Southwestern College

Degree Requirements

"I enjoy my major here at Southwestern because everyone in the History department is very tight. One of the benefits of attending a small school is that it makes it easier to get to know the people who are in the same field of study as you are. It is also nice to be a history major at a college where there are only two history professors. It does not take long to get accustomed to their teaching styles." -Jake Giger
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B.A., Major in History

Major Requirements:
In History:
   364 Junior Research Methods
   464 Senior Research Seminar
Nine credit hours selected from:
   121 World History to 1500
   122 World History since 1500
   131 American History to 1865   
   132 American History since 1865  
Fifteen additional hours in History electives as approved by the History faculty but no more than six hours of 352 or 452 Readings courses, for a total of 30 credit hours in History.
Cognate requirements:
In Political Science:
   105 Intro. to Public Policy
   213 American Politics
In Geography:
   201 World Geography
In Anthropology:
   219 Cultural Anthropology
In Mathematics:
   215  Introduction to Statistics, or a computing course

Minor in History

Minor requirements:
In History:
Nine credit hours selected from:
   121 World History to 1500
   122 World History since 1500
   131 American History to 1865
   132 American History since 1865
Nine additional hours in History electives but no more than three hours of 352 or 452 Readings courses, for a total of 18 credit hours in History.

Requirements for Secondary Licensure in History
Completion of this program is required for secondary licensure in American history, world history, and political science.

Requirements:
In History:
   121 World History to 1500
   122 World History since 1500
   131 American History to 1865
   132 American History since 1865
   332 Kansas History
   364 Junior Research Methods
   464 Senior Research Seminar
(In addition, nine or more credit hours of History electives will be necessary to complete History major requirements.)
In Political Science:
   105 Public Policy
   213 American Politics
In Geography:
   201 World Geography
In Anthropology:
   219 Cultural Anthropology
In Economics:
   101 Principles of Microeconomics
All requirements for Kansas teacher licensure as listed in the Education section of the catalog.

For course descriptions: Southwestern College Course Catalog.