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History
(BA)
Major
The History major comprises of the following courses and 30-33 hrs. in History electives numbered above 3000 to include nine sem. hrs. in U.S. history and nine sem. hrs. in non-U.S. history, which must include at least one 4000-level U.S. history and one 4000-level non-U.S. history course, and one additional 4000 level course.
HIS 2010
History of the United States to 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2020
History of the United States Since 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2500
Historical Research and Writing. (3 credits)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language. (3 credits)
HIS 2010
History of the United States to 1877. (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication. (3 credits)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature. (3 credits)
HIS 2020
History of the United States Since 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2500
Historical Research and Writing. (3 credits)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-20
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3-4
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Course. Credits: 3
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-20
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3-4
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Course. Credits: 3
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Course. Credits: 3
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)
(See footnote 1)
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Course. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Elective. Credits: 3
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Elective. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 6-21
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Elective. Credits: 3
- Or Minor Elective. Credits: 3
- History Elective. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
Footnotes
(Major GPA based on all history courses taken at EIU.)
1 Required if credit not acquired for Political Science 1153G. If the Political Science course noted in the previous sentence is taken, instead of HIS 3600G, then an additional U.S. course above 3000 is required.
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.