Degree Requirements
Academic UMHB Core - 40 hours
See Academic UMHB Core
POLS 2305 or POLS 2306 fulfill the US History or US Government requirement
Humanities Foundation - 20 hours
Foreign Language - 14 hours
14 semester hours (4 semesters or the equivalent) in one language
Literature or Humanities - 3 hours
3-hour Literature or Humanities Course
World Cultures or Any Philosophy - 3 hours
Associate Foundation
* Complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours, including the Academic UMHB Core and Humanities Foundation, as directed by your Baccalaureate degree.
B.A. History Major Required Courses – 33 hours
12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB
12 hours minimum upper level
| HIST 1311 | History of World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1312 | History of World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2311 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 2312 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 2340 | Historical Inquiry, Research, and Method | 3 |
HIST
| Upper Level US History | 3 |
HIST
| Upper Level Non-US History | 3 |
HIST
| Electives | 9 |
| HIST 4325 | Contemporary America | 3 |
| or | |
| HIST 4375 | Twentieth Century Europe | 3 |
Students must earn a C or better for any course to count toward the major.
It is recommended that students planning to do graduate work in History plan a program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree.