Students qualify for Regular Admission to LMU if they meet the following criteria:
High school graduate with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Minimum composite ACT score of 19 or SAT score of 1010.
Students admitted under Regular Admission are eligible to register for courses at any New Student Registration and are not subject to the restrictions applicable to other admission categories.
Regular admission students must have a minimum composite ACT score of 19 or SAT composite score of 1010, and must have a minimum of a 3.2 unweighted high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Regular Admission may also be offered to applicants who hold the High School Equivalency Diploma, having completed the General Education Development (GED) examination with an average score of 45 or higher and no component score below 35. All Regular Admission applicants who meet the above criteria are accepted by Undergraduate Admissions team members.
Students admitted under Regular Admission must complete any developmental coursework specified by the Undergraduate Catalog placement criteria, and the student is subject to the guidelines regarding standards of academic progress that are applicable to all LMU students. Students admitted under Regular Admission will be given instructions on how to register for specific new student registration event dates for course registration.
Students who meet the following criteria are reviewed by the Office of Enrollment Management:
GPA of 2.7-3.19, AND/OR ACT composite of 17 or above, or SAT composite of 930 or above. The Office of Enrollment Management could accept the student, request more information (retest or updated transcripts), admit the student as a Cornerstone student (see Conditional Admission), or send the student to the Undergraduate Admissions Committee pending further review.
Further, if English is not his/her native language, the international student must submit her/his official score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); for admission to the University, a score or 500 or higher is required on the paper-based TOEFL test; 61 or higher on the Internetbased TOEFL (IBT) test; or 173 or higher on the computerbased TOEFL (CBT) test.
A score of 5.5 or higher is required on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test.
Although admitted to the University, the international student must also enroll in ELI 101 unless the paper-based TOEFL score is 527 or higher; the TOEFL iBT score is 71 or higher; the TOEFL CBT score is 197 or higher; or the IELTS score is 6 or higher.
According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of historians is projected to grow 6 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Many organizations that employ historians, such as historical societies and historical consulting firms, depend on donations or public funding. Those with a master’s degree or Ph.D. should have the best job opportunities. For more information on the job outlook for historians please see: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Historians.
LMU's history major teaches students how to be a historians and provides them with a solid foundation for a variety of careers in teaching, historic preservation, and further study in law school and graduate school. Even if students choose not to develop a career in a history-related field, studying the past will gives students new perspectives on the present and knowledge that is useful for succeeding in any career.
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First Year
Fall Spring
UACT 100 Strategies for College Success a
LNCN 100 Lincoln's Life and Legacy a
ENGL 101 Composition I a
COMM 200 Fund. Of Speech Communication a
Foreign Language I ab 3 Foreign Language II ab 3
Behavioral/Social Science Requirement a
Elective 3
Mathematics Requirement a
Science Requirement a
HIST 121 World History to 1500 * ab 3 HIST 122 World History since 1500 * ab 3
Second Year
Fall Spring
Science Requirement a
ENGL 102 Composition II a
Fine Arts, Humanities, Ethics Requirement a
EDUC 210 Instructional Technology * b
PSYC 221 Child and Adolescent Development * b
EDUC 290 The Teaching Profession* b
HIST 131 American History to 1877 * b
SPED 320 K-12 Differentiated Instruction* b
HIST 300 Introduction to Historical Studies * b 3 HIST 132 American History since 1877 * b
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3
Third Year
Fall Spring
ENGL 240, 250, or 260 a
EDUC 370 Measurements & Evaluations* b
Fine Arts Requirement a
EDUC 390 Diversity in Today's Classroom* b
LNCN 300 American Citizenship a
HIST 480 Historical Methods * b
EDUC 360 Secondary Instructional Methods* b
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3
PSYC 370 Educational Psychology * b
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3 Elective 3
Fourth Year
Fall Spring
EDUC 380 Literacy in Secondary Education 2 EDUC 497 Enhanced Clinical Practice b
EDUC 480 Pre-Clinical Experience * b
EDUC 497F Seminar b
HUMN 380 Sec. Methods for Teaching Humanities * b
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3
HIST 300/400 Level Elective * 3
According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of historians is projected to grow 6 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Many organizations that employ historians, such as historical societies and historical consulting firms, depend on donations or public funding. Those with a master’s degree or Ph.D. should have the best job opportunities. For more information on the job outlook for historians please see: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Historians.
With a degree in history, students are prepared for jobs and graduate and professional programs that require solid analytical and communication skills.
Students interested in pursuing a career focused within the history field consider one of the following:
Teaching at the secondary school level (with a major in History and Secondary education certification)
Teaching at community colleges and four-year colleges (with additional preparation through graduate-level coursework at universities that offer History M.As. and PhDs)
Working in research and archival positions at museums, historical societies, and national and state historical parks
Working in research and archival positions in the public sector
