History major requirements
History major (10 courses):
- HIST 112 History of Western Civilization 1: Ancient and Medieval Europe or HIST 113 History of Western Civilization 2: Early Modern and Modern Europe
- HIST 116 History of the United States
2 courses from the following:
- HIST 118 African History
- HIST 120 Middle Eastern History
- HIST 122 Modern East Asia
- HIST 130 History of Latin America
6 advanced (200-level or above) courses distributed as follows:
- 3 advanced courses from one area of concentration*
- 2 advanced courses from a second area
- 1 advanced course from a third area
*Areas of concentration and their advanced courses:
Africa: HIST 335, HIST 341, HIST 342, HIST 344, HIST 345, HIST 351, HIST 352
Asia: HIST 351, HIST 361, HIST 362, HIST 363, HIST 364, HIST 366, HIST 368
Europe: HIST 326, HIST 328, HIST 329, HIST 331, HIST 332, HIST 350, HIST 351
Latin America: HIST 309, HIST 311, HIST 316, HIST 321, HIST 333
Middle East: HIST 340, HIST 341, HIST 343
United States: HIST 312, HIST 314, HIST 315, HIST 316, HIST 319, HIST 335, HIST 345, HIST 368.
Students may use CLEP examination credit to fulfill their major requirements as follows:
- one course in Western Civilization (HIST 112 or HIST 113)
- one course in United States History (HIST 116)
Transfer students who wish to earn a major in history must satisfy the above requirements or their equivalent and must complete, on this campus, at least three advanced courses.
History majors, especially those planning to do graduate work, are strongly encouraged to study a foreign language.
