Major Requirements in History for the B.A. degree
For students who entered Miami University in the 2009-10 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), including either HST 121 or HST 197. You are not required to take these in sequence.

• 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 3 or above on an Advanced Placement examination, you may apply it to the major, as described below.

• U.S. History - HST 111 and HST 112 (6 credits)
• European History - HST 122 (3 credits)
• World History - HST 197 and HST 198 (6 credits)

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

3. Upper-Level Courses (at least 21 semester hours). Any History courses numbered 200 or above (excludes HST 206, Introduction to Historical Inquiry). At least 15 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level. A single course may fulfill more than one of the following categories.

a. Geographical Diversity Requirement (3 hours). One upper-level course must be on the history of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, or some combination of those regions. See appendix for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.

b. Pre-modern Period Requirement (3 hours). One upper-level course must be on the pre-modern period. This generally refers to the period before 1800. See appendix for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.

c. One course (3 hours) must be at the 400-level. Excludes HST 400, Senior Capstone.

4. HST 400 Senior Capstone (3 hours). You must take HST 400, which also fulfills the Capstone Course requirement in the Miami Plan, in addition to the 21 upper-level hours described above.

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