Bachelor Degree Requirements
Bachelor Degree Requirements
First Semester
Introduction to Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit
hours
Genealogical Writing I = 2 semester credit hours
Paleography = 3 semester credit hours
U.S. History to 1865 = 3 semester credit hours
Genealogical Computer Programs: Learning Genealogy Storage Systems (PAF, Legacy, Roots Magic, Ancestral Quest, etc., widely used genealogy computer programs, and other database genealogical programs that are electronic genealogical filing cabinets used by genealogists for organizing genealogical research and records, and research genealogical database programs such as Bygones Genealogical Software (an electronic research log) = 1 semester credit hour
American Civilization = 3 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours
Second Semester
Genealogical Writing II (Journal articles, newsletters, etc. = 2 semester credit hours
U.S. History from 1865 to Present = 3 semester credit hours
Ethics & Fraud in Genealogy = 3 semester credit hour
Genealogical Vocabulary = 1 semester credit hours
Case Studies in Genealogical Problem Solving = 2 semester credit hours
Beginning Foreign Language I: Choose from – DAN 101, Danish (with Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish equivalents), or FRN 101 French, GER 101 German, ITL 101 Italian, POR 101 Portuguese, SPN 101 Spanish, = 5 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 16 semester credit hours
Third Semester
History of Western Civilization to 1300 = 3 semester credit hours
Writing Life Stories from Genealogical Research Sources = 1 semester credit hour
Missing Heir Searches = 1 semester credit hour
Human Genetics in Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit hour
Beginning Foreign Language II: DAN 102 Danish (with Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish equivalents), or FRN 102 French, GER 102German, ITL 102Italian, POR 102 Portuguese, SPN 102 Spanish = 5 semester credit hours
Foreign Research I (British Isles, French, German and Scandinavian Genealogical Research = 2 semester credit hours
Genealogical Research Apprenticeship = 2 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 17 semester credit hours
Fourth Semester
History of Western Civilization Since 1300 = 3 semester credit hours
Writing Family Histories = 1 semester credit hours
Paleography & Vocabulary for Foreign Language Option Chosen = 4 semester credit hours
Foreign Research II (Spanish, Oriental, American Indian and Black Southern States Genealogical Research = 2 semester credit hours
Healthy Lifestyles Research through Historical Documentation = 3 semester credit hours
Internship in Genetic Genealogical Research & Case Studies = 3 semester credit hour
Case Studies in Problem Solving II Internship in Missing Heirs, Title and Traditional Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit hour
TOTAL = 19 semester credit hours
A bachelor degree in genealogical research requires a minimum of 127 semester credit hours of successfully completed genealogy courses. The bachelor degree requires all of the same requirements as the associate degree described above but requires a minimum of 60 additional semester credit hours. For a bachelor degree, one section of United States research specialty area and one foreign country specialty group of ethnic specialty group must be selected to continue with the degree. Below are the semester requirements to complete the bachelor degree:
Fifth Semester
Writing Local and County Histories = 3 semester credit hours
Genealogy Research for all areas of the States in one of the groups selected above = 6 semester credit hours
History classes assigned to US area = 3 semester credit hours
Business Classes on How to Set up a Research Company or Other Genealogy/History related Businesses; Federal and State Business requirements; Office Procedures, etc. = 3 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours
Sixth Semester
Genealogical Research Internship for United States area completed last semester = 9 semester credit hours
History classes assigned to US area chosen= 6 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours
Seventh Semester
Genealogy Research courses for all areas of the Foreign Country Group or Ethnic Group chosen above = 9 semester credit hours
History classes assigned to Foreign Country Group or Ethnic Group chosen = 3 semester credit hours
Genealogical Speech Preparation and Presentations = 3 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours
Eighth Semester
Genealogical Research Internship for Foreign Country or Ethnic Area completed last semester = 9 semester credit hours
History classes assigned to Foreign Country Group or Ethnic Group chosen = 3 semester credit hours
Preparation for Employment: Resume Writing, Job Search Counseling, etc. = 3 semester credit hours
TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours