• History, BA requires 120 total credit hours.
  • 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • Students must have a 2.0 GPA in the major, minor, and overall.
  • No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
  • 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • Any double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Academic Advising office.
  • In the History major, students must take 6 semester hours in US history beyond HY 221 and HY 222.
  • In the History major, students must take 6 semester hours in Non-US History beyond HY 103 and HY 104.
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY

* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.

Area V: Pre-Professional Courses20
FYE 101
Choose one from WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202
HY 221 and HY 222 will share with the History major and the Pre-Professional area. These classes may not also count in Area IV listed above. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours.
Pre-professional Electives: Choose 10 additional hours from Areas II, III, and IV listed above.
History Major Requirements 130
HY 221UNITED STATES TO 18773
HY 222UNITED STATES SINCE 18773
HY 300CRAFT OF HISTORY 23
HY 490RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HY 33
US History 300+ 6 semester hours6
Non US History 300+ 6 semester hours6
HY Electives 300+ 6 semester hours6
Minor Courses 18+
Elective Courses
Elective hours vary by program, please see advisor.
Total Semester Hours120
 
1

Students must take three History courses (9 semester hours) at the 400 level within the HY major.

No more than two classes from the following count toward the major: HY 310, HY 311, HY 312, HY 410, HY 492, HY 493, HY 494, or HY 495.

2

Students should take HY 300 in their Sophomore year or, for transfer students, in their first semester at UAH.

3

Students should take HY 490 in their Senior year.

Additional Information

A history major can pursue related programs to develop depth and breadth in history and related areas. Advising is available in the History Department for programs of study in the following:

  • general
  • secondary school teaching
  • graduate school preparation
  • pre-professional and pre-law preparation
  • international studies
  • public history
  • and more

Students initiate the POS by meeting with the CAHS Academic Advisors and following up with a faculty advisor in the department to review it. Note, that while a POS is a contract and maps out the selection of courses that a student needs to progress toward a degree, he or she can always change majors and/or minors, and even colleges, at any point.

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
Math  3
Fine Arts  3
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Spring
HY 104WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 3
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Humanities  3
Science w/Lab  4
Social/Behavioral Science  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
HY 221UNITED STATES TO 1877 3
HY 300CRAFT OF HISTORY 3
WLC 101  3
Science w/Lab  4
EH 207READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 3
  or EH 208  or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
HY 222UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 3
Literature or Humanities  3
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Area V Course  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
HY 300+  3
HY 300+  3
Elective  3
Area V Course  3
Minor Course  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
HY 300+  3
HY 300+  3
Area V Course  3
Minor Courses  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
HY 300+  3
HY 300+  3
Elective  3
Minor Course  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
HY 490RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HY 3
Elective  6
Minor Courses  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
 Total Semester Hours: 120