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2011-2012 University Catalog

History, BA

Banner Code: LA-BA-HIST

Web: historyarthistory.gmu.edu

This program of study is offered by the Department of History and Art History .

For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see the Academic Policies  chapter of the catalog.

Degree Requirements

Students pursuing a BA in history must satisfy university general education requirements and the requirements for a bachelor of arts degree in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as the requirements for all bachelor’s degrees as stated in the Academic Policies  chapter of the catalog. Students pursuing this degree must complete 36 credits of history with at least 18 credits at the 300 and 400 levels. Additional credits of history in excess of 36 may be presented as elective credits to be counted toward graduation. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 in courses applied to the major.

Before registering, students should see an advisor to help plan their history program to meet university general education and college-level requirements. The advisor also can help students choose electives or a minor.

HIST 300 and 499 may not be used to satisfy the first three requirements below.

Two courses (6 credits) of U.S. history

Two courses (6 credits) of European history

 

  used to fulfill the university-wide general education requirement in western civilization may also fulfill 3 credits of this requirement.

Two courses (6 credits) of global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history

Approved courses in history used to fulfill the university general education requirement in global understanding and the college-level requirement in non-Western culture may be used to fulfill this requirement.

One methods course (3 credits)

One seminar course (3 credits)

Four elective courses (12 credits) in history

Students should choose courses in history at the 300 or 400 levels to meet this requirement if they need credits to complete the 18-credit, upper-level history requirement.

In addition to HIST courses, history majors may use one 300-level ARTH course to fulfill this requirement.

Total: 36 credits

Writing-Intensive Requirement

The university requires all students to complete at least one course designated as “writing intensive” in their majors at the 300 level or above. Students majoring in history may fulfill this requirement by successfully completing HIST 300 and 499.