Accelerated B.A. in History/D.P.T.
Faculty Coordinator: Stephen Pemberton
Accelerated B.A. in History/D.P.T.
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 104 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 their academic advisor for the history major.
Required History Courses for Accelerated B.A./D.P.T.
Western Civilization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 315 | Perspectives in History | 3 |
| or R510 316 | Perpectives in History | |
Select one of the following one-semester Senior History Seminars[2][3]
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R510 490 | Seminar:Research | 3 |
| HIST 490 | Seminar - Research | 3 |
Free History Electives
Six credits in history (upper level)[4]
[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.
[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] 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 Physical Therapy (DPT)
(104 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 |
| Term Credits | 17 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| R510 202 | History Of West. Civ. | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 126 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 126A | Gen Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| BIOL 205 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 206 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| Summer | ||
| US History Elective | 3 | |
| Global/Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| PHYS 111 | Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 111A | Physics I Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 201 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 1 |
| PSY 210 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| History of Medicine Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MATH 112 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| R510 315 | Perspectives in History | 3 |
| PHYS 121 | Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 121A | Physics II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 340 | Mammalian Physiology 4 | 4 |
| STS 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar | 3 |
| History (Upper Level) Elective | 3 | |
| BNFO 135 | Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving or Computer Science with Business Problems | 3 |
| BIOL 421 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 5 | 4 |
| History of Medicine Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| HIST 490 or R510 490 | Seminar - Research or Seminar:Research | 3 |
| History (Upper Level) Elective | 3 | |
| US History elective | 3 | |
| Global/Comparative History Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 104 | |
Transfer from Professional Program
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 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] Student should take whichever course is needed to satisfy any remaining U.S. history or Global/Comparative requirement.
[3] 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).
[4] Students in the B.A./D.P.T. program can take R120 141 Anatomy & Physiology and R120 142 Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits each) at Rutgers or its equivalent (121/122) at Essex County Community College in place of BIOL 340 Mammalian Physiology and BIOL 321 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
[5] Students in the B.A./D.P.T. program can take R120 141 Anatomy & Physiology and R120 142 Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits each) at Rutgers or its equivalent (121/122) at Essex County Community College in place of BIOL 340 Mammalian Physiology and BIOL 321 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
