B.A. in History

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Program Distinctives

• Rigorous education from a Christ-centered perspective – We affirm God’s hand in human history, acknowledge we are made in His creative image, and study how history is influenced by human fallenness.
• Intentional mentors – Personal access to accomplished faculty mentors who are doing first-rate research and are committed to teaching future historians.
• Research alongside faculty –  Students significantly contribute to faculty’s published work and receive hands-on experience with archival research.
• Senior Capstone Project – Senior history majors are required to submit an independent capstone project on a topic of their choosing. Some students go on to publish their research or present at regional and national conferences.
  • Students have researched the histories of local churches, prohibition in Pittsburgh, the resurging influence of Arthurian legends, Puritan Sumptuary Laws in Colonial England, the Civil War, and so much more.
• Minor options –  Minor in classical studies, as well as various other minors in complementary disciplines such as classical Christian education, political science, or philosophy.
• Flexibility to double major in other disciplines – Broadens your range of career opportunities after graduation. Popular pairings include adding a major in philosophy, business, or English.
• Unique internship opportunities – Grow professionally in the field.
  • Archeological Conservation Institute
  • Brig Niagara Program
  • Other students have landed internships with such organizations as the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, Old Sturbridge Village, Heinz History Center, The Heritage Foundation, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and more.
• Phi Alpha Theta – History honorary which celebrates excellence, promotes genuine care for human beings, facilitates tutoring and mentoring among students, and provides opportunities to present papers at national conferences (where Grove City students consistently walk away with 70-80% of prizes for the best papers in their sections).
  • Phi Alpha Theta also facilitates community events such as movie nights, meals, and parties for involved students.
• Countless other student-led organizations through which you can pursue your passions and grow in servant leadership, including our award-winning debate team, law society, and Lux Mea’s Intercollegiate Colloquium on the Liberal Arts.
• Vocation-enriching humanities core classes woven into your academic schedule that will cultivate greater empathy, critical thinking, writing and other communication skills, and a well-rounded understanding of the world and your place in it.

Career Opportunities & Outcomes

• Career paths: museum specialist, archive director, presidential staff member, Wall Street investor, public history consultant, military captain, professor, pastor, and more.
• If you’re like 96% of Grove City graduates, you will be prepared to compete for exciting positions in a wide variety of fields or pursue further education in history, law, business, medicine, ministry, and numerous other fields.
  • Recent graduates have obtained positions with organizations such as Smithsonian Institution, Merrill Lynch, New York State Police, Peace Corps, U.S. Air Force, and Urban Impact Foundation.
  • Of those pursuing further education, our graduates have been admitted to such prestigious institutions as the University of Chicago, UCLA, NYU School of Law, Yale, Notre Dame, George Mason, Brown University, and Westminster Theological Seminary, among others.
• No matter where you feel called to serve and lead, you will be equipped to make a profound impact in modern society as a critical thinker, thorough researcher, effective writer, and caring person.

Program Specifics

• 42 major credit hours of rigorous undergraduate coursework that will build your foundation in Western history, expose you to a vast array of civilizations around the globe, and give you freedom to explore niche areas of various historical periods. For detailed course descriptions, refer to the College Catalog.
  • Core requirement courses include Freshman Seminar, World History I and II, Historiography, U.S. History to 1865, U.S. History Since 1865, and Senior Research Seminar, as well as categorized options including Ancient Empires, Medieval History, Renaissance and Early Modern Europe, American Civil War, U.S. Military History, American Intellectual History, and the History of Modern India, among others.
  • Major elective options include Constitutional Law I and II, Reformation Europe, Christianity and the Modern World, and Religion and History in Colonial America.

Student & Alumni Stories

Ginger Schiffmayer '26
B.A. in History

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