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Professor John Bloom wins the 2013 Philip S. Klein Pennsylvania History Prize for his article in Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, "'The Farmers Didn't Particularly Care for Us': Oral Narrative and the Grass Roots Recovery of African American Migrant Farm Labor History in Central Pennsylvania," (Autumn 2011).
Shippensburg History majors win the the Outstanding Student Poster Award at the Pennsylvania Historical Association 2012 meeting.

The SU History Club meets Monday night in Dauphin Humanities 205. Contact President Aaya Kingsbury for more information: ak9515@ship.edu.

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History (B.A.)

History-Field of Specialization (36 crs.)

Required (18 crs.)
HIS105	3 crs.
HIS106	3 crs.
HIS201 Early History of U.S.	3 crs.
HIS202 Recent History of U.S.	3 crs.
HIS203 Theory and Practice of History	3 crs.
HIS397 Seminar in Comparative History	3 crs.
Restricted Electives (12 crs.)
American History	3 crs.
European History	3 crs.
Africa/Asia/Latin America	6 crs.
Free Electives in History (6 crs.)
At 300 level or above B.A. history majors are highly encourage to elect a minor(s) or a second major.

History-Public History Concentration (42 crs.)

Required (18 crs.)
HIS105	3 crs.
HIS106	3 crs.
HIS201 Early History of U.S.	3 crs.
HIS202 Recent History of U.S.	3 crs.
HIS203 Theory and Practice of History	3 crs.
HIS397 Seminar in Comparative History	3 crs.
Restricted Electives (12 crs.)
American History	3 crs.
European History	3 crs.
Africa/Asia/Latin America	6 crs.
Public History Methods (6 crs.)
Required
HIS319 Introduction to Applied History	3 crs.
Select one
HIS413 Pennsylvania History	3 crs.
HIS430 U.S. Cultural History	3 crs.
HIS433 Oral History	3 crs.
HIS 490 Selected Topics (with advisement)	3 crs.
Required Internship HIS 387/389 HIS 391	6 crs. 3 crs. 3 crs.

Portfolio Requirement: For assessment and career development purposes, all B.A. and B.S.Ed. majors are required to assemble and submit a portfolio documenting their academic growth and their major accomplishments.

Note: All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP testing or CLEP testing.