Request to revise HIST Seminar and Topics Number Courses

Date: February 12, 2010
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Julie Putnam, Administrative Assistant to Faculty Governance
Approved On: February 2, 2010
Implementation Date: 2010

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in History leading to the B.A. degree requires a minimum of 33 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. No more than 6 hours of transfer or AP credit will be counted towards 1000-level courses in the major. The student must achieve a minimum 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.

  1. Foundations (9 hours)
  • HIST 1121 Western Civilization European History since 1660
  • HIST 1160 or HIST 1161 US History I or II to or since 1865
  • HIST 2100 Introduction to Historical Studies (a skills-based seminar)
  • HIST 2600 History Skills Seminar

Note: HIST 1121 and 1160/61 are normally taken in the freshman or sophomore year; HIST 2100 2600 is normally taken in the sophomore year or as soon as possible after declaring the major.

  1. Elective Coursework (21 18 hours)

    1. No more than 3 hours are at the 1000 level; at least 6 hours at the 3000 level