30 hours
Required Courses
| Complete the following core courses: | Credit Hours |
| HIST 201 World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 202 World Civilization from 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 220 The United States Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 221 The United States Since 1877 | 3 |
Complete one of the following tracks:
History Track
| Complete 18 hours from the following courses: | Credit Hours |
| HIST 252 Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 293 World War II in History and Memory | 3 |
| HIST 302 The Italian Renaissance | 3 |
| HIST 303 Reformation: Age of Turmoil | 3 |
| HIST 304 The Expansion of Europe, 1400–1800 (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
| HIST 319 The Family in Europe (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
| HIST 344 Modern Japan | 3 |
| HIST 364 Utah (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
Family History Track
| i. Complete 6 hours from the following courses: | Credit Hours |
| HIST 252 Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 293 World War II in History and Memory | 3 |
| HIST 302 The Italian Renaissance | 3 |
| HIST 303 Reformation: Age of Turmoil | 3 |
|
HIST 304 The Expansion of Europe, 1400–1800
(Currently not available through IS)
|
3 |
|
HIST 319 The Family in Europe
(Currently not available through IS)
|
3 |
| HIST 344 Modern Japan | 3 |
| HIST 364 Utah (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
| ii. Complete 12 hours from the following courses: | |
| ENGL 220 Composing Personal History (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
| HIST 217 The Family Historian's Craft | 3 |
|
HIST 283 British Family History Research and Methodology
|
3 |
|
HIST 284 German Family History Research and Methodology
(Currently not available through IS)
|
3 |
| HIST 421 English Language Handwriting and Documents (Currently not available through IS) |
3 |
| HIST 481R Directed Research in Family History | Max. 3 |
| HIST 496R Academic Internship: Family, Local, and Social History (Talk with a BGS advisor about how to enroll in this course) |
3 |
Note 1: Other BYU undergraduate courses (including Salt Lake Center classes) in history may also be used to fill emphasis electives in either track.
Note 2: The Family History track requires 12 credits of Family History-focused coursework. Currently, there are only 8 credits of academic coursework available through Independent Study. In order to meet the 12 credits, students may use a combination of Directed Research (HIST 481R), Academic Internship credit (HIST 496R), and coursework available through BYU-Idaho Online. Please be aware that BYU-I courses run on a semester schedule and include group work with other students. If you are interested in pursuing the Family History track, please schedule an appointment with your advisor to discuss your academic record and a plan for completion.
BGS students in the family history track can now apply to take BYU-Idaho courses to substitute as electives (ii). Before being approved to take these courses, students must first complete Hist 217, The Family Historians Craft. Students will then contact the BGS office so we can notify BYU-Idaho that you are approved. We will then give you directions to apply to their program. Once you are approved, you can take the following (in order):
- FHGEN 130 Paleography
- FHGEN 241 Introduction to Research Methodology
- FHGEN 242 Introduction to Evidence Analysis
- FHGEN 340 Genealogical Writing
- FHGEN 351 US Geographic Specialization
- Or 352 Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
