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<p>Major courses. The major in history requires successful completion of the following 36 semester hours:</p>
<p>Courses Hours
HY 101 or HY 105 (or HY 110¹) 3
HY 102 or HY 106 3
HY 203 or HY 205 3
HY 204 or HY 206 3
HY 430² 3
Field requirement³ 9
HY electives 12
Total 36 </p>
<p>¹HY 101 or HY 105 is preferred, but HY 110 can substitute. </p>
<p>²A minimum grade of “C” is required to receive credit for HY 430. </p>
<p>³Fields: A minimum of 3 hours from each of the following fields must be completed for a total of 9 hours.
United States History: HY 225, HY 226, HY 295, HY 311, HY 312, HY 313, HY 314, HY 315, 1. HY 316, HY 318, HY 319, HY 320, HY 323, HY 324, HY 325, HY 326, HY 330, HY 337, HY 341, HY 408, HY 409, HY 411, HY 412, HY 413, HY 416, HY 417, HY 421, HY 422, HY 423, HY 424, HY 425, HY 427, HY 428, HY 429, HY 432, or HY 480. Depending on the content, HY 300 and HY 400 can also fulfill this requirement.
European History: HY 235, HY 236, HY 247, HY 248, HY 321, HY 349, HY 353, HY 357, 2. HY 358, HY 361, HY 362, HY 365, HY 385, HY 386, HY 390, HY 393, HY 442, HY 443, HY 444, HY 446, HY 447, HY 448, HY 451, HY 455, HY 481, HY 482, HY 490, HY 491, HY 493, HY 494, or HY 495. Depending on the content, HY 300 and HY 400 can also fulfill this requirement.
African, Asian, or Latin American History: HY 237, HY 238, HY 243, HY 244, HY 306, HY 3. 309, HY 310, HY 377, HY 384, HY 401, HY 402, HY 403, HY 404, HY 405, HY 471, HY 474, HY 475, or HY 476. Depending on the content, HY 300 and HY 400 can also fulfill this requirement. </p>
<p>Upper-level residency. A minimum of 18 semester hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be earned on this campus.</p>
<p>Ancillary courses. The history major does not require ancillary courses. However, it is recommended that students, especially those considering graduate work in history, study at least one foreign language.</p>
<p>Required minor. This major requires the completion of a minor.</p>
<p>Honors program. The history honors program is open to history majors who have a 3.0 overall GPA, a 3.3 GPA in history, and at least 12 hours of history courses completed. The program requires 9 hours of honors work, including HY 399 History Honors Colloquium (usually taken in the junior year) and a 6-hour thesis (HY 498 and HY 499) completed (usually in the senior year) under the direction of a tenured or tenure-track member of the department. Graduation with honors in history requires a 3.0 overall GPA, a 3.3 GPA in history, and satisfactory completion of a thesis judged to merit an honors designation.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Alabama Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama”>Page Not Found | The University of Alabama)</p>