General Undergraduate Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago undergraduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.

New students are accepted into undergraduate degree-seeking programs for online (ADP) and on-campus (Traditional) study in the fall and spring semesters.  If you have any questions please work with your admissions advisors.  

BA History Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HIS-2100	Seminar in Writing and Researching History	3
HIS-4900	Senior Seminar	3
HIS-4910	Topics and Readings in History	3
American History
Select one of the following:		3
HIS-4225	Antebellum America
HIS-4240	Contemporary America
HIS-4250	The American Religious Experience
HIS-4910	Topics and Readings in History (with American History focus)
European History
Select one of the following:		3
HIS-4130	The Age of Reform, 1400-1650
HIS-4150	Europe In Our Time: 1918-Present
HIS-4155	Rise and Decline of Modern Europe: 1799-1918
HIS-4910	Topics and Readings in History (with European History focus)
Non-Western History
Select one of the following:		3
HIS-4125	African History
HIS-4300	Twentieth Century World History
HIS-4310	Non-Western Historical Studies
HIS-4910	Topics and Readings in History (with Non-Western History focus)
Electives
Select from courses with a HIS prefix		18
Total Hours		36

The total hours for the program is 120 credits. This includes general education, electives and major requirements above.                       

Graduation Requirements

Students in the College of Health, Science and Technology or The College of Theology, Arts and Humanities must meet all University requirements found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Specific requirements for these Colleges include the following:

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all coursework completed at CUC
• A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses taken in the major at CUC
• A minimum grade of C for all courses taken in a major at CUC
• All administrative obligations to CUC must be cleared in order to prompt the release of CUC transcripts and diploma(s).
• The Division of Natural Sciences requires a minimum grade of D- for courses within the major that are not pre-requisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).