Feb 17, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

History, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in with a major in History requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
UK 101 - Academic Orientation 1 - 2 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
HIS 100+, Europe - UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
HIS 100+, United States, UK Core - US Citizenship Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
HIS 200+ (Pre-1789 - A&S Humanities) Credit(s): 3
HIS 200+ (Post-1789) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

HIS 301 - History Workshop: Introduction to the Study of History 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
HIS 200+ (Africa/Asia/Latin America) Credit(s): 3
200+ Outside HIS (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

HIS 300+ (Pre-1789) Credit(s): 3
HIS 300+ (Post-1789) Credit(s): 3
200+ Outside HIS (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
A&S Free Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
A&S Free Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

HIS 300+ (any time or place) Credit(s): 3
HIS 300+ (any time or place) Credit(s): 3
200+ Outside HIS (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science with Lab Credit(s): 4
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

HIS 300+ (any time or place) Credit(s): 3
Elective with Lab (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 4
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

HIS 499 - Senior Seminar for History Majors: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours (GCCR)
Elective with Lab (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 4
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3
Elective (Science/Math 60 hours) Credit(s): 3