University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
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HST 420/430/450 and HST 470 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in History.
College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours
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Major Requirements — 33 credit hours
All history majors will take
HST 470 during the fall semester of their senior year. Students on Track One will complete their 3-credit hour capstone in
HST 470. Students on Track Two will begin their 6-credit hour Senior History Honors Capstone during
HST 470 and complete it in
HST 471, offered the spring semester of their senior year.
Track One
Students on Track One will complete their 3-credit hour capstone project in HST 470 and will choose either an additional 400-level seminar or an additional 300-level class to complete the 33 credit hours required of the major.
| Lower-division history courses | 6 |
| HST 300 | Introduction to Historical Methods | 3 |
| Upper-division history courses | 15-18 |
| 400-level seminars (HST 420, 430, 450) | 3-6 |
| HST 470 | The Practice of History | 3 |
Upper-division history courses: must include at least one 300-level course each in American, European, and non-Western history.
Track Two
Students on Track Two will begin their 6-credit hour Senior History Honors capstone project during HST 470 and complete it in HST 471, offered the spring semester of their senior year.
Students must have a 3.5 GPA in the major or receive permission from the department chair to register for HST 471.
| Lower-division history courses | 6 |
| HST 300 | Introduction to Historical Methods | 3 |
| Upper-division history courses | 15 |
| 400-level seminars (HST 420, 430, 450) | 3 |
| HST 470 | The Practice of History | 3 |
| HST 471 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Upper-division history courses: must include at least one 300-level course each in American, European, and non-Western history.
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours