1. Minimum grade of “C” in all course work required for the major, including required cognates.
2. Completion of 12 credit hours of required cognates.
3. Completion of a language through the 2010 level, by college/university course work or examination.
4. Completion of either HIST 1000 or 2020 and a class selected from the following: HIST 3000, 3101, 3102, 3260, 3265, 3490, 3500, 3510, 3531, 3600, 3604, 3606, 3611, 3612, 3662, 3700, 3702, 3762, 3766, 3880, 3882, 3884.
5. Completion of at least 3 hours of “writing-intensive” courses at the 3000-level. (See list of courses below.)
6. With permission of history faculty advisor, students may substitute advanced level (4000-level) history courses for intermediate level (3000-level) courses in the same chronological category.
7. Completion of at least 9 hours of courses at the 4000-level, with at least one course in the premodern category and one course in the modern category. Three hours of 4000-level courses must be Baccalaureate Writing.