History, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
COMP 100 - Composition	3	HIST 144 OR HIST 145	3
Gen Ed Math	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
HIST 100 OR HIST 101	3	OCS Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
HIST 120 - The Making of the Modern World	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
HIST 280 - Skills for History	3	WHIS Upper-Division	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Upper-Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
AHIS or EHIS Upper-Division	3	AHIS, EHIS, or WHIS Upper-Division	3
AHIS, EHIS, or WHIS Upper-Division	3	AHIS, EHIS, or WHIS Upper-Division	3
Elective	3	Upper-Division Elective	3
Upper-Division Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
HIST 290 - Historiographic Seminar	3	HIST 300 - Research Seminar	3
AHIS, EHIS, or WHIS Upper-Division	3	AHIS, EHIS, HIST, or WHIS Upper-Division*	3
Upper-Division Elective	3	Upper-Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

*Excluding HIST 395 & 397, & 396 if taken P/F

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.