History is a desirable foundation for various courses of study in college as well as for life. Persons with a greater understanding of history have a larger perspective from which to view events of their own times. They also are practiced in critical reading and analysis, research, and writing. A History minor consists of 18 semester hours in history, excluding the three-credit General Education Requirement and any major requirements. At least six hours must be upper division level and must include course work from both history and church history.