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Bachelor of Arts

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The primary objective of the history program is to lead students to a global awareness as well as an understanding of their many heritages. The program also seeks to develop skills that will enable students to enter a variety of professions such as law, teaching, business and government, as well as to prepare them for graduate school.

To complete the history major successfully, the following course work is required:

  • 36 required history credits. History Core Requirements include six (6) additional History credits.
  • 12 major elective credits. Witnin Major Electives, students may select either GEO/IS 310 OR GEO 313; either PS 105 OR PS 122; and either AM 105 OR SOC 121. In addition, when selecting Major Electives, 3 credits only should be selected from the list of Religious Studies/Philosophy courses shown below.
  • 41 general elective credits
  • 31 Core Curriculum credits
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation, the last 30 of which must be earned at La Roche College.

9 Credits Required (At least one course must be in Western Civilization)

HS 110 U.S. History: The Foundation of a Republic (1600-1865)
HS 111 U.S. History: The Emergence of a Mass Democracy (1865-1945)
HS 113 Western Civilization I
HS 114 Western Civilization II
SELHS-002 Multicultural History of the US
 

Major Electives: 12 credits required (Note options outlined above under credit breakdown)

AM 105 Macroeconomics
GEO 313 Geography and World Affairs
GEO/IS 310 Cultural Geography and the Human Mosaic
PH 121 Introduction to Philosophy
PH 122 Eastern Philosophy
PH 222 History of Greek Philosophy
PS 122 Introduction to American Government
RS 103 World Religions
RS 220 Women & Religion
RS 337 Religious Influence on U.S. Development
RS 340 Varieties of Early Christianity
SOC 121 Race, Class, Gender: An Introduction to Sociology
 

Required Courses: 15 credits-any 200-300 level History(HS) course or any (PS) course listed below-6 credits must be in U.S. history & 6 credits in non-U.S. history

HS XXX 200-300 Level History(HS) Course
HS XXX 200-300 Level History(HS) Course
HS XXX 200-300 Level History(HS) Course
HS XXX 200-300 Level History(HS) Course
HS XXX 200-300 Level History(HS) Course
PS 319 History & Politics of Africa
PS 345 History & Politics of the Middle East
 

Required History Foundational Courses: 12 credits

HS 455 History Seminar
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