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Major Requirements

  1. Thirty-six credits which must include HST 323, 325, 326 or another 300-level American history course pre-approved by the Department; HST 300, 330, 331 or another 300-level European history course pre-approved by the Department; HST 353, 360 or another 300-level non-Western history course pre-approved by the Department; and one 400-level seminar (not an independent study).
  2. All 36 credits that count toward the Major must be taken for letter grade. History courses may be taken for S/F credit but only above and beyond the 36 credits taken for letter grade for the Major.
  3. No more than eight credits may be taken by proficiency to count toward the 36 credits required for the Major. Students seeking credit by proficiency must obtain permission from the instructor for the courses in question and from a History Department committee. Students seeking credit by proficiency must pay the appropriate fee(s) and show proof of such payment to the Department chair. The instructor must prepare a written statement indicating what a student must do to obtain credit for proficiency.
  4. Successful completion in the student's senior year of the comprehensive examination administered by the Department is mandatory.
  5. Honors candidates must have a minimum overall of 3.3 GPA and a 3.5 in the History Department, complete a one-credit advanced bibliography course, submit an honors thesis, and, where possible, present the thesis in an external forum.

Teaching Major Requirements

  1. Thirty-six credits which must include HST 323, 325, 326 or another 300-level American history course pre-approved by the Department; HST 300, 330, 331 or another 300-level European history course pre-approved by the Department; HST 353, 360 or another 300-level non-Western history course pre-approved by the Department; and one 400-level seminar (not an independent study).
  2. HST 100; 101, 102 or 238; 104; 105; 253, 255 or 260.
  3. The following cognate courses, unless a student is taking one or more of the following as part of another major or minor the student is completing: ECN 201, GGR 101, GGR 102, POL 101.
  4. Students seeking a history teaching major are strongly urged to have an academic advisor who is a tenured or tenure-track member of the History Department.

Teaching Minor Requirements

The following courses are required for the 24-credit teaching minor: HST 100; 101, 102 or 238; 104; 105; 253, 255 or 260; and one additional four-credit history course approved by the Department.

Additional Notes

100 and 200 level courses are recommended for first-year students and sophomores. HST 300 and above are recommended for sophomores, juniors and seniors; freshmen admitted only with permission of the instructor.

Four credits from HST, with the exception of practicum or independent study courses, count towards the Distributive Requirements in the Social Sciences.