Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]

History, BA


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Curriculum Sequence


Freshman


Sophomore


Junior


Fall (15 Credits)


  • Advanced history courses 6 Credit(s)
  • Advanced humanities course 3 Credit(s)
  • Electives 6 Credit(s)

Spring (15 Credits)


  • Advanced history courses 6 Credit(s)
  • Electives 9 Credit(s)

Senior


Fall (15 Credits)


Spring (15 Credits)


Total Credits: 121-125


A minimum of 6 semester hours of advanced history will be in U.S. history, a minimum of 6 semester hours will be in European history, and a minimum of 6 semester hours will be in non-Western history.

History Major Portfolio


All history majors will compile a portfolio. This portfolio is designed to give individual students and history faculty a cumulative vision of the quality of the students’ work over the course of their years in the major. As they progress through the history program, students will continually update their portfolios by adding required elements:

  • Résumé
  • Source-based expository essay
  • Secondary source analysis
  • Primary source analysis
  • Historiographic essay
  • Research paper
  • Sophomore self-assessment
  • Senior self-assessment

Honors in History


Students may graduate with honors in history if they satisfy the following requirements:

  • Maintain a 3.5 GPA in upper division history courses (with no grade lower than a B) and an over-all GPA of 3.2.
  • Achieve a grade of A- or better in History 409.
  • Make at least one research presentation in a public forum (such as the regional and national Phi Alpha Theta conferences, the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, or Widener University’s Honors Week presentations).

Pathways


Pre-Occupational Therapy Pathway


History majors who wish to apply for admission to Widener’s graduate occupational therapy program should take the following courses (note the most recent courses are factored into the prerequisite requirements):

Pre-Physical Therapy Pathway


History majors who wish to apply for admission to Widener’s graduate physical therapy program should take the following courses (note the most recent courses are factored into the prerequisite requirements):

Pre-Law Options for the History Major


History is one of the majors traditionally chosen by students interested in pursuing a law degree. By special arrangement with the Widener’s law schools, history majors may choose a “3+3” option whereby they use their first year at the law school to complete the last year of their Widener undergraduate degree in history. History students may also pursue a minor in legal studies and analysis offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

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