Requirements for a Secondary Major in History

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-three semester hours, six of which must be at the 4000-level, including the following:
Required Courses
Introductory Surveys 1
HIS 1305	World History to 1500	3
HIS 1307	World History since 1500	3
HIS 1365	United States History to 1877	3
HIS 1366	United States History since 1877	3
HIS 2395	Research Writing: History	3
Six semester hours from each of the following subgroups:
U.S. History		6
Global History		6
European History		6
History Capstone. 2
HIS 4319	Capstone Seminar in U.S. History
HIS 4317	Capstone Seminar in Global History
HIS 4318	Capstone Seminar in European History
Additional Requirements
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in HIS courses used for the major.
Total Hours		33

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HIS 1300 The United States in Global Perspective does not count toward the major. Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core receive credit toward the major by petition for HIS 1305 World History to 1500 edited Course and HIS 1307 World History since 1500 

²

All majors are required to take at least one capstone seminar. There are capstone seminars for each of the three subfields in the major, and they are included as a part of the six credits required for each subfield.

The department strongly recommends that all history majors take a fourth semester language course, as well as electives in other humanities and social science fields.