The Major
Students majoring in history must complete a minimum of 36 credits in history while fulfilling a concentration in one of the following fields:

•Europe: 18 credits of coursework must be at or above the 300 level in European history, while 6 credits must be at or above the 300 level in a field outside the European concentration. The remaining 12 credits are electives.

•United States: 18 credits of coursework must be at or above the 300 level in United States history, while 6 credits must be at or above the 300 level in a field outside the U.S. concentration. The remaining 12 credits are electives.

•World: 24 credits of coursework must be at or above the 300 level in any geographic field(s), with the following restriction: a maximum of 9 credits are allowed from the Europe and U.S. fields combined. (A His 286 and A His 287 may be counted for upper-level credit in the World History concentration.) The remaining 12 credits are electives.

Any history course can be used to fulfill the "elective" requirement -- 100, 200, and 300-level courses in any geographic area are all potential electives.

To find out what courses will fulfill each concentration, please see the Undergraduate Bulletin's listing of history courses by concentration.

The Minor
Students minoring in history must complete a minimum of 18 credits in course work with an AHis prefix. Of these 18 credits, 9 or more must be in course work at or above the 300 level, and no more than 12 credits can be from either the United States or the European history concentration (see "The Major," above, for information about the geographic concentrations).

A student may, on petition to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the history department, count toward the minor one relevant course of no more than 4 credits taken in a department other than history.

Combined B.A./M.A. Program
The combined B.A./M.A. program in history provides an opportunity for students of recognized academic ability and educational maturity to fulfill integrated requirements of undergraduate and master’s degree programs from the beginning of their junior year.

The combined program requires a minimum of 138 credits, of which at least 30 must be graduate credits. In qualifying for the B.A., students must meet all University and college requirements, including the requirements of the major program in history described previously, the minor requirement, the minimum 90-credit liberal arts and sciences requirement, General Education, and residency requirements. In qualifying for the M.A., students must meet all University and college requirements as outlined in the Graduate Bulletin, including completion of a minimum of 30 graduate credits and any other conditions, such as a research seminar, thesis, comprehensive examination, other professional experience, and residency requirements. Up to 12 graduate credits may be applied simultaneously to both the B.A. and M.A. programs.

Students are considered as undergraduates until completion of 120 graduation credits and satisfactory completion of all B.A. requirements. Upon meeting B.A. requirements, students are automatically considered as graduate students. A cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher and three supportive letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be from the Department of History, are required for consideration. Students are admitted to the combined program upon the recommendation of the department’s Graduate Committee.