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General Studies: History (BGS)

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History Bachelors BGS

Variable Credit Min

33

Variable Credit Max

33

Title

Aims of a BYU Education

Learning Outcome

Describe how coursework in the BGS program has contributed to the aims of a BYU education: Spiritually strengthening Character building Intellectually enlarging Preparing for lifelong learning and service.

Title

Historical Research Methods

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate basic proficiency in using the historical method of research

Title

Effective Writing

Learning Outcome

Write effectively about historical topics.

Title

American and World History

Learning Outcome

Gain a historical consciousness by demonstrating knowledge of major developments in American and world history and understand key historical terms and theories

Program Requirements

Have 27 hours of campus residency.

Complete a minimum of 10 hours in the emphasis after formal admission to the BGS program.

Thirty of the 120 hours must be 300-level or above courses.

Students must earn a minimum 2.0 BYU grade point average, a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average, and a minimum 2.0 emphasis grade point average.

The program must be completed in eight years or less.

All emphasis courses taken after admission to BGS must be BYU courses.

Requirement 1 —Complete 1 Course

Prerequisite course (must be completed before taking any other courses, includes preparing academic plan which must be approved before proceeding):

course - Essential College Skills 1.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 4 Courses

Core courses:

course - World Civilization to 1500 3.0

course - World Civilization from 1500 3.0

course - U S Through 1877 3.0

course - U S Since 1877 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 1 of 2 Options

Complete 18 hours from one of the following tracks:

Option 3.1 —Complete 18 hours

History Track:

Option 3.1.1 —Complete up to 18 hours

Complete 18 hours from the following:

course - Modern Latin Amer 3.0

course - WW II in History & Memory 3.0

course - Italian Renaissance 3.0

course - Reformation: Age of Turmoil 3.0

course - European Expansion 3.0

course - Family in Europe 3.0

course - Modern Japan 3.0

course - Utah 3.0

Option 3.1.2 —Complete up to 18 hours

Study List Classes -

Option 3.2 —Complete 2 Requirements

Family History Track:

Requirement 3.2.1 —Complete 6 hours

Option 3.2.1.1 —Complete up to 6 hours

Complete 6 hours from the following:

course - Modern Latin Amer 3.0

course - WW II in History & Memory 3.0

course - Italian Renaissance 3.0

course - Reformation: Age of Turmoil 3.0

course - European Expansion 3.0

course - Family in Europe 3.0

course - Modern Japan 3.0

course - Utah 3.0

Option 3.2.1.2 —Complete up to 6 hours

Study List Classes -

Requirement 3.2.2 —Complete 12 hours

Option 3.2.2.1 —Complete up to 12 hours

Complete 12 hours from the following:

ENGL 220 - Compose Pers Hist - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 3.0

course - Family Historian's Craft 3.0

course - British Fam Hist Research 3.0

course - German Family History 3.0

course - English Language Paleography 3.0

course - Family History Directed Rsrch - You may take once 0.5v

course - Acad Internship: Family Hist - You may take once 1.0v

Option 3.2.2.2 —Complete up to 12 hours

Study List Classes -

Requirement 4 —Complete 1 Course

Complete a capstone experience (last course to be completed):

course - BGS Capstone 2.0

Note 1: Other BYU undergraduate courses (including Salt Lake Center classes) in history may also be used to fill emphasis electives in either track.

Note 2: In the Family History track, Hist 317 can be used to meet either requirement 3.2.1 or requirement 3.2.2; it cannot be double-counted.