History, B.A.

University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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HST 420/430/450 and HST 470 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in History.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

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Major Requirements — 33 credit hours

All history majors will take HST 470 during the fall semester of their senior year. Students on Track One will complete their 3-credit hour capstone in HST 470. Students on Track Two will complete their 3-credit hour capstone project in HST 470 during the fall semester of their senior year and complete HST 471 in the following spring semester.

Track One

Students on Track One will complete their 3-credit hour capstone project in HST 470 and will choose either an additional 400-level seminar or an additional 300-level class to complete the 33 credit hours required of the major.

Lower-division history courses

6

HST 300Introduction to Historical Methods

3

Upper-division history courses

15-18

400-level seminars (HST 420, 430, 450)

3-6

HST 470The Practice of History

3

Upper-division history courses: must include at least one 300-level course each in American, European, and non-Western history.

Track Two

Students on Track Two will complete their 3-credit hour capstone project in HST 470 during the fall semester of their senior year and complete HST 471 in the following spring semester.

Students must have a 3.5 GPA in the major or receive permission from the department chair to register for HST 471.

Lower-division history courses

6

HST 300Introduction to Historical Methods

3

Upper-division history courses

15

400-level seminars (HST 420, 430, 450)

3

HST 470The Practice of History

3

HST 471Senior Seminar

3

Upper-division history courses: must include at least one 300-level course each in American, European, and non-Western history.

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120