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Heritage Genealogical College


	Certificates of Completion

Certificates of Completion will only be given to Internship participants who make a grade of 70% or higher following testing or to Internet students who make a grade of 70% or higher after testing on a internet course or intensive genealogical research conference. . These Certificates will be awarded for each class successfully completed.

		Associate Degree in Genealogy Research


	An Associate Degree in Genealogy Research requires 66 hours of successfully completed genealogy courses. Below are the suggested courses to take for this degree:

First Semester

GEN 1110 Genealogical Writing I = 2 semester credit hours

GEN 1400Paleography = 3 semester credit hours

HIS 2700 U.S. History to 1865 = 3 semester credit hours

GEN 1030 Genealogical Computer: Learning P(ersonal A(nestral)F(ile), the most widely used genealogy computer program, and CLOOZ, an electronic genealogical filing cabinet used by genealogists for organizing genealogical research and records = 1 semester credit hour

GEN 1010 Introduction to Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit hours

HIS 1100 Understanding History = 3 semester credit hours

TOTAL = 15 semester credit hours

Third Semester

GEN 1500 Writing Life Stories from Genealogical Research Sources = 1 semester credit hour

GEN 1510 Missing Heir Searches = 1 semester credit hour

GEN 1520 Human Genetics in Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit hour

GEN 1340 Beginning Foreign Language II: Danish (with Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish equivalents), or FRN 1020 French, GER 1020German, ITL 1020Italian, POR 1020Portguese, SPN 1020Spanish = 5 semester credit hours

GEN 1550 Genealogical Research Apprenticeship = 2 semester credit hours

GEN 1540 Foreign Research I (British Isles, French, German and Scandinavian Genealogical Research = 2 semester credit hours

HIS 1010 History of Western Civilization to 1300 = 3 semester credit hours

TOTAL = 17 semester credit hours

Second Semester

GEN 1120 Genealogical Writing II (Journal articles, newsletters, etc. = 2 semester credit hours

GEN 1330 Beginning Foreign Language I: Choose from - Danish (with Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish equivalents), or FRN 1010 French, GER 1010 German, ITL 1010 Italian, POR 1010 Portuguese, SPN 1010 Spanish, = 5 semester credit hours

HIS 2710 U.S. History from 1865 to Present = 3 semester credit hours

GEN 1210 Ethics & Fraud in Genealogy = 3 semester credit hour

GEN 1220 Genealogical Vocabulary = 1 semester credit hours

GEN 1200 Case Studies in Genealogical Problem Solving = 2 semester credit hours

TOTAL = 16 semester credit hours

Fourth Semester

GEN 1130 Writing Family Histories = 1 semester credit hours

GEN 1600 Healthy Lifestyles Research through Historical Documentation = 3 semester credit hours

GEN 1610 Internship in Genetic Genealogical Research & Case Studies = 3 semester credit hour

GEN 1620 Case Studies in Problem Solving II IInternship in Missing Heirs, Title and Traditional Genealogical Research = 3 semester credit hour

HIS 1020 History of Western Civilization Since 1300 = 3 semester credit hours

GEN 1410 Paleography & Vocabulary for Foreign Language Option Chosen = 4 semester credit hours

GEN 1540 Foreign Research II (Spanish, Oriental, American Indian and Black Southern States Genealogical Research = 2 semester credit hours

TOTAL = 19 semester credit hours


	General Education Requirements are all included in the Associate Degree courses. For a breakdown of these General Education classes, click here. General Education requirements have been modified to give a genealogical research emphasis when appropriate.


	Bachelor Degree Requirements


	A Bachelor Degree in Genealogy Research requires a minimum of 127 semester credit hours of successfully completed genealogy courses. The Bachelor Degree requires all the same requirements as the Associate Degree described above but requires a minimum of 66 additional semester credit hours as described below:


	For Bachelor Requirements, choose one section of United States Research and one Foreign Country Group or Ethnic group now to continue with the degree.


	The following four (4) United States Research areas are available to choose from: New England/North Eastern, Midwestern, Southern & Western United States.


	The following seven (7) Foreign Research & Ethnic Areas are available to choose from: British Isles, Scandinavian, German, French/Italien, Spanish/Portuguese/Brazilian, Native American & African American.

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

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


			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

				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


	Total Hours for Bachelor Degree in Genealogy Research = 125 semester credit hours minimum


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