Curriculum
Dr. David Gerlach, Chairperson
The Department of History offers a major and minor in History.
Bachelor of Arts History Major
Degree Requirements
Six of the required credits for the major count towards the Core Curriculum Requirements.
| One Core 100 Level Course (Pre-Modern, Western History) 1 | 3 | |
| One Core 200 Level Course (Modern, Global History) 1 | 3 | |
| HS-341 | American Main Currents I | 3 |
| HS-342 | Main Currents in American History II | 3 |
| HS-399 | Platt Seminar | 3 |
| Take one course from each of the following: | ||
| HS-300-319, 400-419 | Group A: Pre-Modern World History Elective | 3 |
| HS-320-339, 420-439 | Group B: Modern European History Elective | 3 |
| HS-340-369, 440-469 | Group C: United States History Elective | 3 |
| HS-370-389, 470-489 | Group D: Modern Non-Western or Thematic History Elective | 3 |
| HS- | History Electives (any A-D group) | 6 |
| HS-499 | The Tuleja Seminar 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
| 1 | May count towards the Core History Requirement. |
| 2 | May count towards the Writing Intensive Requirement. |
Special Notes on Major Requirements
| 1 | History majors must maintain an average of 2.5 in major courses. |
| 2 | Students must take HS-499 The Tuleja Seminar during their last year of study. |
| 3 | The Tuleja Seminar may count as a Group A, B, C, or D elective. In that case, students must take another HS- elective to meet the required number of credits in the major. |
Minor in History
Degree Requirements
| One Core 100 Level Course (Pre-Modern, Western History) 1 | 3 | |
| One Core 200 Level Course (Modern, Global History) 1 | 3 | |
| HS-399 | Platt Seminar | 3 |
| HS- | History Electives (any A-D group) | 9 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
1 May count towards the Core History Requirement