A History B.A. provides the skills needed to succeed in any job, public history, archive and museum work, law, education, business and more. Skills mastered include critical thinking, multi-perspective analysis, and written and oral communication.
History Requirements
The History major requires a minimum of 36 credit hours in History courses or approved substitutions and an additional 12 hours of a single foreign language or equivalent credit by examination as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. All courses used to satisfy major requirements - including the language requirement - must be completed with a grade of C or better. To complete the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in History, all University Studies Program (USP) and college requirements must also be satisfied.
Language
Students must complete three semesters of a single foreign language or the equivalent as determined by the Department of Languages - Modern and Classical. This requirement may be satisfied by American Sign Language.
Two Required Courses: 6 Hours
HIST3020 - Historical Methods Credits: 3
AND
HIST4030 - Senior Capstone Seminar Credits: 3
Elective: Any Level: 3 Hours
One additional History course at any level.
Lower-Division Electives: 12 Hours
Lower-Division courses are 1000 and 2000 level courses.
HIST1101 - FYS: Hamilton’s America: Beyond the Musical Credits: 3
HIST1110 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST1120 - Western Civilization II Credits: 3
HIST1210 - United States History I Credits: 3
HIST1211 - U.S. to 1865 Credits: 3
HIST1220 - United States History II Credits: 3
HIST1221 - U.S. From 1865 Credits: 3
HIST1250 - History of Wyoming Credits: 3
HIST1251 - Wyoming History Credits: 3
HIST1290 - History of the U.S. West Credits: 3
HIST1320 - World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HIST1330 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
HIST2020 - American Military History Credits: 3
HIST2030 - History and Environmental Science Credits: 3
HIST2040 - Imperial China Credits: 3
HIST2041 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST2050 - Introduction to Public History Credits: 3
HIST2060 - Topics in History Credits: 2?3
HIST2080 - Holocaust Credits: 3
HIST2105 - Medieval Europe in Film Credits: 3
HIST2120 - Ancient Greece and the Near East Credits: 3
HIST2130 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIST2225 - History of Christianity Credits: 3
HIST2230 - The History of Russia to 1855 Credits: 3
HIST2240 - The History of Russia Since 1855 Credits: 3
HIST2250 - American Religious History I (To 1865) Credits: 3
HIST2252 - American Religious History II (1865 to 1945) Credits: 3
HIST2280 - Introduction to European Studies Credits: 3
HIST2290 - History of North American Indians Credits: 3
HIST2315 - History of Non-Western Religions Credits: 3
HIST2320 - History of Islam Credits: 3
HIST2360 - African-American History Credits: 3
HIST2370 - Chicano History: Origins to 1900 Credits: 3
HIST2380 - Latin American History 1500 to 2000 Credits: 3
HIST2385 - Chicano History : 1900 to Present Credits: 3
HIST2389 - History of Women in the American West Credits: 3
HIST2390 - US West Between the World Wars Credits: 3
HIST2460 - Traditional Japan Credits: 3
HIST2461 - Modern Japan Credits: 3
HIST2470 - Civilization of India Credits: 3?4
HIST2500 - The Impact of the Union Pacific on Wyoming History Credits: 3
September 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3254,
LARAMIE,
Wyoming,
82071, United States
A cumulative, unweighted high school GPA of 3.00-4.00 (on a 4.0 scale) for assured admission.
A cumulative, unweighted high school GPA of 2.50-2.99 (on a 4.0 scale) is admitted with support.
Provide Official Proof of English Proficiency
Minimum score 71 for iBT/ 6.0 IELTS / 169 Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency / 100 Duolingo are the most popular exam options and results required.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.