History general education requirement - Georgetown College

All students in the College are required to complete two one-semester courses in history from among the following surveys:

World History I & II (HIST 001 & HIST 002)
History of the Atlantic World (HIST 003)
Pacific World (HIST 006)
European Civilization I & II (HIST 033 & HIST 034).

Students may combine the first ("early") half of any of these surveys with the second ("late") half of a different survey, but may not satisfy the requirement by combining the first halves of two surveys or the second halves of two surveys. HIST 003 counts as a first half; HIST-006 as a second half.

Students who wish to study different world regions, and who feel prepared for the more complex demands of higher-level courses, may replace one semester of the courses described above with one semester of the following courses, always maintaining the requirement for an "early" and a "late" course. All students must take at least one semester from the six courses at the 0 (zero) level:

Early Courses (that may replace HIST 001, 003, or 033):

HIST 111 Africa I
HIST 128 South Asia I
HIST 158 Latin America I
HIST 160 Middle East I 

Late Courses (that may replace HIST 002, 006, or 034):

HIST 112 Africa II
HIST 129 South Asia II
HIST 159 Latin America II
HIST 161 Middle East II

Some notes:

• It is strongly recommended that majors in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian satisfy the history general education requirement by completing the two-semester regional history survey appropriate to their major:
  
  Arabic majors: Middle Eastern Civilization I & II (HIST 160 & HIST 161)
  
  Chinese majors: History of China I & II (HIST 122 & HIST 123) (or) History of Asian Cultures I & II (HIST 120 & HIST 121)
  
  Japanese majors: History of Japan I & II (HIST 124, HIST 125) (or) History of Asian Cultures I & II (HIST 120 & HIST 121)
  
  Russian majors: History of Russia I & II (HIST 170 & HIST 171)
  

• Students who complete either European Civilization, History of the Atlantic World, the Pacific World, World History, or a specific area history survey as part of their initial major and then change majors do not incur an additional history requirement. 

• Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement tests in either European or World History, or with a score of 6 or 7 on the higher-level International Baccalaureate history test will be awarded three credits and will place out of the required general education courses; they still need to take any HIST course of their choice, numbered 100 or above. 

• Students with a score of 4 or 5 on BOTH of the Advanced Placement tests in European History and in World History will receive six credits and have completed all history requirements.
  

• Students with a score of 3 on the Advanced Placement test in European or World History will receive no credit, but may fulfill the History general education requirement with any two History courses. 

• No credits or exemptions are granted for the Advanced Placement test in U.S. history or for the SAT II tests.