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History - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in History allows you to discover trends and patterns as you explore historical development from pre-history to the present. This program will develop your skills in critical thinking, research, writing, argumentation and documentation. The coursework includes American history, world history, government, etc. This degree can be a stepping stone into your graduate degree. Areas of study for graduate studies include history, historic preservation, law or political science. 

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
Life and Physical Science 4 ______ Life and Physical Sciences 4 ______
Communication Core 3 ______ Foreign Language II 3 ______
Foreign Language I 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ MATH 1333 Contemporary Mathematics II 3 ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 16 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
HIST 2321 World History I 3 ______ HIST 2322 World History II 3 ______
Foreign Language III 3 ______ Foreign Language IV 3 ______
Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro to American Government II 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ Social and Behavorial Sciences 3 ______
ARTS 1303 Art History I 3 ______ Electives 3 ______
LIBR 1101 Introduction to Library Research 1 ______ ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
HIST 3390 History Research 3 ______ American History (4000) 3 ______
English Literature 3 ______ World HIST 4000 level HIST 3 ______
Minor 3 ______ Elective 3000-4000 Level 3 ______
Electives 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
Electives 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
American HIST (4000) 3 ______ HIST 4391 Capstone 3 ______
HIST 4338 or HIST 4343 or HIST 4344 or HIST 4346 or HIST 4347 or HIST 4348 or HIST 4353 or HIST 4354 or HIST 4390 Ancient Greece and Rome or Renaissance and Reformation in Europe or Witchcraft/Occult in Early Modern Europe or French Revolution and Napoleon or The British Empire or Modern Britain or Nazi Germany or The Holocaust or Directed Readings in History 3 ______ World/American HIST See previous lists 3 ______
Elective 3000-4000 level 3 ______ Minor 3000-4000 level 3 ______
Minor 3000-4000 level 3 ______ Elective 3000-4000 level 3 ______
Minor 3000-4000 level 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 12 ______