History, Art History Concentration

The core and distribution requirements for a major in history with a concentration in art history are those listed for baccalaureate degrees with the exception that a course in literature or philosophy is required to fulfill the humanities distribution requirement, and a course in film, music, or theatre is required to fulfill the fine arts distribution requirement.

The Advanced Placement and CLEP exams in U.S. History do not exempt a major from taking the HIS 198 and HIS 199 requirements. The advanced placement hours awarded for U.S. History Survey will be credited as electives to the graduation requirement of 126 hours. The Advanced Placement exam in European History and the CLEP exam in European Survey exempt a major from taking the HIS 214 requirement but the hours do not apply to history major hours though the advanced placement hours awarded will be credited toward the graduation requirement of 126 hours.