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Program checklist · Undergraduate Degree

History BA, (Pre-Law Specialization)

Misericordia University · Dallas, PA

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Program
Award
Undergraduate Degree
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
54.0101
Credits (computed from items)
3
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214069
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214069_faf51819
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

General Requirements

27 items
  1. Incoming first-year students seeking admission as history majors must meet the general and specific admissions requirements of the university as stated in this catalog. In cases where the student does not fully meet them, a personal interview is required
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Continuation as a history major requires that the student maintain a minimum of a 2.0 or “C” average in the major and a similar total grade point average. A student on academic probation for two consecutive semesters will be dismissed from the major
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Transfer students must complete all the history requirements as listed in the sequence of courses in this catalog
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  4. Internship
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Internships for history majors are encouraged. Majors who desire to pursue internships must receive prior approval of the department chair and the advisor
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  6. Recommendation
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  7. To receive a recommendation for graduate study or law school, the student must maintain the minimum of a “B” in the major, specialization, and total grade point average
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  8. Program and Student Learning Outcomes
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  9. Develop historical knowledge
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  10. Recognize and explain historical processes, continuity, and change
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  11. Develop a body of historical knowledge with breadth of time and place-as well as depth of detail-in order to discern context
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Examine global communities and cultures, and their interaction in history
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Evaluate and employ historical methods
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  14. Recognize history as an interpretive account of the human past-one that historians create in the present from surviving evidence
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  15. Collect, question, organize, synthesize, and interpret a variety of historical sources
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  16. Practice ethical historical inquiry through proper acknowledgement of sources
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  17. Recognize the provisional nature of historical knowledge
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  18. Describe past events from multiple perspectives
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  19. Identify, summarize, appraise, and synthesize other scholars’ historical arguments
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  20. Evaluate historical arguments, explaining how they were constructed and might be improved
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  21. Create historical arguments and narratives
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  22. Generate substantive, open-ended questions about the past and employ research strategies to answer them
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  23. Craft well-supported historical narratives, arguments, and reports of research findings
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  24. Synthesize research with existing narratives, making an original argument
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  25. Use historical perspective to inform active citizenship
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  26. Historicize contemporary issues by correlating them to the past
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  27. Practice civil discourse and respect for diverse perspectives
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Major Requirements

13 items
  1. All history majors are required to complete the following courses
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  2. HIS 101
    History of Western Civilization I
    As published: “HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I”
    3
  3. HIS 102
    History of Western Civilization II
    As published: “HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II”
    3
  4. HIS 103
    United States History to 1865
    As published: “HIS 103 United States History to 1865”
    3
  5. HIS 104
    United States History since 1865
    As published: “HIS 104 United States History since 1865”
    3
  6. HIS 300
    Introduction to Historiography and Methods
    As published: “HIS 300 Introduction to Historiography and Methods”
    3
  7. HIS 490
    History Seminar
    As published: “HIS 490 History Seminar”
    3
  8. HIS 491
    Research Seminar
    As published: “HIS 491 Research Seminar”
    3
  9. Advanced level U.S. history elective (see below)
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Advanced level European history elective (see below)
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Advanced level Non-Western history elective (see below)
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Nine additional credits (3 courses) of 300-400 level courses (3 courses), of which (one course) may be in political science
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. Six credits (two courses) of 300-400 level English courses
    Not resolved to a course

Advanced U.S. History Electives

13 items
  1. HIS 309
    The American West
    As published: “HIS 309 The American West”
    3
  2. HIS 320
    Selected Studies in History
    As published: “HIS 320 Selected Studies in History (if topic focuses on U.S. history)”
    3
  3. HIS 329
    Women and Gender in US History
    As published: “HIS 329 Women and Gender in US History”
    3
  4. HIS 330
    Immigration and American Ethnic History
    As published: “HIS 330 Immigration and American Ethnic History”
    3
  5. HIS 354
    Culture and National Security
    As published: “HIS 354 Culture and National Security”
    3
  6. HIS 425
    The Civil War Era
    As published: “HIS 425 The Civil War Era”
    3
  7. HIS 426
    The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
    As published: “HIS 426 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era”
    3
  8. HIS 430
    Post-1945 United States History
    As published: “HIS 430 Post-1945 United States History”
    3
  9. HIS 431
    American Capitalism and the Global Economy
    As published: “HIS 431 American Capitalism and the Global Economy”
    3
  10. HIS 432
    Race and Graphic Narrative in the Post-War United States
    As published: “HIS 432 Race and Graphic Narrative in the Post-War United States”
    3
  11. HIS 461
    Film and History
    As published: “HIS 461 Film and History”
    3
  12. HIS 462
    American Visual Culture
    As published: “HIS 462 American Visual Culture”
    3
  13. HIS 464
    History of Rock and Roll
    As published: “HIS 464 History of Rock and Roll”
    3

Advanced European History Electives

12 items
  1. HIS 301
    History of 19th Century Revolutions
    As published: “HIS 301 History of 19th Century Revolutions”
    3
  2. HIS 307
    History of Russia
    As published: “HIS 307 History of Russia”
    3
  3. HIS 308
    History of the Soviet Union
    As published: “HIS 308 History of the Soviet Union”
    3
  4. HIS 310
    History of England
    As published: “HIS 310 History of England”
    3
  5. HIS 311
    History of Britain
    As published: “HIS 311 History of Britain”
    3
  6. HIS 313
    Modern French History
    As published: “HIS 313 Modern French History”
    3
  7. HIS 320
    Selected Studies in History
    As published: “HIS 320 Selected Studies in History (if topic focuses on European history)”
    3
  8. HIS 342
    History of Medicine and Health
    As published: “HIS 342 History of Medicine and Health”
    3
  9. HIS 407
    European Cultural Movements
    As published: “HIS 407 European Cultural Movements”
    3
  10. HIS 408
    Europe Since 1945
    As published: “HIS 408 Europe Since 1945”
    3
  11. HIS 421
    Nazi Germany
    As published: “HIS 421 Nazi Germany”
    3
  12. HIS 463
    History of Cinema
    As published: “HIS 463 History of Cinema”
    3

Advanced Non-Western History Electives

28 items
  1. GEO 202
    Cultural World Geography
    As published: “GEO 202 Cultural World Geography”
    3
  2. HIS 314
    Survey of Latin America: Modern
    As published: “HIS 314 Survey of Latin America: Modern”
    3
  3. HIS 320
    Selected Studies in History
    As published: “HIS 320 Selected Studies in History (if topic focuses on non-Western history)”
    3
  4. HIS 360
    Global Environmental History
    As published: “HIS 360 Global Environmental History”
    3
  5. HIS 410
    Seminar on Global Issues
    As published: “HIS 410 Seminar on Global Issues”
    3
  6. POL 325
    War in World Politics
    As published: “POL 325 War in World Politics”
    3
  7. History in the Professions: Pre-Law Specialization
    Not resolved to a course
  8. For information contact Brian F. Carso, JD, PhD
    Not resolved to a course
  9. The pre-law specialization was developed in accordance with the Association of American Law Schools, which recommends that prospective law students have a broad liberal arts background. The program provides sound preparation for the Law School Admission Test and the graduate study of law
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  10. Additional courses required for pre-law specialization
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  11. POL 100
    American National Government
    As published: “POL 100 American National Government”
    3
  12. POL 103
    Global Politics
    As published: “POL 103 Global Politics”
    3
  13. POL 210
    Introduction to the American Legal System
    As published: “POL 210 Introduction to the American Legal System”
    3
  14. POL 211
    The Trial in American Life
    As published: “POL 211 The Trial in American Life”
    3
  15. POL 410
    American Constitutional Law
    As published: “POL 410 American Constitutional Law”
    3
  16. POL 411
    Constitutional Encounters
    As published: “POL 411 Constitutional Encounters”
    3
  17. POL 450
    Internship
    As published: “POL 450 Internship”
    3
  18. BUS 352
    Business Law
    As published: “BUS 352 Business Law”
    3
  19. The courses listed above would take the place of free electives listed in the sample study plan for the history major, found in the History BA section of the catalog. Students should consult their academic advisor for the timing of these and/or a more detailed plan of study for this specialization
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  23. Share this Page
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  24. Facebook this Page (opens a new window)
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  25. Tweet this Page (opens a new window)
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  26. Print (opens a new window)
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  27. Help (opens a new window)
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