History B.A. – Liberal Arts Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Diana Kelly, Administrative Assistant
Location: Ross Hall 3270
Telephone: 970.351.2905
Fax: 970.351.2199
Website: www.unco.edu/history
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Required Minor Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Historical study is concerned with the record of the human past and forms the indispensable background for all other areas of knowledge in the humanities, the social sciences and the sciences. A well-rounded curriculum of American and world history courses is provided in which students are encouraged to be critical and analytical in thought as well as to be incisive and cogent in their writing. The capstone of a student's study is a seminar during the senior year, which includes an extensive research paper as the central component.
Graduates with a bachelor's degree in history generally enter teaching or affiliated academic professions. They also go into law, government service or medicine, or occupy various positions in the business world; additionally, they are qualified to do graduate study in history.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- History majors must obtain a grade of “C” or better (C- is not acceptable) in all history courses taken at UNC. Majors receiving a grade of "C-" or lower must retake the course -- or an equivalent approved by the academic advisor -- and receive a grade of "C" or better to have the course counted toward the major.
- All History majors must take HIST 280 either before or concurrently with their first 300 level HIST course.
- All history courses numbered 300 or higher include a research and writing component.
- Only 6 credits of HIST prefixes may be counted toward the LAC.
- History majors must complete a minor of at least 18 semester credits, preferably within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. (History Education majors seeking elementary or secondary licensure are exempted from this minor requirement.)
Program Recommendations:
The study of a foreign language is recommended for those majors who plan to pursue graduate study in history
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Remaining LAC — 34 credits
NOTE: Two of the 100-level HIST courses listed under the Required Major section below will count towards LAC credit. One course will satisfy area 4, and one course will count as Elective credit to help reach the LAC 40 credit hour total.
2. Required Major — 18 credits
Choose one of the following courses:
| HIST 100 | Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| HIST 120 | Western Civilization from Ancient Greece to 1689 | 3 |
| HIST 121 | Western Civilization from 1689 to the Present | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| HIST 110 | African CivilizationLAH1 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Asian Civilizations II: From 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of Mexico | 3 |
Take both of the following courses:
Choose one additional 100-level course not already taken above:
| HIST 100 | Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 110 | African CivilizationLAH1 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Asian Civilizations II: From 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 120 | Western Civilization from Ancient Greece to 1689 | 3 |
| HIST 121 | Western Civilization from 1689 to the Present | 3 |
Remaining Major — 24 credits
- In addition to the required credits, each major will also take twenty-four hours of electives at the 200-level or above.
- Twelve of these must be in a concentration area (Europe; United States; Africa/Asia/Latin America).
- Of the remaining twelve credits, six must be in each of the other areas.
- For example: if the major's concentration area is Europe, the student must take six credits in African/Asia/Latin America and six credits in United States history.
- At least eighteen of the twenty-four credits must be taken from courses numbered 300 or 400.
3. Required Minor — 18 credits
4. University-Wide Credits — 26 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 26 credits