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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H 
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
One Foreign Language  course
Select three hours at the 1000/2000-level from the following list of humanities prefixes: AFAM, ANTH, ARHI, CLAS, CMLT, ENGL, GEOG, LACS, PHIL, POLS, RELI, SOCI
An additional three hours of a foreign language or an additional three hours from the humanities list above

At least one course in each of three of the following areas listed below:
1. U.S./North America
HIST(AFST) 2052
HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2111E
HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H or HIST 2112E

2. Latin America
HIST(LACS) 2221 
HIST(LACS) 2222 

3. Western Civilization
HIST 2301 or HIST 2311H
HIST 2302 or HIST 2312H

4. Africa
HIST(AFST) 2501
HIST(AFST) 2502 

5. Asian History
HIST 2600 or HIST 2600H

6. World History
HIST 2701 or HIST 2701H
HIST 2702 or HIST 2702H
HIST 2705
HIST 2710
HIST 2720

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 

Note: History requires individual review of non-equivalent transfer courses before they can be used to satisfy Area VI and Major Requirements. 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.
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Required Courses (24 hours)
HIST 4990

At least one of the courses used to satisfy the major requirements must be at the 4000 level (excluding HIST 4990).

-- One of the courses used to satisfy the major requirements must focus on the period before 1600 and one course must focus on the period after 1600.

Choose nine hours from the following geographical areas:
  (At least one 3000/4000-level course in each of three geographical areas.)

Six Geographic Areas:
1. North America
ANTH(HIST)(NAMS) 4470/6470**HIST 4028*
EDHI(HIST) 4900/6900*HIST 4029/6029*
ESOC(HIST) 5020/7020*HIST 4030H*
HIST 3010*HIST(AFAM) 4032/6032*
HIST 3030*HIST 4035/6035*
HIST 3050**HIST 4040/6040*
HIST 3051* or HIST 3051H*HIST 4050/6050*
HIST 3055H*HIST(AFAM) 4055/6055*
HIST 3056H*HIST 4055H*
HIST 3057*HIST 4060/6060*
HIST 3060*HIST 4065/6065*
HIST 3071*HIST 4066/6066*
HIST 3072*HIST 4066H*
HIST 3073*HIST 4067/6067*
HIST 3080H*HIST 4068/6068*
HIST 3085*
HIST 3086*HIST 4072/6072*
HIST 3090*HIST 4073/6073*
HIST 3095*HIST 4074/6074*
HIST(AFAM) 3101*HIST 4076/6076*
HIST 3102*HIST 4080/6080*
HIST(AFAM)(WMST) 3103*HIST 4082*
HIST 3115*HIST 4085/6085*
HIST 3120*HIST 4086/6086*
HIST 3155*HIST 4091/6091*
HIST 3160* or HIST 3160H*HIST 4092/6092*
HIST 3165*HIST 4094/6094*
HIST 3170*HIST 4100/6100*
HIST 4000/6000*HIST 4110/6110*
HIST 4020/6020*HIST 4110H*
HIST 4022/6022*
HIST 4025/6025*HIST 4730H*
HIST 4026/6026*RELI(HIST) 3150*
HIST 4027/6027*


2. Latin America
HIST(LACS) 3230*
HIST(LACS) 3235 
HIST 3240
HIST 3242
HIST 3270*
HIST(LACS) 4200/6200 
HIST 4211/6211*
HIST 4211H*
HIST(RELI) 4214/6214*
HIST 4220/6220*
HIST 4222/6222*
HIST(LACS) 4230/6230**
HIST(LACS) 4240/6240*
HIST(LACS) 4250/6250*


3. Europe (Eastern and Western)
COMM(HIST) 4635HIST 4300/6300
ENGL(HIST) 3100*HIST(CLAS) 4320/6320**
GEOG(INTL)(HIST) 4634HIST(CLAS) 4329/6329**
HIST(CLAS) 3311**  HIST 4330/6330**
HIST(CLAS) 3312**HIST 4340/6340* 
HIST(CLAS) 3321**HIST(SPAN) 4345** 
HIST 3322**HIST 4350/6350*
HIST 3323**HIST 4355/6355* or HIST 4355H* 
HIST 3324*HIST 4360/6360* 
HIST 3330**HIST 4365/6365* 
HIST(RELI) 3333** HIST 4371/6371**
HIST 3340**HIST 4372/6372
HIST 3345HIST 4373/6373*
HIST 3350*HIST 4374/6374
HIST 3361* or HIST 3361H*HIST(ENGL) 4380**
HIST 3362* or HIST 3362H* HIST 4381/6381*
HIST 3364*HIST 4382/6382*
HIST 3371**HIST 4383/6383*
HIST 3372*HIST 4391/6391*
HIST 3381*HIST 4392/6392*
HIST 3382* or HIST 3382H*HIST 4393*
HIST 3390* or HIST 3390H*HIST 4394/6394* 
HIST 3400* or HIST 3400H* HIST 4400/6400*
HIST 3411HIST 4413/6413*
HIST 3412*HIST 4420/6420*
HIST 3416*HIST 4430/6430
HIST 3421**  HIST 4432/6432*
HIST 3432* or HIST 3432H*HIST 4435/6435*
HIST 3433**HIST 4440/6440* 
HIST 3443**HIST 4450/6450*
HIST(CLAS) 4225/6225**HIST 4730H


 
4. Africa
HIST(AFST) 3500*HIST 3550*
HIST(AFST) 3511**HIST 3552
HIST(AFST) 3512*HIST 3580**
HIST(AFST) 3520*HIST(AFST) 4500/6500
HIST(AFST) 3530HIST(AFST) 4515/6515* 
HIST(AFST) 3535*HIST 4520/6520** 
HIST(AFST) 3540*HIST(AFST) 4540/6540*
HIST(AFST) 3545**HIST(AFST) 4550/6550*
 

5. Middle East

HIST 3490**HIST 3580
HIST 3561**HIST 4301/6301**
HIST 3562**HIST 4530/6530**
HIST 3563*HIST 4560/6560*
HIST 3564*  HIST 4565/6565** 
HIST 3570H*HIST 4580/6580*
HIST 3579**


6. Asia
HIST 3550*HIST 3670H**
HIST 3552HIST 3690**
HIST 3601**HIST 4600/6600
HIST 3602*HIST 4610/6610**
HIST 3610*HIST 4620/6620
HIST 3661**HIST 4630/6630**
HIST 3662**HIST 4640/6640**
HIST 3663*HIST 4625/6625


7.World/Comparative
HIST(LACS) 3210* HIST 3755
HIST 3300**HIST 3760** 
HIST 3342HIST(GLOB)(LACS) 3770
HIST 3700HIST 3775
HIST 3710** HIST 3777
HIST 3711* HIST 3800
HIST 3720HHIST 4235/6235*  
HIST 3725* HIST 4402/6402*
HIST 3735HIST 4442/6442
HIST 3740** or HIST 3740H**HIST 4445/6445 or HIST 4445W
HIST 3742** HIST 4712/6712 
HIST 3750*HIST 4755/6755
HIST 3752* 


Major Courses:
Choose twelve hours from the following:
(Note: hours used to satisfy other areas in the major will not also satisfy this requirement.)

ANTH(HIST)(NAMS) 4470/6470**HIST 3755
COMM(HIST) 4635HIST 3760**
EDHI(HIST) 4900/6900*HIST 3775*
ENGL(HIST) 3100*HIST 3777
ESOC(HIST) 5020/7020*HIST 3800
GEOG(INTL)(HIST) 4634HIST 3910H
HIPR(HIST) 4160/6160*HIST 4000/6000*
HIST 3010*HIST 4020/6020*
HIST 3020*HIST 4022/6022*
HIST 3030*HIST 4024/6024
HIST 3050**HIST 4025/6025*
HIST 3051* or HIST 3051H*HIST 4026/6026*
HIST 3055H*HIST 4027/6027*
HIST 3056H*HIST 4028*
HIST 3057*HIST 4029/6029*
HIST 3060*HIST 4030H*
HIST 3071*HIST(AFAM) 4032/6032*
HIST 3072*HIST 4035/6035*
HIST 3073*HIST 4040/6040*
HIST 3080H*HIST 4050/6050*
HIST 3085*HIST(AFAM) 4055/6055*
HIST 3086*HIST 4060/6060*
HIST 3090*HIST 4065/6065*
HIST 3095*HIST 4066/6066* or HIST 4066H*
HIST(AFAM) 3101*HIST 4067/6067*
HIST 3102*HIST 4068/6068*
HIST 3115*HIST 4070/6070*
HIST 3120*HIST 4071/6071*
HIST(AFAM)(WMST) 3103*HIST 4072/6072*
HIST(LACS) 3140* or HIST(LACS) 3140H*HIST 4073/6073*
HIST 3160* or HIST 3160H*HIST 4074/6074*
HIST 3165*HIST 4076/6076*
HIST 3170*HIST 4080/6080*
HIST(LACS) 3210*HIST 4082*
HIST(LACS)(WMST) 3215HIST 4085/6085*
HIST(LACS) 3220** or HIST(LACS) 3220H**HIST 4086/6086*
HIST(LACS) 3230*HIST 4091/6091*
HIST(LACS) 3235HIST 4092/6092*
HIST 3240HIST 4094/6094*
HIST 3242HIST 4100/6100*
HIST 3270*HIST 4110/6110* or HIST 4110H*
HIST 3300**HIST 4120/6120*
HIST(CLAS) 3311**HIST(AFAM) 4125/6125*
HIST(CLAS) 3312**HIST 4130H*
HIST(CLAS) 3321**HIST(LACS) 4200/6200
HIST 3322**HIST 4211/6211* or HIST 4211H*
HIST 3323**HIST(RELI) 4214/6214*
HIST 3324*HIST 4220/6220*
HIST 3330**HIST 4222/6222
HIST(RELI) 3333**HIST(CLAS) 4225/6225**
HIST 3340**HIST(LACS) 4230/6230**
HIST 3342HIST 4235/6235*
HIST 3343HIST(LACS) 4240/6240*
HIST 3345HIST(LACS) 4250/6250*
HIST 3350*HIST 4300/6300
HIST 3361* or HIST 3361H*HIST 4301/6301**
HIST 3362* or HIST 3362H*HIST(CLAS) 4320/6320**
HIST 3364*HIST(CLAS) 4329/6329**
HIST(GLOB)(LACS) 3770HIST 4330/6330**
HIST 3371**HIST 4340/6340*
HIST 3372*HIST(SPAN) 4345**
HIST 3381*HIST 4350/6350*
HIST 3382* or HIST 3382H*HIST 4355/6355* or HIST 4355H*
HIST 3390* or HIST 3390H*HIST 4360/6360*
HIST 3400*HIST 4365/6365*
HIST 3400H*HIST 4371/6371**
HIST 3411HIST 4372/6372
HIST 3412*HIST 4373/6373*
HIST 3416*HIST 4374/6374
HIST 3421**HIST(ENGL) 4380**
HIST 3425HIST 4381/6381*
HIST 3430HIST 4382/6382*
HIST 3432* or HIST 3432H*HIST 4383/6383*
HIST 3433**HIST 4391/6391*
HIST 3443**HIST 4392/6392*
HIST 3490**HIST 4393*
HIST(AFST) 3500*HIST 4394/6394*
HIST(AFST) 3511**HIST 4400/6400*
HIST(AFST) 3512*HIST 4402/6402*
HIST(AFST) 3520*HIST 4413/6413*
HIST(AFST) 3535*HIST 4420/6420*
HIST(AFST) 3530HIST 4430/6430
HIST(AFST) 3540*HIST 4432/6432*
HIST(AFST) 3545**HIST 4435/6435*
HIST 3550*HIST 4440/6440*
HIST 3552HIST 4442/6442
HIST 3561** HIST 4445/6445 or HIST 4445W
HIST 3562**HIST 4450/6450*
HIST 3563*HIST(AFST) 4500/6500
HIST 3564*HIST(AFST) 4515/6515
HIST 3570H*HIST 4520/6520**
HIST 3579**HIST 4530/6530**
HIST 3580**HIST(AFST) 4540/6540*
HIST 3601**HIST(AFST) 4550/6550*
HIST 3602*HIST 4560/6560*
HIST 3610*HIST 4565/6565**
HIST 3661**HIST 4580/6580*
HIST 3662**HIST 4600/6600
HIST 3663*HIST 4610/6610**
HIST 3670H**HIST 4620/6620
HIST 3690**HIST 4630/6630**
HIST 3700HIST 4640/6640**
HIST 3710**HIST 4625/6625
HIST 3711*HIST 4700/6700
HIST 3720HHIST 4730H*
HIST 3725*HIST 4750/6750*
HIST 3727*HIST 4755/6755
HIST 3735HIST(DIGI) 4760/6760
HIST 3740** or HIST 3740H**HIST 4800/6800
HIST 3742HIST 4960/6960
HIST 3750*HIST 4960R
HIST 3752*RELI(HIST) 3150*

* Courses that focus on a period after 1600
** Courses that focus on a period before 1600
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General Electives (36 hours)
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
Upper division (15 hours)
Any level (21 hours)

**For students who are in the dual program of study in both History A.B. and Social Studies Education B.S.Ed., it is recommended that you review requirements found at http://bulletin.uga.edu/MajorSpecific.aspx?MajorId=212 which shows how courses and requirements in the two majors may overlap.   
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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