History, B.A.

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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in History from Lakeland University should be able to:

Demonstrate a knowledge of history and the people, places, ideas, and major events that shaped it.
Construct evidence-based arguments using a variety of historical sources.
Communicate ideas clearly and professionally in both written and oral form.

Major Requirements (39-53 semester hours)

For Education* and Non-education Majors

Students must choose one of the following options:

Cooperative Education Option

At least twenty-three (23) semester hours from the following:
- EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
- EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)
  - Co-requisite with first experience of EXP /HIS 390 or EXP /HIS 391
- EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
  - Co-requisite with second experience of EXP /HIS 390 or EXP /HIS 391
- EXP 390 or HIS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–History (1-12 semester hours)
  - Is completed two times, for a total to twenty to twenty-four (20-24) semester hours
  - One experience must be in HIS 390
- Optional learning experience: EXP 391 or HIS 391 - Cooperative Education Experience–History (0 semester hours)
Six (6) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered 200 or above
Six (6) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered 300 or above
- One of the courses listed below may be used in partial fulfillment of this requirement:

Traditional Option

Nine (9) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered 200 or above
Nine (9) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered 300 or above
- One of the courses listed below may be used in partial fulfillment of this requirement:
Three (3) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered 400 or above (no substitutions)

*Teacher Certification

To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification in history, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.