History, Pre-Law Concentration, BA

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Advanced Placement Opportunity:

Acceptable scores in CLEP (American History and Western Civilization tests) or CEEB examinations will merit advanced placement and credit.

Program Requirements for History Major:

Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
A grade of “C” or better is required in all history courses to count toward the major or minor.
Students must complete HIS 497 with a grade of “C” or better before enrolling in HIS 498 .
At least one year of a single foreign language is highly recommended, but not required for history majors.
Students need a Cumulative Major GPA of 2.0 and no more than 2 major courses below a C to receive a degree. Major courses are all courses listed in section G of the degree checklist.

Informational Technology Requirement:

HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)
HIS 498 - W: Seminar in History II 3 Credit(s)

Required Surveys:

HIS 101 - World History I: Ancient to Early Modern 3 Credit(s)
HIS 102 - World History II: Modern to Contemporary 3 Credit(s)
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877 3 Credit(s)

Note:

any one of these survey courses may count for Bonaventure Program requirements.

Required Courses:

HIS 298 - Historical Methods 3 Credit(s)
HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)
HIS 498 - W: Seminar in History II 3 Credit(s)

Additional Requirements:

24 additional semester hours of courses in history (200 level or above) with at least nine hours in American history, and nine hours in European/ Global history; the remaining 6 hours may be chosen from American history and/or European/ global history; one internship may count in this area.

Students Must Complete:

HIS 101 - World History I: Ancient to Early Modern 3 Credit(s)
HIS 102 - World History II: Modern to Contemporary 3 Credit(s)
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 298 - Historical Methods 3 Credit(s)
HIS 398 - Historiography 3 Credit(s)
HIS 497 - W: Seminar in History I 3 Credit(s)

Requirements for a Pre-Law Concentration:

Required Courses (21 Semester Hours):

BUS 215 - Business Law 3 Credit(s)
POL 200 - United States Government 3 Credit(s)
POL 260 - American Judicial 3 Credit(s)
POL 363 - American Constitutional Law 3 Credit(s)
POL 364 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 3 Credit(s)
CRJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s)
CRJ 264

Note:

that many of the above courses can also fulfill the University’s Bonaventure Program requirements or history program requirements.

Students Might Consider the Following Courses for Additional Elective Hours:

BUS 316 - Advanced Business Law 3 Credit(s)
HIS 311 - Modern Britain 1689-Present 3 Credit(s)
HIS 360 - GW: Revolution and Nation Making 3 Credit(s)
POL 385 - WE: Real Utopias 3 Credit(s)
POL 421 - G: International Law 3 Credit(s)

Special Opportunities:

Membership in the international honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, is available to students recommended by the department for meritorious scholarship in history.

HIS 481 - Public History Internship , provides an opportunity for on-the-job experience in community agencies and museums.