Degrees & Certificates
Bachelor of Arts
To earn the B.A. with a major in history, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (refer to Part 7 of the undergraduate Bulletin), the College of Arts and Sciences (refer to Part 3 of the undergraduate Bulletin), and those listed below.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
IPFW General Education Requirements |
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Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations |
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| COM 114 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| ENG W131 | Elementary Composition I | |
| ENG W140 | Elementary Composition—Honors | |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| MA 153 | Algebra and Trigonometry I | |
| MA 168 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student | |
| STAT 125 | Communicating with Statistics | |
Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences |
6 | |
| See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses | ||
Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society |
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| See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses | ||
| HIST H105 | American History I (credits included in History Core) | 0 |
| Additional credits in Area III | 3 | |
Area IV—Humanistic Thought |
6 |
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| See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses | ||
Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression |
3 |
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| See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses | ||
Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in HIST) |
3 |
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| See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses | ||
School of Arts and Sciences Requirements |
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English Writing |
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| HIST H217 | The Nature of History (If you have satisfied the second writing course requirement with another approved course prior to becoming a history major at IPFW, the requirement of HIST H217 will be waived.) | 3 |
Foreign Language |
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| Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B | 14 | |
Distribution (not in HIST) |
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| Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C | 9 | |
Cultural Studies |
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| HIST H113 | History of Western Civilization I (credits included in History Core, below) | 0 |
| Credits in non-Western culture | 3 | |
Core and Concentration (Major) Courses |
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| HIST H105–H106 | American History I–II | 6 |
| HIST H113–H114 | History of Western Civilization I–II | 6 |
| HIST J495 | Proseminar for History Majors | 3 |
| Credits in upper-level American history | 6 | |
| Credits in upper-level Western European history* | 6 | |
| Credits in upper-level Other World history* | 6 | |
| Additional credits in history (H217 excluded) | 3 | |
| *HIST H232 may not be used to fulfill the Western European or Other World requirements, but may be used for additional credit toward the major or minor. | ||
General Elective Courses |
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| Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124. | ||
| Total: | 124 | |
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