History Major

(30 credit hours)

The thirty-hour major includes the following requirements:

1. HIST101 and 102.

2. HIST268, Seminar for History Majors *

3. History course before 1700. List of Courses Qualifying for Pre-1700 Requirement

4. One course in Asian, African, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History. List of Courses Qualifying for Non-Western History Requirement

5. Fifteen credits at the 300 level or above. At least one of these courses must be a seminar at the 400 level or above (excluding HIST 464, HIST491, HIST493 and Independent Study).

Note: All History majors are encouraged to take HIST268 in their sophomore year, or at the latest, during the junior year and before they take a 400-level seminar.

* HIST 268 does not count for any other history requirements.

Exceptions to any of the stated requirements may, in special circumstances, be granted upon petition to the Undergraduate Studies Committee.