Bachelor of Science or Bachelor Art History

When you major in History, you explore the making of today’s world. Your starting point might be the distant or the near past; your focus might be the U.S. or another region; your perspective might be political, social, military, or one of many other approaches. The end result will be a greater understanding of the past, of historical change, and of the historical context of today’s global challenges.

At JU, the members of the History faculty each teach classes in four or more advanced topics, and if you have an interest not in the curriculum the faculty will work with you on an independent study. You will see your skills at analysis and writing develop, which will serve you well inside or outside of a career in history. To pursue engaged learning at its fullest, you will have opportunities for internships, study abroad, and presentation of your research at state and national conferences.

Major Requirements

University Core

Core
University Core Requirements

37

History majors must complete the following courses:

HIST xxx
Nine credit hours of history courses at the 100-200 level

9

HIST 400WRThe Technique of History

3

HIST xxx
Additional 21 credit hours of history courses at the 300-400 level

21

XX xxx
Any speech-intensive (SI) course

3

Total Credit Hours:36

General Electives

General Electives
Requirement

47

History Four Year Plan

This guide is for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. For official program requirements, please refer to the academic catalog and your degree audit. To complete the program in 4 years, students will need to enroll in an average of 15 credits (5 classes) per semesterDegree requirements are made up of core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E). 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

First Year

 
 
 
 
 

Semester 1

 
 
 
 
 

Prefix/Number

 
 
 
 

Course Title

 
 
 
 

Prerequisites/Comments

 
 
 
 

Crs

 
 
 
 

Area

 
 
 
 

Sem

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 1XX or

HIST 2XX

 
 
 
 

History elective at 100‐level ‐ or ‐ History Elective at 200‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M/C

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Core

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

C

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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JU 111/159/169

 
 
 
 

First Year Experience

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

C

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

First Year

 
 
 
 
 

Semester 2

 
 
 
 
 

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Course Title

 
 
 
 

Prerequisites/Comments

 
 
 
 

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Area

 
 
 
 

Sem

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 1XX or

HIST 2XX

 
 
 
 

History elective at 100‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 200‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

COMM 201SI

 
 
 
 

Principles of Speech Communication

 
 
 
 

Satisfies Speech Intensive core requirement

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Geographic Information Systems

 
 
 
 

Meets Technology core requirement

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

C

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Second Year

 
 
 
 
 

Semester 3

 
 
 
 
 

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Course Title

 
 
 
 

Prerequisites/Comments

 
 
 
 

Crs

 
 
 
 

Area

 
 
 
 

Sem

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 1XX or

HIST 2XX

 
 
 
 

History elective at 100‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 200‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

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HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

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HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

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Semester 6

 
 
 
 
 

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HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

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HIST 400WR

 
 
 
 

The Technique of History

 
 
 
 

Pre-req: Junior or Senior status, completion of nine HIST credit hours at the 100-200 level, and at least six HIST credit hours at the 300-400 level. Also satisfies the Writing Intensive and Experiential Learning core requirements

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

M

 
 
 
 

F

 
 
 
 
 

HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

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Semester 8

 
 
 
 
 

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HIST 3XX or

HIST 4XX

 
 
 
 

History Elective at 300‐level ‐ or

History Elective at 400‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

3

 
 
 
 

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Credit Distribution

 
 
 
 
 

Area

 
 
 
 

Notes

 
 
 
 

Credits

 
 
 
 
 

Major (M)

 
 
 
 

Required major courses

 
 
 
 

36

 
 
 
 
 

Core (C)

 
 
 
 

Choose from the list below. May be satisfied by major courses

 
 
 
 

34

 
 
 
 
 

Electives (E)

 
 
 
 

Can be satisfied with concentration, minor, second major courses

 
 
 
 

50

 
 
 
 
 

Total

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

120

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Core Courses (37 credits)

 
 
 
 
 

Area

 
 
 
 

Course(s)

 
 
 
 

Planned

 
 
 
 
 

Economics

 
 
 
 

ECON 189 or 201

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

English

 
 
 
 

ENGL 103 (depending on placement, student may need ENGL 101 first). 'C-' or better required.

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

NOTE: All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the term. Students not passing this exit exam are required to enroll in ENGL 214WI prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not necessary to pass this exam in order to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214WI counts as an elective course.

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

English (Lit)

 
 
 
 

ENGL 189, 202, 203, 204, or 206

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Fine Arts

 
 
 
 

Three hours in ART, ARH, DANC, MUS, or THEA

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Global Studies

 
 
 
 

If student is pursuing a BA degree: One 202 level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent; if student is pursuing a BS degree: One 102 level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent, or any International Studies (IS) course at the 300‐level

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

History

 
 
 
 

Satisfied by major

 
 
 
 

X

 
 
 
 
 

Humanities

 
 
 
 

Any HUM XXX course (Pre-reqs: ENGL 103 and English/Literature core requirement)

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Lab Science

 
 
 
 

100-level natural science with a lab (four credit hours total)

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Mathematics

 
 
 
 

MATH 110, 112, 114 (pre-req: C minimum in MATH 104 or Math placement), or MATH 140 (pre-req: C minimum in MATH 110)

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Philosophy

 
 
 
 

PHIL 101, 189, or 212

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Social Science

 
 
 
 

GEOG 189 or 200; POL 189, 205 or 208; PSYC 189 or 201; SOC 189 or 203

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Technology

 
 
 
 

CS 150; DSIM 203RI; GEOG 250TI (recommended for students in the Social Sciences); MUS 150 (co‐req: MUS 142); or a Technology Intensive (TI) course in the major approved by the department as an equivalent

 
 
 
 

 

 

General Requirements for all bachelor’s degrees: 

  • A minimum of 120 credit hours earned with a minimum of 30 credit hours completed at JU.

  • A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU.  

  • A student must satisfy all requirements of the University Core Curriculum in addition to all major and degree requirements.

  • A student is responsible for meeting the specific graduation requirements of the selected major and degree. A student who pursues more than one major must meet all degree requirements for each major. 

  • A student must have at least a "C" (2.0) average in the major.  

  • At least 12 credit hours in the major in courses numbered 300 or above must be completed at JU. 

  • A minimum of forty-two credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

  • At least one each of an upper-level Writing-Intensive and Speech-Intensive course (designated with a “WI” or “SI” in the course number; may be satisfied by courses already required for major). 

  • At least 3 credit hours in Experiential Learning (defined as Undergraduate Research, Research Intensive with “RI” designation, Internship, Study Abroad, or Service Learning; may be satisfied by courses already required for major). 

  • At least 3 credit hours in a DEI designated course; may be satisfied by a course within in major or an elective course.   

  • First-year students will be automatically enrolled in and must complete JU 111 or JU 159 (for Scholars), or JU 169 (for Honors). Transfer students in their second year and students entering with an AA degree are exempt.

  

NOTE: This four-year plan is meant to be a guide. For full degree requirements, please consult the academic catalog. 

 

 

Notes for History majors: HIST 189 or HIST 350 may be repeated for credit when the topic is different. · HIST majors are advised to complete the 100/200 level requirement before enrolling in 300-400 level history courses. · HIST 400WR should be taken during the senior year; course only offered in fall semesters. · Students who plan to teach history on the secondary level should consult with the School of Education early in their academic careers to determine the specific requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 120

History Major Important Notes:

  • History majors are advised to complete HIST 150 or HIST 189, HIST 206 and HIST 207 before enrolling in 300-400 level history courses.
  • History majors are advised to take HIST 400WR in the fall semester of their senior year.

History Education - Secondary Level

Students who plan to teach History on the secondary level should consult with the School of Education early in their academic careers to determine the specific requirements.