Feb 22, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

History, B.A./History, M.A. Accelerated Master’s Program Curriculum Guide


This curriculum guide is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

PLEASE NOTE: Three required 500-level HIST courses are fulfilled in the undergraduate career. 

University Undergraduate Major Policies


  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses  section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

Accelerated Master’s Requirements


PLEASE NOTE: After fulfilling the undergraduate program requirements, you must submit a graduate application for the corresponding graduate program. This step is necessary for your audit to accurately display the outstanding graduate-level requirements for the Accelerated Master’s Program.

  • Nine units of graduate work (with a grade of B or better) can be counted toward both the undergraduate degree and the master’s degree. 
  • Undergraduate students may declare the accelerated master’s option after completing between 60 and 89 credits.
  • Transfer students must have completed at least 12 of their major credits at SU. 
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative SU undergraduate GPA of 3.0 to be considered for admission into an accelerated master’s program. 
  • Students must maintain the required undergraduate GPA as well as a 3.00 GPA or better in master’s coursework.
  • Students must submit their graduate application when applying for undergraduate graduation.  
  • Students must successfully complete a total of 120 credits (undergraduate and graduate combined) in order to earn their bachelor’s degree.
  • The graduate grading basis will apply to all graduate-level courses whether taken when the student is an undergraduate or graduate student.
  • Grades earned in the approved graduate-level courses will impact the GPA in both the undergraduate and graduate careers.

First Year


Total Credits: 14-16


Total Credits: 14-16/28-32


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year


Total Credits: 14-16/42-48


Semester 2


Total Credits: 14-16/56-64


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Third Year


Fall of junior year, with 60+ credits, student applies to, and is accepted into, accelerated master’s program.

Semester 1


Total Credits: 14-16/70-80


Semester 2


Total Credits: 13-16/83-96


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Fourth Year


Semester 1


Total Credits: 13-15/96-111


Semester 2


Total Credits: 13-14/109-124


Fifth Year


Total Credits: 3/112-127


Semester 1


Total Credits: 9/121-136


Semester 2


  • HIST 5XX Elective Course 3 Hour(s) Credit
  • HIST 6XX 600-Level Seminar 3 Hour(s) Credit
  • HIST 6XX 600-Level Seminar 3 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 9/130-145