History and Political Science Majors and Programs

History Major

The history major requires 39 hours of history coursesin addition to the liberal arts core and electives(minimum of 123 hours for the B.S. degree). Students may take a wide range of American, Western, and World history courses as well as public history, historiography and senior seminar (guided research project). Also available are internships in local and state museums and archives.

Political Science Major

The Political Science major also requires 39 hours in the major. It encourages students to take an interactive approach that balances classroom experience with a range of internship possibilities. Students may intern here with our local U.S. Congressman or they may take course work and intern in Washington D.C.

Social Studies Secondary Education Major

The Social Studies Secondary Education Major prepares students for teaching at public or private secondary school. It requires 42 major hours and 40 professional hours in addition to the liberal arts core and electives (minimum of 130 hours for the B.S.). This major leads to certification in history and politial science as well as at least one of the following: psychology, economics, and sociology.

Pre-Law Program

The Pre-Law program is designed to prepare students for ministry in a profession that is in need of Christian lawyers who will be ready to serve the hurting, alienated, and abused in the name of Christ. Students may choose from a number of majors to complement a pre-law minor. This minor is designed to encourage students to take a broad range of rigorous liberal arts courses (27 hours) that will help prepare them for the LSAT and for law school. Students will not only be assigned an advisor for their major, but will also have a pre-law advisor through the History and Social Studies Department. An additional strength of the program exists in the internship opportunities that will expose students to varied aspects of the legal system.