General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . 

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

For details, refer to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Foreign Language Requirement . 

Foundation Courses (9 credit hours)

• HIST 1121 - European History Since 1660 (3)

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• HIST 1160 - U.S. History to 1865 (3)
• or  HIST 1161 - U.S. History Since 1865 (3)

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• HIST 2600 - History Skills Seminar (3) (W)

Restricted Elective Courses (18 credit hours)

Additional Stipulations

Students working toward a second major may count up to 9 hours of credit from courses fulfilling requirements in that major towards requirements for the History degree. Students working toward a major/minor combination may count up to 6 hours of credit from courses used in the minor towards requirements for the Major in History.  These stipulations include cross-listed courses, regardless of program designation under which the course was taken.  Exceptions may be approved by the Department Chair upon consultation with the other major program.  Students exercising this option should be aware that the accuracy of the online degree audit may be affected.

Transfer students are required to take at least 15 hours of history major coursework at UNC Charlotte.

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.

Senior Seminar (3 Credit hours)

• HIST 4600 - Senior Research Seminar (3) (W) *