Degree Requirements

Baylor University Requirements for All Bachelor of Arts Degrees

For full details on requirements for the BA, please see the university's Undergraduate Catalog. 

For full details on requirements for all History programs, see the university's Undergraduate Catalog for the History Program. 

Requirements for a Major in History

Thirty-six semester hours of history including the following:

• HIS 1305, 1307, 1365, 1366, and 2395
• Twenty-one semester hours of history including the following:
  • Six semester hours of upper-level U.S. History
  • Six semester hours in upper-level European History
  • Six semester hours in upper-level Global History (African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern)
  • Three additional hours of 2000-4000 history
• Three of the twenty-one semester hours listed above must be fulfilled by a capstone seminar in either U.S. History, European History, or Global History.
• At least six of the twenty-one semester hours must be at the "4000" level. The capstone will fulfill three of these six hours.
• Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core receive credit toward the major for HIS 1305 and HIS 1307 by petition.
• A grade of "C" or better must be earned in HIS courses used for the major.

Requirements for a Secondary Major in History

Thirty-three semester hours of history including the following:

• HIS 1305, 1307, 1365, 1366, and 2395
• An additional six semester hours in U.S. history
• An additional six semester hours in European history
• An additional six semester hours in Global history (African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern)
• A Capstone Seminar in either U.S. History, European History, or Global History
• At least six of the thirty-three semester hours must be at the "4000" level.
• Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core receive credit toward the major for HIS 1305 and 1307 by petition.
• A grade of "C" or better must be earned in HIS courses used for major.

Requirements for a Minor in History

Eighteen semester hours of history including the following:

• Nine semester hours of 1000-2000 level history courses
• Nine of the eighteen semester hours must be at the "3000" or "4000" level
• Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core receive credit toward the minor for HIS 1305 and HIS 1307 by petition