Removal of Foreign Lanugage Requirement for History Major and Change to Minor

Date: May 8, 2012
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: May 7, 2012
Implementation Date: 2012

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY

A major in History leading to the B.A. degree requires a minimum of 30 hours in History meeting the requirements for A) Foundations, B) Elective Coursework, and C) Senior Seminar outlined below. In addition there is D) a related work requirement in a foreign language. The student must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all history courses. Transfer students are required to take at least fifteen hours of history major course work at UNC Charlotte.

A) Foundations (9 hours)

• HIST 1121 European History since 1660
• HIST 1160 or 1161 US History to or since 1865
• HIST 2600 History Skills Seminar

Note: HIST 1121 and 1160/1161 are normally taken in the Freshman or Sophomore year; HIST 2600 is normally taken in the Sophomore year or as soon as possible after declaring the major.

B) Elective Coursework (18 hours)

• No more than 3 hours are at the 1000-level; at least 6 hours at the 3000-level; and 3 hours at the 4000-level. Students seeking secondary certification in History Education must take both HIST 1160 and 1161.
• b) Of the elective coursework, at least 6 hours must be in Non-Western History (Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East).

C) Senior Seminar (3 hours)

• HIST 4600 Senior Research Seminar

Note: Students must score a C or above in both HIST 2600 and HIST 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, or 4004.4000-4004. Students must complete HIST 2600 before taking HIST 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, or 4004 4000-4004