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Format updated 10/15/2025
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LANG HISTORY MAJORS: To track and share your progress with your departmental faculty advisor and Student Success advisor, please do the following:
• From the File menu (upper left), select “Make a copy.”
• When prompted, rename the document: [Your last name, First name - History Worksheet], e.g., "Narwhal, Gnarls - History Worksheet"
• Give Editor access to your departmental faculty advisor and Student Success advisor, and share your copy with them. Each year, reference your copy in your advising sessions.
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Student Name: New School ID #:
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Degree (BA, BA/BFA, or BA/MA):
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Lang’s General Degree Requirements
In addition to the requirements for the major outlined below, Lang has specific general requirements, including a minimum number of credits in liberal arts courses as well as college residency requirements. All Lang students should read Lang’s General Degree Requirements and consult with both their Student Success advisor and their departmental faculty advisor each semester to ensure they are on track to graduate. Students in the Adult Bachelor's Program interested in this subject should consult their core faculty advisor.

Degree Works
To be sure your Degree Works account reflects the same information in this worksheet, students should forward any approved exceptions of the following requirements to their Student Success advisor.
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Bachelor’s-Master’s Program
Undergraduates in the BA-MA program can earn up to 18 credits (depending on the master's program) in New School Master's courses and apply those graduate credits to both their BA and their MA. Submission of the Bachelor’s-Master’s application is required (members of the direct entry cohort do not have to submit an application but do have to declare the Bachelors-Masters combination they wish to pursue). Students should consult their Departmental Faculty Advisor and their Student Success advisor if they are pursuing a BA/MA, including those offered in History:

• History (BA) – Historical Studies (MA)
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First Year Courses
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Requirement:Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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LFYW 1000 Writing the Essay I4
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LFYW 1500 Writing the Essay II4
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LNGC 1400 First Year Seminar4
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 Total required credits for First Year courses: 12(Running) Total completed credits of First Year courses:0
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ULEC Courses
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Requirement:Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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ULEC Xxxx course3
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ULEC Xxxx course3
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 Total required credits for ULEC courses: 6(Running) Total completed credits of ULEC courses:0
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THE MAJOR IN HISTORY AT LANG
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As of fall 2020, students declaring the major in History at Lang must take twelve (12) courses, outlined as follows.

Only specific courses satisfy the requirements in History at Lang, including electives. Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies/Departmental Faculty Advisor and your Student Success advisor. BPATS students interested in studying history should consult their core faculty advisor.

Lang students should track their progress on a copy of this worksheet. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses to meet the requirements for the major in History at Lang. Declare your major by following the process outlined in Declaring a Major. Students who have declared the major in History prior to fall 2020 but wish to follow the fall 2020 curriculum may consult their Student Success Advisor about submitting a Change of Catalog Year request.
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Introductory Courses
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Requirement:Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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Introductory LHIS 2xxx History course * 3-4
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Introductory LHIS 2xxx History course *3-4
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Foundation Courses
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Requirement:Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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CHOOSE 1 Foundation course:
• LHIS 3001: Uses of the Past
• LHIS 3076: Making History: Material Culture . . .
• ULEC 2400: America is Hard to Find
• or ULEC 2935: Fit Nation 		3-4
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Other Required Courses
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Requirement:**Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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LHIS Elective3-4
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LHIS Elective 3xxx3-4
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LHIS Elective 3xxx3-4
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LHIS Elective 3xxx3-4
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LHIS Elective 3xxx3-4
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LHIS Elective 3xxx3-4
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LHIS Elective 4xxx3-4
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Senior Capstone
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Requirement: Required
credits		Enter course number and title below when completeEnter creditsEnter semester taken
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• LHIS 4900: Senior Thesis Seminar4
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• LHIS 4990: Independent Senior Project4
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*One of the two introductory courses may be a ULEC taught or co-taught by a History faculty. If a ULEC is applied here it may not be applied to the Foundation requirement.
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**Five of these electives must be at 3000-level or higher. At least one must be 4000-level.
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Total required credits for Lang's History major:38-48
(Running) Total completed credits in Lang's History major:
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