The major in History leads to a Bachelor of Arts in History. Completion of the major requires a minimum of thirteen courses. Students are encouraged to download the Program Requirement Worksheet (pdf) for History to track their progress.
In addition to the major, students have the option, if majoring in a different program, to elect an academic minor in History. Students interested in completing the minor should review the minor curriculum below.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR IN HISTORY
Completing the major in History requires thirteen courses, distributed as follows:
Two Integrative courses
LHIS 2016 Doing History
LHIS 3001 Uses of the Past
ULEC 2400 America is Hard to Find
Two introductory history courses, chosen in consultation with an advisor within the History program
Five additional level history courses, at least four of which must be 3000 level or higher, and three of which should be in a thematic cluster (e.g., gender or U.S. History). Students are encouraged to take one course covering a period prior to 1789 and one covering non-U.S. history.
Three thematically related courses outside the major, chosen in consultation with the chair or an advisor within the History program
One Senior Capstone, chosen from:
Senior Seminar
Individual Independent Project
Collaborative Independent Project
More information regarding Senior Captsones can be found on the Advising page.
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses taken in order to meet the requirements for the major and minor in History.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR IN HISTORY
Two introductory courses
Three additional history courses, two of which must be 3000 level or above.
One course from outside history
Two of the history courses plus the non-history course must constitute a thematic cluster, determined in consultation with the department advisor.
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses taken in order to meet the requirements for the major and minor in History.
Please note: Students are advised to refer to the current applicable program catalog for degree completion requirements and to confirm their progress in satisfying those requirements with their advisors.
