The Bachelor of Arts in History offers students the opportunity to pursue a major in history, with an emphasis in either U.S. or non-U.S. history. Graduates will be prepared for a variety of graduate programs, including law school, as well as immediate careers in secondary education, public history, publishing, and many different government and human services.

The student learning outcomes for the Bachelor of Arts in History are presented below: 1. Graduates will demonstrate a knowledge of history. 2. Graduates will demonstrate a working knowledge of the tools of information technology (the “tools” include but are not limited to internet, digital and print materials including scholarly journals, primary resources, etc). 3. Graduates will demonstrate competence in research methodologies, including the ability to organize and present the results of historical research (this may include written as well as oral components). 4. Graduates will demonstrate critical thinking skills appropriate to the study of history.