Requirements for the Major in History

Number of Units
Eight units are required, not including the SIP.

Required Courses
Although there are no formal prerequisites for courses in history below the 300 level, the department strongly urges prospective majors to begin their study of history with at least one of the courses titled “Introduction to History” HIST 100, 101 or 102 and/or the survey of United States history (HIST 110 and 111). Majors MUST take courses in each of the four divisions of the department:

• Early History (HIST 225, 226, CLAS/HIST 227, 229, 230, 232, 233, 235, 240)
• Modern European History (HIST 241, 244, 245, 246, 247, 250, 255, 257)
• United States History (HIST 110, 111, 200, 203, 206,209, 211, 213, 217, 220, 221, 223).
•Asian/African History (HIST 103, 104, 280,281, 285, 296, 297)

Required Seminars
Hist 299: Sophomore Seminar, HIST 490: Senior Seminar in Historical Methods, and one of the 390-level junior research seminars and

Requirements for the Minor in History

Number of Units and Required Courses
1. Six history units are required.
2. Minors must take courses in three of the four divisions of the Department:
Early History, Modern European History, U.S. History, or Non-Western
History.
3. Minors must enroll in one of the390-level junior research seminars

General Program and Advising Notes

Advanced Placement
A maximum of two non-campus ourses may be counted toward the major or minor. See department for specific requirements.

Senior Comprehensive Examinations
Senior history majors must complete a comprehensive written and oral examination in their major field of history. Students must have enrolled in at least two courses in a second field and at least one in the other two divisions. Non-K courses do not fulfil these distributional requirements.