History Major, BA, HI00

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 30 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours fulfilled by HIST 0180   - 3 hours see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - fulfilled by HIST 0110  or HIST 0120  
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - 3 hours fulfilled by modern language class - 3 hours see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by 3 hours of an additional modern language course
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Modern Language: 10-12 Hours

Currently Spanish is the only Modern Language being offered at MSSU

French or Spanish - 12 Hours of the same prefix

Asian Languages (Chinese and Japanese) - 10-11 Hours, prefixes can be combined

History Requirements: 46 Hours

• HIST 0110 - United States History 1492-1877 3

• OR

• HIST 0120 - United States History 1877 to Present 3
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• HIST 0201 - Introduction to Historical Research 3
• HIST 0490 - Professional Seminar 1
• HIST 0497 - Seminar in Historical Research 3
• Upper Division U.S. History Courses 6 Hours
• Upper Division European History courses 3 Hours
• Upper Division Latin American/Asian/Global History Courses 6 Hours
• History Electives (6 hours must be upper division) 9 Hours

General Electives: 31-33 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120

HIST 180 meets 3 hours of General Education Core Requirements Area 1A, HIST 110 or 120 fulfills Area 1B, 3 hours of Modern Language apply to Area 5A and an additional 3 hours of Modern Language fulfill Area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).