A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.A.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 54.0101
- Total credits (published)
- 35
- Credits (computed from items)
- 160-184
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232423
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232423_c1e2a2a9
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Core Requirements
major core · 6 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course14
History Majors (No Concentration Option)
concentration · 0 items
These are requirements outside the core for upper-level courses.
major core · 0 items
Connected History:
0 items
The Connected history requirement offers classes that think historically about big-picture issues in a global context. Classes might consider regions or the globe. These classes guide students in how to use historical inquiry to understand deep connections and cause and effect relationships across time and place. We intend this to be world history in its broadest sense.
14 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Applying History:
0 items
Applying history classes move beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. These classes apply historical thinking and historical source-based evidence in real world settings. These can take different forms. Internships are an option here. So are classes that focus on acquiring and applying digital and technological skills, or on using history to think about public policy. Others guide students in archival research either online or in an in-person archive. Many study abroad classes also fulfill these goals.
15 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Research Capstone Requirement:
1 item
- Majors need to take two courses at the 400-level. These courses are designed to offer all students guided research experiences. Students may choose any two courses they wish at this level.Not resolved to a course6
Elective Courses:
electives · 2 items
- Students need to take three additional elective courses chosen from 300- and 400-level courses. Students have free choice of these elective courses. Students may not double-count courses that meet other specific requirements in history. In other words, students could choose to take two different courses that meet the connected history requirement. One would count toward the connected history requirement and the other would count as an elective course for the major. 1Not resolved to a course9
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course21
History Teacher Education Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Thinking with Economics
5 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
or another economic history class approved by advisor
1 item
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Virginia History Requirement
2 items
- or: HIST 350 Virginia3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Connected History
0 items
The Connected history requirement offers classes that think historically about big-picture issues in a global context. Classes might consider regions or the globe. These classes guide students in how to use historical inquiry to understand deep connections and cause and effect relationships across time and place. We intend this to be world history in its broadest sense.
15 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Applying History Requirement for Teacher Education
0 items
Applying history classes move beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. These classes apply historical thinking and historical source-based evidence in real world settings. Students in the history teacher education program should consider choosing courses that apply history in K-12 classrooms. 1,2
16 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Research Capstone Requirement
2 items
- Majors need to take two courses at the 400-level. These courses are designed to offer all students guided research experiences. Students may choose any two courses they wish at this level.Not resolved to a course6
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course6
Elective Courses
electives · 2 items
- Students need to take one elective course chosen from 300- and 400-level courses. Students have free choice of that elective course. Students may generally not double-count courses that meet other specific requirements in history. 3Not resolved to a course3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Public History Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Centering Public History Requirement
2 items
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Connected History
0 items
The Connected history requirement offers classes that think historically about big-picture issues in a global context. Classes might consider regions or the globe. These classes guide students in how to use historical inquiry to understand deep connections and cause and effect relationships across time and place. We intend this to be world history in its broadest sense.
15 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Applying History Requirement for Public History
0 items
All students planning to graduate with a concentration in public history need to complete an approved internship. This internship counts as the applying history requirement.
concentration · 2 items
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Public History Primary Courses
0 items
Students need to take two or three courses from this list of approved public history courses. Students who take two of these courses also need to complete one course from the secondary public history list. Students who complete three of these courses do not need to take a course from the public history secondary list.
12 items
- Choose 6-9 credit hours of the following:Not resolved to a course6-9
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course6-9
Public History Secondary Courses
0 items
Students either take three courses from the Public History primary courses list or two from that list and one from this Public History secondary list. Between the two requirements, students must take 9 credit hours without double-counting a course.
13 items
- Select 0-3 credit hours of the following:Not resolved to a course0-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Travel Studies Seminar (Summer in Ghana Program or Travel Studies Seminar: Paris and Normandy: Civilization, Culture, and Memory: North of England Programme)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4-8
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course0-3
Research Capstone Requirement
2 items
- Majors need to take two courses at the 400 level. These courses are designed to offer all students guided research experiences. Students may choose any two courses they wish at this level.Not resolved to a course6
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course6
Elective Courses for Public History Students
electives · 2 items
- Students need to take one elective course at the 300 or 400 level in addition to the other requirements for this program. Students have free selection of that course from any 300 or 400 level course in the major. 1Not resolved to a course3-9
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3-9
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