College: Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Degree: B. S. and B. A. Limited Access: No
Contact(s): Dr. David Jackson, Jr., Chair ; Ms. Evelyn Jackson, Office Manager
Address: 462 Tucker Hall Tallahassee, FL 32307 Phone: (850) 599-3447
E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Description of Major
The Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and African American Studies is organized to encourage interdisciplinary instructional delivery, curriculum planning, and evaluation. The primary objective of the department is to provide all students and faculty with the opportunity and the supportive environment for excellence in study, learning, teaching, research, and service. Focusing on significant social, historical, political, geographical, and economic issues and problems, students utilize the best available theoretical framework and empirical research in acquiring functional knowledge for understanding problems of the human condition.
The program in History is committed to the development of a versatile course of study designed to prepare students for careers in history, as well as to provide pre-professional training for a variety of other fields. The department offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in History.
Prerequisite Coursework:
The following courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher. These courses may be taken as partial fulfillment of the General Education Requirements:
AMH 2010: U.S. 1492 to 1865* (3) and
AMH 2020: U.S. History 1865 to the Present* (3)
*This is a state common prerequisite. Substitutes indicated in the state Common Prerequisite Manual will be accepted. This Manual can be found at http://http://www.flvc.org.
Note: State-wide common prerequisites are always under review. For the most current information and for other courses that may serve as acceptable alternatives visit flvc.org
Foreign Language Requirement:
Transfer students are required to have completed two (2) years in high school or eight semester hours (or the equivalent) at an accredited undergraduate institution in one foreign language or American Sign Language prior to enrollment or graduation from the University.
Minor Requirements for graduation in History
Students majoring in History are required to complete a minor area of concentration in which a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours are earned in another discipline.
Admission Requirements to Major Program of Studies
Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and most of the required General Education requirements met, including freshman
communicative skills and mathematics, or an A.A. degree.
Student Academic Advisement Module
The Student Academic Advisement Module is FAMU’s academic advising and monitoring system. Through this system, students and their academic advisors will be able to monitor students’ progression toward graduation. The degree audit consists of the students major requirements for graduation and indicates the courses that students have taken toward their degrees.
Major Program of Study at FAMU (33 Credit Hours)
AMH 2091 African American History 3 WOH 1022 World History 1500-Pres 3 HIS 3104 Nature of History 3 HIS 3150 History Historiography 3
AFH 4100 History of Africa, I 3
AFH 4200 or LAH 4130 History of Africa, II Latin America 3 AMH 3571 or 3572
African Am. History 3 AMH 4420 History of Florida 3 AMH 4202 20th Century US History 3 EUH Elective 3 History
Elective
3
Prerequisite Policy
It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the prerequisites of a History course prior to enrollment in that course. A student may contact his or her advisor or department chair for additional information concerning course prerequisites and this policy. Failure to fulfill course prerequisites may result in the administrative cancellation of enrollment in the course at any time during the semester with no refund of tuition or fees
Other discipline Requirements Bachelor Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
As noted above, the Bachelor of Arts degree is distinguished from the Bachelor of Science degree in that the former requires the completion of twelve (12) semester hours of the same foreign language. The twelve credit hours necessary to earn the B.A. are in addition to the high school requirement
Bachelor of Science
CGS 2060c Computer Literacy I
POS 1921 Intro Prof. Dev. (1) HIS 1921 Intro. Prof. Dev. (3) GEA 2000 World Geography (3) GEO 3421 Cultural Geography (3)
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AFA 4936 Sr. Seminar in Afr. Studies (3) ECO 2013 Prin. Economics I
ECO 2023 Prin. Economics II (3)
LIT 2110 Literature
ENC 2300 or ENC 3320 (3) PHI Elective
Bachelor of Arts
CGS 2060c Computer Literacy I POS 1921 Intro to Prof. Dev. (1)
HIS 1921 Intro to Prof. Dev. (3) GEA 2000 World Geography
GEO 3421 Cultural Geography AFA 4936 Sr. Seminar in Afr. Studies PHI Elective
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FRE 1100 Elementary French I FRE 1101 Elementary French II FRE 2200 Intermediate French Or___
SPN 1100 Elementary Spanish I SPN 1101 Elementary Spanish II SPN 2200 Intermediate Spanish I
Minimum Program Requirements Summary
Total Hrs. Required 120 Credit Hours General Education 38 Credit Hours
Other Discipline Requirements 31 Credit Hours Major Coursework 33 Credit Hours Minor Coursework 18 Credit Hours Foreign Language 0-12 (depending on placement)
*Note: Some prerequisite coursework may also be applied to General Education requirements in English, math, and science.
Remarks:
1. Sixty (60) hours must be earned at a senior institution. 2. The final 30 hours must be taken at FAMU.
3. A student who transfers with less than 60 hours credit upon admission must earn 9 credit hours prior to graduation by attending one or more summer terms.