Bachelor of Science in History

Study history to understand different perspectives, engage the world in all its complexity, and think critically about the past and its relation to the present. Through a broad-based liberal arts education, majoring in history at UT Tyler improves your writing and analytical skills and encourages you to weigh the merits of conflicting arguments and conduct in-depth research — all essential for pursuing a career in law, education, entrepreneurship or public service. In the process, you develop the habits and techniques employers look for — strong communication, innovative problem-solving and teamwork. Select from Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science formats based on how you intend to apply your knowledge. The history curriculum immerses you in an exciting and multidimensional intellectual experience while simultaneously preparing you for a wide array of career opportunities. All history majors take a minimum of 36 semester hours in their major, of which 24 must be in upper-division courses. Delve into such areas as world history, European history and U.S. history, including classes on the history of Texas, military history, Native American history, African American history, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. The Bachelor of Arts in history requires at least four semesters of a foreign language or a satisfactory grade on a written examination. The Bachelor of Science in history requires six credit hours from economics, geography, andor computer science in addition to courses counted as lower-division preparation.

Complete an accredited high school program. Meet the following requirements: Top 25% Automatic Admissions 2nd Quartile Minimum of 2.75 GPA 3rd Quartile Minimum of 2.75 GPA 4th Quartile Minimum of 2.75 GPA. Send your official high school transcript: Transcripts from institutions outside of the United States must be translated (if applicable) and must have a course-by-course evaluation with a Grade Point Average (GPA). UT Tyler accepts original evaluations from the agencies listed below: World Education Services (WES)The Evaluation Company formerly SpanTran.To view UT Tyler's custom application portal for discounted evaluations: SpanTran Application. View the Documents Requirement page Document Requirements - evalcompany.com SDR Educational Consultants Global Credential Evaluator's. Inc (GCE) International Education Research Foundation, Inc. International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc. JSA: Joseph Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Evaluations (IEE) Send Test Scores: ACT or SAT UT Tyler does not require ACT or SAT test scores for admission to the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years. We still encourage students to send available scores for class placement purposes.