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Bachelor's Degree - admission requirements

To apply to enter the undergraduate History Program you must have:

  • A minimum of 30 credit hours at the lower-division (freshman/sophomore) level
  • Three semester hours of English composition (as the minimum requirement for general University admission)

Please note that these admission requirements are different for the Online History major.

Lower-division Core Requirements

To pursue a major in history, all students must complete the following courses or transfer equivalent courses from an accredited institution:

Course
Hours
HIS 201 World History OR HIS 202 European History
3
HIS 203 U.S. History
3
Total:
6