Dec 01, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

History BA

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Introduction

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The bachelor’s degree in history provides students with a firm grounding for advanced studies in education, librarianship, law, business and public service, as well as graduate work in the humanities and social sciences broadly. History is an all-inclusive discipline, making it an excellent choice for students with a wide variety of career goals.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This major can be complete on campus or with a combination of on-campus and online courses. Many core and upper-division courses are offered online.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 36 HIST credit hours.
Students must complete a minimum of 18 upper-division (3000-level and above) HIST credit hours.
Students must earn a minimum grade of C-(1.7) in all major courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.5. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Students cannot complete major or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
Students must complete a minimum of 18 HIST credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Allowances or Restrictions

15 of the 18 upper division level credit hours must be taken at the 4000 level, including HIST 4839.

Take all of the following required courses:

HIST 3031 - Theory and Practice of History: An Introduction to the Major
HIST 4839 - History Seminar
- Students must complete HIST 3031 with a grade of C- (1.7) or better before enrolling in HIST 4839.

Take a minimum of six credit hours in each of the following areas: United States, Europe and world (Africa, Asia, Latin America). At least three credit hours in each area must be upper-division (3000 and 4000 level).

US Distribution:

, 4235,

Europe Distribution:

, 4081, 4082,

, 4346,

World Distribution:

, 3471, 3483,

, 4460,

, 4501,

Electives

The degree requires a minimum of 12 additional semester hours of HIST electives, which can be satisfied by a combination of additional history courses, history internships, or history honors independent study for eligible students. NOTE: Any courses listed above may be used to fulfill the elective requirements once the area distributions have been met.