Major Requirements in History for the B.A. degree
for students who entered Miami University
in the 2005-06 or succeeding academic years.

Students must complete the Miami Plan for Liberal Education Requirement, the College of Arts and Science Requirement (CAS), and the major Requirements in History. Please consult the appropriate edition of the General Bulletin for detailed information on university and divisional requirements.

Students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (a "C") in all courses taken in the major department. History majors may not apply work taken "credit/no credit" to History Major Requirements. Students should be advised that national surveys have suggested that "credit/no credit" work on a transcript may have a negative effect upon one's chances for admission to graduate or professional schools.

History Majors must take a minimum of 36 semester credit hours as specified below.

1. Introduction to History. At least three of these (9). You are not required to take these in sequence. You must take either HST 121 or HST 197.

HST 111, 112 (3, 3), Survey of U.S. History
HST 121, 122 (3, 3), Western Civilization
HST 197, 198 (3, 3), World History

If you scored 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement examination in U.S. History (HST 111 and 112, 6 credits), European History (HST 122, 3 credits), and/or World History (HST 198, 3 credits), you may apply up to 6 credit hours of these to the major. You must take either HST 121 or HST 197 for which there is no AP equivalent.

2. HST 206 (3), Introduction to Historical Inquiry

3. Historical Eras and Topics (at least 18 semester hours). You must take 18 hours of History courses at the 200 and/or 300 levels. One course (3 hours) must be on the history of Africa, the Middle East, East Asia or Latin America. One course (3 hours) must be on the pre-modern period; see appendix for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.

It is recommended that you take HST 206, Introduction to Historical Inquiry, prior to taking classes at this level.

4. Applying Historical Skills (at least 6 semester hours). You must take 6 hours of History courses at the 400 level. One course must be HST 400, Senior Capstone (3), which also fulfills the Capstone Experience requirement in the Miami Plan. It is recommended that you complete at least two 200/300-level courses in the major before taking a class at the 400 level. It is also recommended that you take at least one 200/300-level course in a subject that prepares you for the area content of the 400-level class.

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