History and Constitution Requirements (State of Georgia Legislative Requirements)
Before being certified as having met all degree requirements, students must satisfy the Georgia legislative requisites of demonstrating proficiency in United States and Georgia history and United States and Georgia Constitutions.
Students must meet the United States and Georgia history requirement in one of the following ways:
- Successfully completing HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 at Middle Georgia State University, OR
- Transferring in an equivalent course from a University System institution, which designates that course as fulfilling the history requirement, OR
- Transferring in an equivalent course from a private institution in Georgia, whose catalog specifically indicates that the course satisfies the Georgia legislative history requirement.
Students have satisfied only the United States component of the history requirement under the following circumstances and must still successfully pass an examination on Georgia history:
- Transferring in a United States history course from an out-of-state institution.
- Transferring in a United States history course from a private institution in Georgia whose catalog does not specify that the course meets the requirement.
- Obtaining credit for HIST 2111 and/or HIST 2112 through Advanced Placement (AP) or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams.
Students may meet the United States and Georgia Constitutions requirement in one of the following ways:
- Successfully completing POLS 1101 at Middle Georgia State University, OR
- Transferring in an equivalent course from a University System institution, which designates that course as fulfilling the Constitutions requirement, OR
- Transferring in an equivalent course from a private institution in Georgia, whose catalog specifically indicates that the course satisfies the Georgia legislative Constitutions requirement.
Students have satisfied only the United States component of the Constitution requirement under the following circumstances and must still successfully pass an examination on the Georgia Constitution:
- Transferring in an equivalent political science course from an out-of-state institution.
- Transferring in an equivalent political science course from a private institution in Georgia whose catalog does not specify that the course meet the requirement.
- Obtaining credit for POLS 1101 through Advanced Placement or CLEP exams.
Students needing to take either the Georgia history or the Georgia Constitution exam, or both, should contact the Academic Testing Center at (478) 471-2050 for information about the tests and the test schedule. The Academic Testing Center is located in the Student Life Building.
If a Middle Georgia State University degree program permits students to exempt either the United States history and/or the United States government course(s), students must still satisfy both the United States and the Georgia components of the legislative history requirement and/or legislative constitutions requirement. Students should contact the Academic Testing Center at (478) 471-2050 for information about the tests and the test schedule. The Academic Testing Center is located in the Student Life Building. Students opting to exempt HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 will be required to pass a CLEP test and pass the Georgia History test offered in the Academic Testing Center. Students opting to exempt POLS 1101 will be required to pass a CLEP test and pass the Georgia Constitution test offered in the Academic Testing Center.
Students are limited to two attempts at passing the U.S./Georgia history exams or the U.S./Georgia Constitutions exams. After that, students must enroll in either HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 and/or POLS 1101.