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Majors

The history department offers majors in history and in history/social science. Both share the same objectives in the field of history. In addition, the history/social science major is a secondary education teacher training track with a concentration in history but also with additional preparation in the social sciences.

History Major

Requirements for the History major are 36 hours in History.

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History/Social Sciences Major

Requirements for the History/Social Science major, which prepares you to teach, are 42 hours.

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History Minor

Requirements for a minor in History are 20 hours.

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Timeline for Majors

Review this helpful timeline to get a sense of what your four years as a history major would look like.