History Major

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Additional Degree Requirements

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture Total Credits: 6

Humanities Total Credits: 6

Fine Arts Total Credits: 6

History Major Requirements Total Credits: 42

(see notes 1 through 6 below)

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• At least four courses (12 credits), as specified below.

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• At least one from among the following courses that are devoted substantially to the time period prior to 1800:

• HIST 105 - European Civilization to 1648
• HIST 208 - World History I
• HIST 227 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I

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• At least one from among the following courses that are devoted substantially to the time period since 1650:

• HIST 106 - European Civilization Since 1648
• HIST 209 - World History II
• HIST 228 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II

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• At least one from among the following courses which offer geographical and thematic breadth:

• HIST 101 - United States: Colonial Period to 1877
• HIST 102 - United States Since 1877
• HIST 103 - Global Problems in Historical Perspective *
• HIST 110 - History of Multicultural America *

• Complete both:

• HIST 150 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization
• HIST 151 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization

• (*=may be taken twice if two different topics.)
   

• HIST 251 - Introduction to Historical Methods
• HIST 451 - Capstone Research Seminar

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• Four upper-division (300- or 400- level) HIST courses in major area of interest

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• Two upper-division (300- or 400- level) HIST courses in minor area of interest

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• Two additional upper-division (300- or 400-level) HIST courses
   

Electives - Total Credits: 22-24

Total Credits: 120

Notes

1. All history courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher to be counted towards the degree program.
2. Students majoring or minoring in history should take
   HIST 251
     after having taken at least three credits of lower-division history courses. Students should take
   HIST 251
      before the end of their sophomore year. Students should take
   HIST 451
     before the end of the junior year.
   HIST 251
     is a prerequisite for
   HIST 451
    .
3. Only six credits of 300–level work count for a major in history; only three credit hours of 300–level work count for a minor in history.
4. Majors may take up to six credits of Independent Study (
   HIST 497
    ) upon arrangement with instructors. Before registering for Independent Study, the student must complete a contract with the instructor of the Independent Study.
   HIST 497
     may be taken in increments of one, two or three credits.
5. Majors may take no more than eight credits Advanced Historical Studies, (
   HIST 498
    ).
6. Majors may take no more than six credits of
   HIST 495
    .
7. Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.