History BA

Total Credits: 124

Major: Core Requirements - 36

• HIST 117 - Civilizations and Ideas I Credits: 3
• HIST 118 - Civilizations and Ideas II Credits: 3
• HIST 204 - American Experience I Credits: 3
• HIST 205 - American Experience II Credits: 3
• HIST 277 - History Colloquium Credits: 0
• HIST 290 - Research Seminar Credits: 3
• HIST 404 - Adventist Heritage Credits: 3
• HIST 480 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3
• HIST 488 - Faith and History Credits: 3
• two upper division courses in American History
• and two upper division courses in European or other non-U.S. history

Andrews Core Experience

Students must take the courses outlined in the Andrews Core Experience: BA & BS Degrees  .

Undergraduate Electives

• Six credits of the following political sciences courses may be applied to the history major:

• PLSC 104 - American Government Credits: 3
• PLSC 365 - American Foreign Relations Credits: 3
• PLSC 456 - Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Political Thought Credits: 3

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• PLSC 457 - Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
• Or  PLSC 458 - American Political Thought Credits: 3
• Remaining credits chosen in consultation with the advisor.

Certification

Andrews Core Experience for Secondary Certification

For more information regarding Andrews Core Experience  or Secondary Certification  with a BA or BS degree see the department of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum .

• Religion - 12

• RELT 100 - God and Human Life Credits: 3
• RELT 225 - Doctrines of the Adventist Faith Credits: 3
• RELH 400 - SDA History and Prophetic Heritage Credits: 3,4
• and a 3-credit elective chosen in consultation with your SED advisor

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• Language and Communication

• ENGL 115 - College Writing I Credits: 3
• ENGL 215 - College Writing II Credits: 3
• COMM 450 - Communication in the Classroom Credits: 3

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• Foreign Language (BA only)

• Intermediate Language Credits: 4

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• Fine Arts and Humanities - 3

• ARTH 220 - Language of Art Credits: 3
• PHTO 210 - History of Photography Credits: 3
• Studio Art Credits: 3
• Ensemble Music Credits: 3
• ENGL 255 - Studies in Literature Credits: 3
• PHIL 224 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
• MUHL 214 - Enjoyment of Music Credits: 3

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• Life, Physical Sciences and Mathematics

• Take one Life Science course and one Physical Science course.  Choose from Andrews Core Experience: BA & BS Degrees .

   

• Service

• EDTE 165 - Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education Credits: 4

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• Social Sciences

• GDPC 302 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
• EDTE 228 - Strategies for Educating Exceptional and Diverse Learners Credits: 3

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• Fitness Education

• HLED 120 - Fit for Life Credits: 1
• plus two Fitness Education courses

Note:

For BA majors in History or Political Science, and BS majors in Political Science or Social Studies, a statistics/mathematics course will fulfill the Andrews Core mathematics requirements.