HIST, BA, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Arts in History

Sample Plan for New Students

Degree Requirements

  • Total Credits Required for Degree: 180
  • Credits in Core: 60
  • Credits in College: 20 (including HIST and language courses or proficiency)
  • Credits in Major: 60
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.0

Resources for Success

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Contact Information:
Arts & Sciences Advising: ASCAdvising@seattleu.edu
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Four-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1

Term Course Credits
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall Language I 1150 5
Fall HIST 1200 - Constructing Past and Present I 5
Winter UCOR Module I 5
Winter Language II 1250* 5
Winter UCOR Module I 5
Spring UCOR Module I 5
Spring Language III 1350* 5
Spring HIST 1210 - Constructing Past and Present II OR HIST 2310 - U.S. in the World 5

Year 2

Term Course Credits
Fall HIST 2010 - Workshop in World History 5
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Winter HIST 2020 - Historiography 5
Winter UCOR Module II* 5
Winter UCOR Module II* 5
Spring HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Spring General Elective 5
Spring UCOR Module II* 5

Year 3

Term Course Credits
Fall HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Fall General Elective 5
Fall UCOR Module III* 5
Winter HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Winter General Elective 5
Winter UCOR Module III* 5
Spring HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Spring General Elective 5
Spring UCOR Module III* 5

Year 4

Term Course Credits
Fall HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Fall HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Fall General Elective 5
Winter HIST Research Seminar 4000-Level Elective 5
Winter General Elective 5
Winter General Elective 5
Spring HIST 3000/4000 Level Elective 5
Spring General Elective 5
Spring General Elective 5

University Core Requirements

  • Module I: Academic Writing, Quantitative Thinking, Creative Expression, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
  • Module II: Theological Explorations, Philosophy of the Human Person, Ethical Reasoning
  • Module III: Religion in a Global Context, Humanities & Global Challenges, Social Sciences & Global Challenges, Natural Sciences & Global Challenges

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