History, B.A.

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Requirements for the liberal arts major in history, B.A. program

The major in history requires a minimum of 44 credits in history courses. There is an appropriate writing component in history courses at all levels. Only courses in which the student has earned a grade of at least 2.0 may be counted toward the history major. Students must complete the following requirements:

1. At least 8 credits numbered under 3000

2. At least 28 credits numbered 3000 or above including

HST 3000 - Seminar in Historical Research (4)
One course in American history
One course in European history
One course in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history

3. One senior capstone course chosen from

HST 4970 - Capstone Seminar in Cross-Cultural History (4)
HST 4972 - Capstone Seminar in European History (4)
HST 4975 - Capstone Seminar in World Civilization (4)
HST 4978 - Capstone Seminar in American History (4)

4. No more than 12 credits in independent study (HST 3920 and HST 4995) may be counted toward the major.

5. At least 20 credits in history courses must be taken at Oakland.

Note

Students using this catalog to meet history major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements under the American; European; African, Asian or Latin American history; and capstone categories and published in a later catalog.

Additional Information

In addition to these major requirements, students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements , the College of Arts & Sciences College Exploratory Requirement , and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.