General Program Information

History

General Program Information

History Major

HONS 1101 & HONS 1102: Satisfy the A&S Humanities sequence (HIST 1201/HIST 1202 “Western Civilization I & II”)

HONS 2103: Fulfills either the Pre-1750 or Advanced European History elective within the major

HONS 2105: Counts as a free elective within the major.

Students who complete all four honors colloquia thus receive 12 credits towards the 36-credit major.  They still need to take:

  • 3 credits Intro to Historical Research
  • 3 credits History Colloquium
  • 3 credits Senior Seminar
  • 3 credits Advanced U.S. History
  • 3 credits Advanced European or Pre-1750
  • 3 credits Advanced African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History
  • 6 credits Advanced Electives (2000+ level)

History Minor

Honors students who pursue a minor in history receive 6 credits towards the 18-credit minor.  HONS 1101 and HONS 1102 count for HIST 1201/1202 “Western Civilization I/II” and satisfy the Humanities sequence of the A&S core.

Students in the Honors Program still need to complete 12 additional credits in HIST at the 2000+ level to receive the minor:

  • 3 credits in Advanced African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History (2000+ level)
  • 9 credits free electives at the 2000+ level