Major:

Modern foreign language study is expected of all history majors. Transfer students must earn in residence a minimum of 12 hours in history, 6 hours of which must be at the upper level (200-299).

History major

(B.A. or B.S., 36 hrs.)

History 1 and 2 .................................................6 hrs.

History 115 and 116 .........................................6 hrs.

History 100 .......................................................3 hrs.

Additional history courses.................................18 hrs.

            (including a minimum of 9 hours from courses numbered 200-296)

Senior comprehensive requirement* ...................3 hrs.

         *Options include senior thesis (History 298 and 299), an internship approved by the  

           department chair (History 297) or supervised student teaching plus History 265,

           Nebraska History.

Minor:

History minor (24 hrs.)

History 1 and 2 ................................................6 hrs.

History 115 and 116 ........................................6 hrs.

History 100 ......................................................3 hrs.

Additional history elective(s)* ...........................9 hrs.

                *A minimum of 3 hours from courses numbered 200-291.

History + Secondary Education Endorsement

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History/Social Science/Education

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Sample First-year Schedule

Fall Semester

HIST 1: U.S. History to 1877........................3 hrs.

•IDS 1: Liberal Arts Seminar ........................3 hrs.

•COMM 1: Fundamentals of Speech.............3 hrs.

Language Requirement...............................3-4 hrs.

HIST 115: Western Civilizations

           through Religion, to 1648....................3 hrs.

                                                              15-16 hrs.

Spring Semester

•HHP 15: Health and Wellness.......................2 hrs.

•ENG 1: English Language and Writing...........3 hrs.

Language Requirement................................3-4 hrs.

HIST 2: U.S. Society and

      Culture from 1877....................................3 hrs.

General Education or Elective.........................3 hrs.

                                                               14-15 hrs.

•The above schedules are samples. There are other ways of attaining the same objectives. For example, the English
Language and Writing and Fundamentals of Speech requirements must be completed during the first year, but they
may be taken either semester. It is recommended that courses meeting the Masterpieces of Literature, Health and
Wellness, and Mathematics requirements be scheduled during the first or second year. The Liberal Arts Seminar is a
required first semester course.