History
Program Structure
Below is a sample History program overview. For a more specific program overview, consult the Academic Catalog for your year.
Patrick Henry College structures its academic program around its distinctive, classical liberal arts Core Curriculum consisting of 63 credits plus foreign language. Building on the foundation of PHC’s exceptional Core, History students will take:
8 credits of apprenticeship courses
Major Courses (47 credits)
History Courses
(6 credits)
Historical Research
Historiography
Apprenticeship Courses
(8 credits)
Directed Research & Writing: Senior Thesis
Major Electives
(33 credits)
American/European History
Classical History
Historical Studies, non-Western
History Courses
Additional Upper Level Electives
Open Electives
(11 credits)
Credit earned in the attainment of foreign language ability may be applied to Open Electives.
