be at the 400 level.

**HIST 395 is also required in the Social Science major and its hours will be double counted.