Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

Students who have taken a foreign language
in high school and who begin their college-level
study of that language above the first eight hours
of language instruction (above the first nine
hours in Spanish) will receive an additional six
semester hours of elementary language credit in
that same language if the following conditions
are met:
The student’s first two college courses in that
language at Radford University are completed on
the above mentioned level or beyond.
A GPA of 2.4 or better is received for those two
courses. Students already receiving AP credit for a
foreign language are ineligible to receive this additional
credit in that same language.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN
LANGUAGE COURSES
To provide the best learning environment in
language classes, it is essential that students enroll
in courses appropriately suited to their current
abilities. Placement is determined by the
faculty, based on the student’s previous learning,
interviews, and placement testing. The
decision of the Chair of the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures is final. Students
who have successfully completed four or more
years of a foreign language in high school may
not enroll in the first semester of that language
for credit, and those who have successfully completed
three or more years are normally placed
above the first semesters of language instruction.
No student may take a first year language
course for credit toward graduation after successful
completion of a second year or higher
level course in that language.
HISTORY
Sharon A. Roger Hepburn, Chairperson
www.radford.edu/~hist-web/index.html
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
The Department of History offers preparation
for teachers of history in the public schools
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and for students who want a well-rounded liberal
arts education as a background for a wide
range of future careers.
History majors may earn either a Bachelor
of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree. The
Bachelor of Science degree prepares students
for varied employment opportunities in business,
law, or government. The Bachelor of Arts
prepares students for similar careers and is recommended
specifically for students planning
graduate work in history or other social science
fields. Careful planning of the undergraduate
program, with supplementary courses in other
fields, can equip the student for future positions
in libraries, museums, archives or similar
institutions and for research oriented occupations.
The department also offers basic courses in
American and world history to meet Core Curriculum
requirements as well as supplementary
courses of general interest for non-majors, including
American and non American courses in
regional/national history, political/social/military
history and ethnic/gender history.
B.A. OR B.S. DEGREE
HISTORY MAJOR
All requirements for the history major are
outlined below. Among the requirements are 39
credit hours of Required Courses.
Core Curriculum Requirements 43-45
(See p. 71.)
In College Core B, all majors in programs
in the College of Humanities and Behavioral
Sciences are required to pass a second course in
Social and Behavioral Sciences; i.e., CHBS majors
cannot fulfill College Core B requirements
with a Health and Wellness course.
Required Courses 39
HIST 101, 102. World History. 6
HIST 111, 112. U. S. History. 6
HIST 295. (to be taken in sophomore year) 3