Department of History and Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts
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BS Degree Map
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Semester One: Fall |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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ENG 104 Composition |
3 |
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HIST 111 History of Civilization I |
3 |
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UNIV 100 University Success* |
2 |
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MATH 111 College Algebra |
3 |
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HE 102 Concepts of Health for Teachers |
3 |
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BIO 101 Intro to Biology & Lab |
3 |
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Total Hours |
17 |
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*Students who transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100. The UNIV 100 requirement must be replaced with another course (credit hours earned at another institution can be used to fulfill the UNIV 100 requirement).
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Semester Two: Spring |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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ENG 105 Composition |
3 |
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HIST 112 History of Civilization II |
3 |
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ART 206 Art Appreciation |
3 |
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SS 201 Social Institutions |
3 |
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EDCI 100 Intro to Education |
3 |
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Total Hours |
15 |
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Sophomore Year
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Semester Three: Fall |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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HIST 201 United States History I |
3 |
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ENG 205 World Literature |
3 |
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MFL 101 Foreign Language* |
3 |
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Social Science Option |
3 |
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SS 203 Historical & Cultural Foundations of Education |
3 |
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Total Hours |
15 |
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*Students who have completed two years of a single foreign language in high school with grades of “C” or better are exempt from the foreign language requirements. The six credit hours must be replaced with elective courses.
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Semester Four: Spring |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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HIST 202 United States History II |
3 |
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MFL 102 Foreign Language* |
3 |
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CSC 115 Computer Principles |
3 |
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SPCH 201 Speech Arts |
3 |
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MATH 226 Concepts & Structure of Math |
3 |
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Total Hours |
15 |
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Junior Year
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Semester Five: Fall |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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HIST 211 Survey Europe** |
3 |
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HIST 325 History of Mississippi |
3 |
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HIST 344 Historiography |
3 |
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SS 401 Social Science Methods |
3 |
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ETEC 367 Intro Assess. Measurement & Eval. |
3 |
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Total Hours |
15 |
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Semester Six: Spring |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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HIST 212 Survey Europe** |
3 |
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HIST 447 Research Seminar |
3 |
HIST 344 |
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SPED 311 Excep Child & Youth |
3 |
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COUNT 315 Human Growth & Development |
3 |
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HIST 360-361 Afro American*** |
3 |
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History Elective |
3 |
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Total Hours |
18 |
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**HIST 211 & 212 can be substituted for by any two non-U.S. related History electives.
***Hist 360/361 can be replaced by Hist 385 or Hist 449
Senior Year
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Semester Seven: Fall |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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PHIL 301 Intro to Philosophy |
3 |
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SS 301 Law in Social Studies |
3 |
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Social Science Option |
3 |
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RE 310 Teaching Reading in Content Areas |
3 |
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EDCI 401 Resch, CLS RM and Clinical Practice |
3 |
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Social Science Option |
3 |
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Total Hours |
18 |
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Semester Eight: Spring |
Credit Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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EDCI 402 Clinical |
12 |
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Total Hours |
12 |
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Updated Course Substitutions
Substitutions for HIST 211 & 212 (Non-U.S. related History electives)
Hist 328 – History of Latin America
Hist 329 – History of the Caribbean
Hist 331 – Renaissance and Reformation
Hist 403 – Contemporary Middle East
Hist 405 – Early Africa
Hist 406 – Colonial Africa
Hist 407 – Contemporary Africa
Hist 412 – European Imperialism
Hist 440 – History of World War II
Hist 460 – History of Science and Society
Hist 462 – History of Childhood
Substitutes for Hist 360 and Hist 361:
385 – Black Women I
449 – Black Women II
Substitutions for Social Science Options
ECO 211 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 212 Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 105 Introduction to Cultural Geography
GEOG 209 World Regional Geography
PHIL 308 Aesthetics
PHIL 309 Ethics
PHIL 416 Logic
PS 134 Introduction to Political Science
PS 135 American Government
PS 136 State and Local Government
PS 238 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PS 337 American Political Theory
PS 339 Black Political Thought
PS 342 Political Philosophy
PS 343 Political Philosophy
PS 346 Civil Rights and Liberties
PS 347 Judicial Process
PS 351 The American Presidency
PS 376 LSAT Survey
PS 423 Constitutional Law I
PS 424 Constitutional Law II
PS 432 Introduction to Law I
PS 433 Introduction to Law II
PS 450 (3) Urban Politics.
PSY 304 Child Psychology
PSY 305 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 306 Educational Psychology
SOC 214 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 216 Modern Social Problems
SOC 301 Community Organization
SOC 325 Cultural Anthropology
SOC 326 Social Psychology
SOC 328 Urban Sociology
SOC 329 Social Change
SOC 331 Marriage and the Family
SOC 420 Black Female and the Family
SOC 427 Urban Anthropology
SOC 428 Seminar in Urban Social Problems
SS 101 Introduction to the Social Sciences
SS 111 Survey of Black Studies
SS 201 Social Institutions
SS 202 Economic Institutions
SS 203 Historical and Cultural Foundations of Education
SS 211 Ethnic Studies Survey of Native and Hispanic Americans
SS 212 Ethnic Studies Survey of Jewish and Asian Americans
SS 301 Law and Social Studies
SS 305 African American Futures
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