Accelerated B.A. in History/J.D.
Faculty Coordinator: Stephen Pemberton
Major Requirements
The major requires 36 credits of history courses with a grade of C or higher. These courses may include offerings at NJIT (HIST prefix) and Rutgers (510 and 512 prefixes). The accelerated B.A. in History/J.D. also requires a minimum of 120 total credits, including completion of the General Education Requirements. Each student's program of study is subject to approval by an advisor or by the chairperson of the department. Specific requirements are as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Western Civilization | ||
| R510 201 | Hist Of West Civ | 3 |
| R510 202 | History Of West. Civ. | 3 |
| American History | ||
| Six credits in U.S. History courses (any level) | 6 | |
| Global/Comparative History | ||
| Six credits in Asian, African, Latin American, World, or Comparative History courses (any level) | 6 | |
| Historical Methodology & Research | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Perspectives in History | ||
| Perpectives in History | ||
| Select one of the following Seminars: 1, 2, 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar - Research | ||
| Seminar:Research | ||
| Senior Seminar in History | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar | 3 |
| History Electives | ||
| Nine credits in history 4 | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Minor Requirements
This accelerated B.A./J.D. degree includes a Legal Studies minor as a condition of admission to the J.D. program. The legal studies minor requires 15 credits of law-related courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies Electives 5 | ||
| Law and Business or Engineering Course | 3 | |
| Law and History Course | 3 | |
| Law and Humanities Course (Non-History) | 3 | |
| Law and Social Science Course | 3 | |
| Law-Related Course (Any Discipline) | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Accelerated B.A. in History/J.D.
(120 credits minimum)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Mathematics GER | 3 | |
| Social Science GER | 3 | |
| Natural Science GER | 3 | |
| R510 201 | Hist Of West Civ | 3 |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| CS 100 or CS 103 | Roadmap to Computing or Computer Science with Business Problems | 3 |
| R510 202 | History Of West. Civ. | 3 |
| Natural Science with Laboratory GER | 4 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| American History Elective | 3 | |
| Global or Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| Legal Studies Elective (Law-Related Business or Engineering Course) | 3 | |
| Legal Studies Elective (Law-Related History Course) 6 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 1 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| American History Elective | 3 | |
| Global or Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| Legal Studies Elective (Law-Related Humanities Course, Non-History) 6 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 1 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| R510 315 or R510 316 | Perspectives in History or Perpectives in History | 3 |
| Legal Studies Elective (Law-Related Social Science Course) | 3 | |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar | 3 |
| R510 490 | Seminar:Research | 3 |
| Legal Studies Elective (Law-Related Course, Any Discipline) | 3 | |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 96 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer Credits from Professional Program | 24 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 120 | |
- 1
Qualified juniors may enroll in HIST 490 Seminar - Research or R510 490 Seminar:Research with permission.
- 2
Successful completion of a Perspectives in History course and HSS 404 Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar are required prior to enrollment in HIST 490 Seminar - Research or R510 490 Seminar:Research.
- 3
All majors write a research paper that incorporates methods of historiography and research learned in the seminar. An honors level of scholarship is expected from students enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College.
- 4
At least six of the nine history elective credits must be taken at the 300 level or higher.
- 5
These courses must be approved by the Legal Studies minor advisor.
- 6
Course must satisfy the History and Humanities 300 GER.
