History Major: Sample 4-Year Plan
The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four-Year Plan: History (BA/BS)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- HIST 2011: WE/World History I: From the Dawn of Humanity to ca. 1300 CE (4 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- Perspectives class2 (3 cr)
Semester 2
- HIST 2012: WE/World History II: From ca. 1200 CE to the Present (4 cr)
- HIST 3103/3104: U.S. Historiograhy of the United States1 (4 cr)
- Math Course (as placed, if necessary) (3-5 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
Semester 3
- HIST 3XXX: History Major Course (4 cr and WE)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- Statistics Perspective (3 cr)
- BS requirement course (3 cr), OR Foreign Language (BA) (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
Semester 4
- HIST 3XXX: History Major Course (4 cr and WE)
- HIST 3XXX: History Major Course (4 cr and WE)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- BS requirement course (3 cr), OR Foreign Language (BA) (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
Semester 5
- HIST 3XXX: History Major Course (4 cr and WE)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- Electives (3 cr)
Semester 6
- HIST 4997: WE/Theories of History (Required for departmental honors) (4 cr)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- Electives (3 cr)
- Electives (3 cr)
Semester 7
- HIST 4996: WE/History Research Topics (4 cr)
- HIST 3XXX: History Major Course (4 cr and WE)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- Electives (3 cr)
Semester 8
- HIST 4999: WE/Capstone: Senior Seminar in History (4 cr)
- Perspectives class (3 cr)
- Electives (6 cr)
- Electives to total at least 120 hours
NOTES:
- 1 = History majors must take either HIST 3103 or HIST 3104. Currently only HIST 3103 is offered and it is taught each spring.
- 2 = The Dialogues Curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts & Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
- History degree requires 40 credit hours minimum. Departmental Honors requires 42 minimum; 1 course must be HIST 4997 (available every spring semester, recommended Semester 6).
- Graduation Requirements: Total credit hrs>= 120 (40 credit hrs @ 300-level or higher)
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-5-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
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