Requirements for the B.A. or the B.S. in History

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EOU GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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I.  INSTITUTIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

~Complete a minimum of 180 credit hours.  Up to 120 credit hours of lower division transfer course work may be applied to the degree.

~Earn an Eastern GPA of at least 2.000 and a composite GPA of 2.000. A transfer GPA and the Eastern GPA are combined at the time of graduation.

~Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of upper -division coursework (300-400 level).

~Complete all requirements in the major, including at least 35 credit hours, 25 of which must be 300 or 400 level courses.  Of these, a minimum of 20 must be from EOU of which 10 must be upper division.

~Complete a minimum of 45 credit hours from EOU of which 30 must be upper division.

~A maximum of 90 credit hours in one discipline may be applied to the B.S. or the B.A. degree.

~Complete a minimum 3-credit college-level math/statistics course (see academic catalog for details).

~Complete college-level foreign language requirement for B.A. (see catalog)

 ~Complete General Education Core with a C- or better.   (Minimum of 60 credits, see catalog) 

 

University Writing Requirement:  (Must complete UWR with a C- or better)

~Complete first-year writing courses as required by placement test

~Complete one lower division UWR writing intensive course as identified by each major

~Complete two upper division UWR writing intensive courses as identified by each major

~Up to 12 credit hours in PE activity courses, up to 12 credit hours in music activity courses, and up to 12 credit hours in INTACT courses (Music majors may exceed the MUS limitation).  

~Up to 45 credit hours of practicum coursework may be applied to the degree.

 

May apply for graduation as early as one year in advance by submitting an application for graduation to the Registrar’s Office.  The deadline for submitting an application for graduation is the second Friday of the term prior to the expected graduation date.

 

II.  HISTORY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A. LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES: 10 credit minimum from the following:

Course # and Title                (Credit hours)

HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1500 (5)

HIST 102 Western Civilization Since 1500 (5)

HIST 111 World History to 1500 (5)

HIST 112 World History Since 1500 (5)

HIST 201 U.S. History to 1865 (5)

HIST 202 U.S. History since 1865 (5)

 

B. UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES

 GROUP ONE: U.S. History: Minimum two courses (10 units)

HIST 319 U.S. History Through Film (5)

HIST 330 * U.S. Women’s History (5)

HIST 458 Civil War & Reconstruction (5)

HIST 462 * History of Sexuality (5)

HIST 480 History of U.S., 1900-1945 (5)

HIST 481 The U.S. Since World War II (5)

HIST 410: [Must be American History]

 

GROUP TWO: European/World History: Minimum 10 units

HIST 321 * History of the Ancient World (5)

HIST 421 * Medieval Europe (5)

HIST 427 * Renaissance/Reformation (5)

HIST 433 * French Revolution & Napoleon (5)

HIST 437 * History of Modern Germany (5)

HIST 448 * History of Modern Russia (5)

HIST 410: [Must be European History]

 

GROUP THREE: Western, Comparative, Thematic History: Minimum 10 units

HIST 333 Labor & the Working Class in American History (5)

HIST 345 Environmental History (5)

HIST 355 Colonial Americas (5)

HIST 422 * Violence in American History (5)

HIST 444 * History of the Pacific Northwest (5)

HIST 466 * History of the American West (5)

HIST 478 History of Oregon (5)

HIST 410: [Must be Western Comparative, Thematic]

 

C. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED HISTORY COURSES: 15 units

HIST 203 Historical Methods (5)

HIST 303/420 Historical Research (5)*

HIST 403 History Capstone (5)

*Note: HIST 420 is being renamed HIST 303. Either course counts for this requirement.

 

D. ELECTIVES _____________________________________

 

E. OTHER REQUIRED COURSE(S) OUTSIDE OF HISTORY

 

 

Complete at least 60 credit hours in History, including a minimum of 35 upper division credit hours overall.

 Grade of “C-“ or better in all courses counting toward the degree and a 2.00 GPA for History courses overall.

 

* meets UWR