Students desiring to earn a history degree must complete a minimum of 30 hours of history credit, 24 of which must be above the 100 level and 15 of which must be above the 200 level. Students must achieve a minimum grade point average in courses in the major of no less than 2.0 in order to graduate.

Specific requirements for the history degree are as follows:

1. Successful completion of 3 hours of Western Civilization (not counted as part of the 30-hour history minimum)
2. Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, or Russia (6 hours, 3 of which must be 300 level or above)
3. 6 hours of U.S. history, including either HIS 203 American History and Global Systems to 1877 or HIS 204 American History and Global Systems since 1877 and 3 hours of 300 level
4. 6 hours of European history at the 200 or 300 level, including at least 3 hours at the 300 level 
5. HIS 350 Historical Methods Seminar  (Prerequisite: 3 hours of history or consent of instructor.)
6. 6 hours of electives from the History Department.
7. HIS 450 US History Research Seminar,HIS 451 European History Research Seminar, or HIS 452 Area Studies Research Seminar
8. Cross-cultural component. In addition to the 30 hours, all History majors must complete one of the four following options:
   1. An approved international study experience selected from a variety of Bradley programs including international internships, Bradley Summer Semester abroad, and directed programs at selected international institutions. A minimum of 6 hours must be taken abroad. (If a student studies abroad at one of the Bradley-directed Study Abroad programs other than the Bradley European Summer Semester, the requirement of 24 hours of the last 30 hours on campus is modified to 30 of the last 60 hours. Courses taken in a Bradley-directed program during the senior year will count towards fulfilling the requirements of having 24 of the last 30 semester hours on campus).
   2. Successful completion of the equivalent of 202 in any foreign language.
   3. At least 6 hours drawn from the following courses:

      Course List

      Code	Title	Hours
      AAS 200	Introduction to African-American Studies	3.0
      AAS 300		3.0
      HIS 304	Topics in American History	0.0
      HIS 305	Indigenous History	3.0
      HIS 316	African American History Since 1877	3.0
      HIS 317	American Masculinities	3.0
      HIS 333	Cross-Cultural Contacts	3.0
      HIS 339	Women in Global Perspective	3.0
      HIS 375	The Holocaust	3.0
      HIS 382	European Women, Gender, and Sexuality Since 1600	3.0
      WGS 200	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	3.0
      ENG 129	Introduction to African American Literature	3.0
      ENG 190	Women in Literature	3.0
      ENG 329	African American Literature	3.0
      ENG 330	Native American Literature	3.0
      ENG 331	Women Writers	3.0
      SOC 313	Race, Ethnicity, and Power	3.0
      SOC 314		3.0
      SOC 315	Gender and Society	3.0

      History courses in this category may also count toward the major.
   4. History majors (HIS) take one of the courses listed in category c plus three hours of international study credit.

History majors may earn either a B.A. or B.S. degree and have the option to complete a concentration in Digital Humanities and Public History, or Difference, Identity and Power.