History Degree Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY– 37 semester hours drawn from 19 hours in this history core described below, plus 18 hours: 
 
History major core required for all options (19 hours): 

• HIST 137     World Civilization to 1648 
• HIST 138     World Civilization since 1648 
• HIST 231     American History to 1877 
• HIST 232     American History since 1877 
• HIST 224     Research Mechanics 
• HIST 225     Research Composition 
• HIST 490     Issues in History 

 
At least six hours in United States History chosen from: 

• HIST 333     American Diplomacy 
• HIST 336     American Military History 
• HIST 338     Early Republic 
• HIST 431     Early America 
• HIST 450     Origins of American Constitutionalism 

 
And at least six hours selected from: 

• HIST 332     Early Modern Western Military History 
• HIST 334     England: 1485-1833 
• HIST 335     Twentieth-Century Europe 
• HIST 436     The Renaissance and the Reformation 
• HIST 437     Imperial Russia 
• HIST 451  Nineteenth-Century Europe 

Six additional hours chosen from the department’s history program offerings. 

To obtain a BA in History from UC, a history major will need to complete of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree plus a world language through the intermediate level.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE– 46 semester hours as follows: 
Required courses are as follows (28 hours): 

• HIST 137     World Civilization to 1648 
• HIST 138     World Civilization since 1648 
• HIST 231     American History to 1877 
• HIST 232     American History since 1877 
• HIST 224     Research Mechanics 
• HIST 225     Research Composition 
• POLS 131     Introduction to Political Science 
• POLS 233     American National Government 
• POLS 235     Introduction to International Relations 
• POLS 490     Issues in Political Science  OR HIST 490     Issues in History 

At least three hours in United States history chosen from: 

• HIST 333     American Diplomacy 
• HIST 336     American Military History 
• HIST 431     Early America 
• HIST 435     Twentieth-Century America 
• HIST 450     Origins of American Constitutionalism 

And at least three hours selected from: 

• HIST 332     Early Modern Military History 
• HIST 334     England 
• HIST 335     Twentieth-Century Europe 
• HIST 436     The Renaissance and the Reformation 
• HIST 437     Imperial Russia 
• HIST 451     Nineteenth-Century Europe 

Twelve hours of electives in History and Political Science * 
* A minimum of 12 hours of POLS courses are required, but no more than 21 hours of POLS are allowed to count on the major. 

To complete a BA in history & political science from UC requires the completion of the Bachelor of Science degree requirements plus a world language through the intermediate level.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN HISTORY–24 semester hours as follows: Required courses are (12 hours): 

• HIST 137     World Civilization to 1648 
• HIST 138     World Civilization since 1648 
• HIST 231     American History to 1877 
• HIST 232     American History since 1877 

 
At least three hours in United States History chosen from: 

• HIST 333     American Diplomacy 
• HIST 336     American Military History 
• HIST 338     Early Republic 
• HIST 431     Early America 
• HIST 450     Origins of American Constitutionalism 

 
And at least three hours chosen from: 

• HIST 332     Early Modern Western Military History 
• HIST 334     England: 1485-1833 
• HIST 335     Twentieth-Century Europe 
• HIST 436     The Renaissance and the Reformation 
• HIST 437     Imperial Russia 
• HIST 451     Nineteenth-Century Europe 

 
Six additional hours chosen from the department’s history program offerings.