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History B.A.

Liberal Arts Emphasis

Degree Requirements - 120 Credits

See:"History B.A." .

Required Major Credits - 18 hours

HIST 100 Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 (3) (LAC area 4.)

HIST 101 Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present (3) (LAC area 4.)

HIST 120 Western Civilization from Ancient Greece to 1689 (3)

HIST 121 Western Civilization from 1689 to the Present (3)

HIST 480 Seminar in History (3)

Select one of the following courses:

HIST 110 African Civilization (3)

HIST 112 Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to the 1600s (3)

HIST 113 Asian Civilization II: The Modern Transformation (3)

HIST 118 History of Mexico (3)

Elective Major Credits - 24 hours

In addition to the required credits, each major will also take twenty-four hours of electives.

Required Minor Minimum Credits - 18 hours
Elective LAC Credits - 34 hours
Elective University-Wide Credits - 26 hours

Note(s): History majors must obtain a grade of "C" or better in all history courses taken at UNC. Majors receiving a grade of "D" or lower in a history course must retake the course - or an equivalent approved by the academic advisor - and receive a grade of "C" or higher to have the course counted toward the major.

All history courses numbered 300 or higher include a research and writing component.

Only 6 hours of HIST prefixes may be counted toward the LAC.

History majors must complete a minor of at least 18 semester hours, preferably within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. (History Education majors seeking elementary or secondary licensure are exempted from this minor requirement.)

The study of a foreign language is recommended for those majors who plan to pursue graduate study in history

History B.A.

Secondary Teaching Emphasis

Degree Requirements - 124 Credits

See:"History B.A." .

Required Major Credits - 18 hours

HIST 100 Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 (3) (LAC area 4.)

HIST 101 Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present (3) (LAC area 4.)

HIST 120 Western Civilization from Ancient Greece to 1689 (3)

HIST 121 Western Civilization from 1689 to the Present (3)

HIST 480 Seminar in History (3)

Select one of the following courses:

HIST 110 African Civilization (3)

HIST 112 Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to the 1600s (3)

HIST 113 Asian Civilization II: The Modern Transformation (3)

HIST 118 History of Mexico (3)

Elective Major Credits - 24 hours

Complete the following requirements (24 hours):

In addition to the required courses, each major will also take 24 additional hours of electives.

Required Supporting Credits - 9 hours

Economics

ECON 203 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) (LAC 5a.)

Standards based Social Science electives (6 hours)

(A minimum of two courses, numbered 200 or higher chosen from the following prefixes: ECON, GEOG, PSCI)

Required Specified LAC Credits - 9 hours

LAC area 5.a. Economic and Political Systems

PSCI 100 United States National Government (3)

LAC area 5.b. Geography

GEOG 100 World Geography (3)

LAC area 7. International Studies

ANT 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)

Elective LAC Credits - 25 hours
Required PTEP Credits - 39 hours

See:"Secondary PTEP" . and

See:"History B.A. - PTEP" .

Note(s): History majors must obtain a grade of "C" or better in all history courses taken at UNC. Majors receiving a grade of "D" or lower in a history course must retake the course - or an equivalent approved by the academic advisor - and receive a grade of "C" or higher to have the course counted toward the major.

All history courses numbered 300 or higher include a research and writing component.

Only 6 hours of HIST prefixes may be counted toward the LAC.


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