History A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Required course: 4 sh
One HST seminar course including completion of a senior thesis: 4 sh
The Department of History and Geography strongly recommends that History majors study a world language.
Select twelve hours at the 1000- or 2000-level: 12 sh
- Students must select at least one U.S. and one non-U.S. course
Select twenty-four hours of HST electives: 24 sh
- 16 semester hours must be at the 3000-4000 level including at least:
- Four hours of U.S. history
- Four hours of European history, including ancient history
- Four hours of history of Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East
- With the approval of the department chair, four semester hours from outside the major may be applied toward the elective requirement.
Total Credit Hours: 44