The Major
Students majoring in History must complete a minimum of 36 credits in history while fulfilling a concentration in one of three fields: United States, Europe, or World History. These credits must be distributed as follows:

•Nine (9) credits of foundational coursework: three 100-level surveys including one in US, one in Europe, and one in World History

•Fifteen (15) credits of coursework in the field of concentration: four 300-level courses, and one 200-level course

•Nine (9) credits of coursework outside the field of concentration: two 300-level courses, and one 200-level course

•Three (3) credits earned in the department's capstone course, A His 489Z, the Senior Research Seminar

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 coursework with an AHIS prefix. Of these 18 credits, 9 or more must be in coursework at or above the 300 level, and no more than 12 credits can be from any one of the three geographic areas of concentration (US, Europe, and World).

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
http://www.albany.edu/graduatebulletin/requirements_combined_baccalaureate_masters.htm 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.