Recommended Academic Plan
Freshman Year
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ENGL 015, 030 GWS | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 4 |
| Math GQ | 3 |
| History Survey | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity GHA | 1.5 |
| First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CAS 100 GWS Effective Speech | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 4 |
| Natural Science GN | 3 |
| History Survey | 3 |
| Arts GA | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Elective | 3 |
| Foreign Language III | 4 |
| Social/Behavioral Science GS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| History Survey | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| Elective | 3 |
| Math GQ | 3 |
| Humanities GH | 3 |
| History xxx (Non-Western) | 3 |
| History Survey | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Junior Year
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| BA Required Course | 3 |
| History xxx | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science GS | 3 |
| Natural Science GN | 3 |
| History 4xx | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity GHA | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 16.5 |
|
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| BA Required Course | 3 |
| Humanities GH US/IL | 3 |
| Natural Science GN | 3 |
| History 4xx | 3 |
| History 302W | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Senior Year
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| BA Required Course US/IL | 3 |
| History 4xx | 3 |
| History 494 or 495 Capstone | 1 |
| English 202B GWS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| BA Required Course | 3 |
| History 494 or 495 Capstone | 3 |
| History xxx Non-Western | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Arts GA | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of "C" or better
Bold Italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, GS, FYS are codes used to identify General Education requirements
US and IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy university United States/International Cultures requirements
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy university Writing Across the Curriculum requirements
Y is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the university W and US/IL requirements
Program year date
Scheduling patterns for courses not taught each semester
Program notes: The history surveys are two of the three following sequences: History 1&2; History 10&11; History 20&21. The non-western courses ecompass any course at ay level the does not focus on the US or Europe.
student must begin planning their senior capstone during their junior year
Academic Advising Notes:
total credits for the major is 124 plus 1 credit (PSU 003) = 125 credits total
Contact:
Dr. Marc L. Harris
Division Head, Associate Professor of History
Office: Elm Building
Phone: 814-949-5242
E-mail:
WWW: http://www.altoona.psu.edu/fpages/mlh6/mlh6.htm
