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B.S. in Actuarial Science

Otterbein University Course Catalogs

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

History (BA)


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Total required hours: 128

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I. General Education Requirements (49 hrs)


  • First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
  • Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
  • Modern Language (0, 4 or 8 hrs)
  • Mathematics (4 hrs) 
  • Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
  • Senior Year Experience (4 hrs)
  • Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for further information)

    See   for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (44 hrs)


C. Sophomore Seminar (required)


  • 4 hrs
  • Note: Students are expected to take HIST 2100 before the end of their sophomore year, or if declaring a history major in their junior year, as soon as possible.  HIST 2100 is a pre-requisite for the 4000 level courses in the History program. 

H. Senior Research Seminar (required)


  • 4 hrs
  • Note: Students in the Honors Program can fulfill this requirement through completing a senior honors thesis with an advisor in the History program.

I. Electives (12 hrs of HIST including at least 8 hrs at 3000/4000 level)


  • HIST 2000 - 4999

III. Residency Requirements


In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

  • at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
  • at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
  • the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (128 hrs)


If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 128 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

 

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major


A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree


A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

 

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