Undergraduate

Major Requirements

The following are the requirements that must be fulfilled to earn a Bachelor's degree with a major in History:

Eleven History Courses

  1. Two Undergraduate Seminars: One selected from courses listed under 101, 102, 103, 389, 392, 394, and the other a 395. Only one 101, 102, or 103 may be counted toward the major requirements.
  2. Five 200 and 300 level courses in your area of concentration: History of the Americas, English/European history, African/Middle Eastern history, or Asian/Middle Eastern history.
  3. Four additional courses at the 200 and 300 level outside your area of concentration.

     Note: Courses applicable to (2.) and (3.) above include 200-0, 300-0, 389, 392, 394, and 395.

Restrictions

  1. At least two of the above 200 and 300 level courses must be in either Europe before 1800 OR Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East (any period).
  2. You are required to complete a 395 Research Seminar. The Research Seminar does not have to be in your area of concentration.
  3. WCAS does not permit double-counting between the History major and most other majors. The History major itself has no double-counting provision.

Related Courses

Five related courses at the 200 and 300 level (at least 2 must be 300 level) which bear some coherent relationship to the student's major program of study, and which are in at least two departments or programs in the humanities and social sciences. Related courses do not have to be in a student's area of concentration.

NOTE: Up to two of the following courses may be used toward the eleven-course major:

  • African American Studies 212-1, 212-2
  • Asian American Studies 214
  • Classics 211, 212, 321-1, 321-2, 321-3
  • Economics 315, 318, 321 323-1, 323-2, 324
  • Gender Studies 324

College Requirements

  1. Two Freshman Seminars
  2. Two writing proficiency classes
  3. Foreign Language: Two years or demonstration of proficiency
  4. Natural Sciences: Two classes
  5. Formal Studies: Two classes
  6. Social and Behavioral Sciences: Two classes
  7. Historical Studies: Two classes
  8. Values: Two classes
  9. Literature and Fine Arts: Two classes