Accelerated B.A./B.S. History + M.A. History, Applied History

The B.A./B.S. History + M.A. History Applied History track degree is a 150-hour accelerated program that combines undergraduate and graduate coursework, reducing time to completion through an integrated, academically rigorous, and cost-effective curriculum. This structure avoids duplicated courses and maximizes academic and experiential learning opportunities.

Additional Information regarding accelerated degree programs can be found under DEGREE INFORMATION .

Program Overview

Full-time students transition from bachelor-level coursework to master-level coursework after completing at least 90 undergraduate credit hours. Time to completion is based on a student beginning with no transfer hours and completing 30 - 32 credit hours per year.
A maximum of 12 graduate hours can be shared between the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Graduate courses may also be taken concurrently during the final undergraduate term if needed for financial aid purposes.

Graduate Coursework and Requirements

Shared graduate courses are integrated into the bachelor’s degree plan.
In their fourth year and fifth years, students will complete their graduate curriculum, including the comprehensive exam.
While two courses in the History MA, Applied History track required face to face attendance in a 16-week term, if students follow the prescribed plan, these will be completed during the undergraduate cross-listed portion of the accelerated degree. Once a student moves to the 25 unique graduate hours, he or she may complete the remainder of the accelerated degree entirely online.

To remain in good standing for accelerated program, students must:

Achieve a grade of C or better in all major coursework
Achieve a grade of B or better in all graduate coursework
Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

B.A./B.S. History - 38 hrs

The History major with a B.A./B.S. degree requires a minimum of 38 credit hours, of which at least 24 must be upper-level. *Up to six hours may be included in the general education core curriculum.

HIST 1100 - Introduction to Historical Studies 1 hrs
HIST 1301 - Western Civilization to 1648 3 hrs -OR- HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500 3 hrs *
HIST 1302 - Western Civilization since 1648 3 hrs -OR- HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500 3 hrs *
HIST 2301 - United States History to 1877 3 hrs *
HIST 2302 - United States History since 1877 3 hrs *
HIST 5301 - Historical Methods 3 hrs (in place of HIST 3301 )
HIST 3303 - Texas History 3 hrs (in place of UL U.S. HIST Elective)
HIST 3321 - Public History 3 hrs (in place of UL U.S. HIST Elective)
Upper-level Non-U.S. HIST Elective 3 hrs
HIST 5302 - Historiography 3 hrs (in place of UL Non-U.S. HIST Elective)
Upper-level HIST Elective 3 hrs
HIST 5363 - Applied History Practicum I 3 hrs (in place of UL HIST Elective)
HIST 5364 - Applied History Practicum II 3 hrs (in place of UL HIST Elective)
SOSC 4100 - Capstone for Behavioral and Social Sciences 1 hrs

M.A. History, Applied History - 37 hrs

HIST 5100 - Comprehensive Examination 1 hrs #
HIST 5301 - Historical Methods 3 hrs **
HIST 5302 - Historiography 3 hrs **
HIST 5334 - Public History 3 hrs
ENGL 5319 - Grants and Proposals 3 hrs
HIST 5350 - The American West 3 hrs
HIST 5358 - Oral History 3 hrs
HIST 5359 - Research Seminar 3 hrs
HIST 5363 - Applied History Practicum I 3 hrs **
HIST 5364 - Applied History Practicum II 3 hrs **
**HIST 5301 , HIST 5302 , HIST 5363 , and HIST 5364 will be shared on the bachelor’s degree plan.
#Comprehensive examination taken after at least 30 hours of the graduate degree are completed.
Twelve hours from the following graduate (5000-level) history courses:
HIST 5310 - U.S. Colonial and Revolutionary History 3 hrs
HIST 5311 - Nineteenth Century America 3 hrs
HIST 5312 - American Civil War/Southern Reconstruction 3 hrs
HIST 5313 - Gilded Age/Progressive Era 3 hrs
HIST 5316 - Social and Intellectual History 3 hrs
HIST 5331 - History of Science and Technology 3 hrs
HIST 5332 - Environmental History 3 hrs
HIST 5333 - Regional History 3 hrs
HIST 5335 - U.S. Foreign Relations 3 hrs
HIST 5340 - Ethnic and Gender History 3 hrs
HIST 5341 - History of Warfare 3 hrs
HIST 5348 - Early 20th Century U.S. History 3 hrs
HIST 5349 - Post-1945 U.S. History 3 hrs
HIST 5351 - World War I 3 hrs
HIST 5352 - World War II 3 hrs
HIST 5353 - The Korean War 3 hrs
HIST 5354 - The Vietnam War 3 hrs