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Program Sample Plan

Program name: History B.A.
Sample Plan: History
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HIST 1012W - The Age of Global Contact : 4.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
Note: HIST 1012W is an example of a WI Survey Course.
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HIST 3101 - Introduction to Medieval History : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP
Note: HIST 3101 is an example of a Survey Course.
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
EAS 3461 - Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age : 3.0 cr
HIST 3746 - Game of Thrones: Emperors, Knights and Witches in Central Europe : 3.0 cr : HIS
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HIST 3483 - Hmong History Across the Globe : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
RELS 3625 - Magic and Medicine : 3.0 cr
HIST 3727W - History of the Holocaust : 3.0 cr : WI
HIST 5642 - U.S. Legal History : 3.0 cr
Note: at least one of these upper-division HIST courses should be taken WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
HIST 3424 - Women and Gender in Latin American History : 3.0 cr : GP, HIS
HIST 3606 - Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
HIST 4011W - Capstone Research : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr