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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History, BA or BS
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Requirements for the Major
The history program urges students completing a history major to fulfill all University Studies requirements and prerequisites for upper division courses by the end of their sophomore year.
For a bachelor’s degree in history, students must complete a program planned in cooperation with and approved by a History Department faculty advisor. The department requires the following: 1.
Fulfill the baccalaureate degree requirements. 2.
Required courses (20 credits): 3.
Three courses from United States History (12 credits): 4.
Two courses from three of the following six categories (24 credits):
Note: Students select three categories from a, b, c, d, e, or f. Students then complete two courses from each of the selected categories. For example: A student selects categories a, b, and d. The student is required to take two courses from each of those categories but none from category c, e, or f.
a. Transnational, Comparative, and International History
e. Latin American History
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Electives: three additional upper-division history courses (12 credits). 6.
Achieve a 2.5 GPA in all history courses taken at SOU. Majors must complete 56 upper division credits for the history degree. Capstone
History majors who are within 12 credits of completing the history requirements for their bachelor’s degree may register for the capstone experience. Students will produce a lengthy and properly documented paper to demonstrate their command of the research process. 1. Requirements for Admission and Continuation in the History Honors Program:
a. Newly admitted students must satisfy one of the following conditions:
- A minium high school GPA of 3.6
- A minimum combined total of 1200 from the critical reading and mathematics SAT sections with a minimum score of 500 in each section
- A minimum combined ACT score of 27 with a minimum score of 22 in both math and English
- A minimum transfer GPA of 3.6 (based on at least 36 quarter credits)
b. Continuing students must satisfy each of the following conditions:
- A minimum GPA of 3.3 in all classes taken at SOU
- A minimum GPA in the major of 3.5
- A member of the permanent faculty must agree to serve as advisor
c. To continue in the departmental honors program and graduate with departmental honors, students must maintain the levels of achievement outlined in requirement 1b.
2. Requirements to Complete the History Honors Program:
a. Students pursuing honors in the History major
Students pursuing honors in the History major are required to produce an honors thesis based on original research. The honors thesis will constitute the student’s capstone project. Specific guidelines will be provided by the faculty advisor.
- It is expected that the focused student research with faculty direction over the course of 3 to 6 terms will generate a superior final product which demonstrates independence of mind and judgment; capacity to design and execute a complex project; advanced research skills; and skills of analysis, synthesis, and clear written and oral communication.
b. To achieve departmental honors, students will:
- Establish their status as an honors student in History 300 (Research and Writing). While taking this course honors students will secure an appropriate faculty advisor and develop a research proposal. A research design will be developed in conjunction with completion of this class.
- Complete additional work in an appropriate upper-division course taught by the faculty advisor designed to advance the research project developed in HST 300. Examples of possible assignments include, but are not limited to, completion of an annotated bibliography; completion of a bibliographic or historiographic essay; and/or completion of an oral presentation. (In some cases, this course might precede HST 300 and be the stimulus for developing a research design in that course.)
- Upon completion of HST 300, complete HST 401H (Research) where most of the research will be completed for the Honors Thesis. The work completed in this course will be the basis for a thesis to be completed in HST 415H.
- Write the Honors thesis while enrolled in HST 415H (Capstone), under the direction of the faculty advisor.
c. Presentation of honors thesis
Honors students are expected to present their honors theses at the annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR) program in the spring and in a departmental venue (such as the capstone or senior seminar). |
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