Accelerated B.A. in History/M.D., D.M.D., D.D.S., O.D.
Faculty Coordinator: Stephen Pemberton
Major Requirements
The accelerated B.A. in history requires 36 credits of history courses with a grade of C or higher. The history courses may include offerings at NJIT (HIST prefix) and Rutgers (510 and 512 prefixes). The accelerated history student must complete a minimum of 107 total undergraduate credits, inclusive of NJIT's General Education Requirements, prior to advancing to professional training in their fourth year. Each student's program of study is subject to approval by the academic advisor for the history major.
Required History Courses for Accelerated M.D., D.M.D., D.D.S., O.D.
Western Civilization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R510 201 | Hist Of West Civ | 3 |
| R510 202 | History Of West. Civ. | 3 |
American History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Six credits in U.S. History courses (any level) 6 | ||
Global/Comparative History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Six credits in Asian, African, Latin American, World, or Comparative History courses (any level) 6 | ||
History of Medicine/Health
Select two of the following:[1]
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 378 | Medicine and Health Law in Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 379 | History of Medicine | 3 |
| HIST 380 | History of Public Health | 3 |
| HIST 381 | Sci & Tech In Modern Medicine | 3 |
Historical Methodology & Research
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R510 316 | Perpectives in History | 3 |
| or R510 315 | Perspectives in History | |
| HIST 490 | Seminar - Research 2 | 3 |
| or R510 490 | Seminar:Research | |
Free History Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Six credits in history (upper level) 3 | ||
[1] At least one of these courses must be taken in an honors section. Each history of medicine/health course can count either as an American History course or as a course in Global/Comparative History (as determined by the academic advisor).
[2] Successful completion of a R510 316 Perspectives in History and HSS 404 Humanities Senior Seminar - History are required prior to enrollment in HIST 490 Seminar Research or R510 490 Seminar: Research. 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.
[3] Must be HSS 404 Humanities Senior Seminar - History if upper-level HSS GER not otherwise satisfied.
6-Year Accelerated Program in History (B.A.) and Medicine (M.D.) or Dentistry (D.M.D. or D.D.S.) or Optometry (O.D.)
(107 credits at NJIT)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| R510 201 | Hist Of West Civ | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| BIOL 200 | Concepts in Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 125A | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 17 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| R510 202 | History Of West. Civ. | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| BIOL 205 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 206 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 126 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 126A | Gen Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| Summer | ||
| U.S. History Elective | 3 | |
| Global/Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| History of Medicine/Health Elective 1 | 3 | |
| BIOL 201 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 1 |
| PHYS 111 | Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 111A | Physics I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| STS 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Term Credits | 17 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| History of Medicine/Health Elective 2 | 3 | |
| PHYS 121 | Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 121A | Physics II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 244A | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| MATH 112 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar | 3 |
| U.S. History Elective or Global/Comparative History Elective 3 | 3 | |
| BNFO 135 | Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving or Computer Science with Business Problems | 3 |
| CHEM 473 or R120 360 | Biochemistry (recommended) or Biochemistry | 3 |
| R120 352 | Genetics (recommended) | 3 |
| R510 315 | Perspectives in History | 3 |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| HIST 490 or R510 490 | Seminar - Research or Seminar:Research | 3 |
| History (upper level) elective | 3 | |
| History (upper level) elective | 3 | |
| U.S. History Elective or Global/Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 210 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 107 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
