Requirements for a Major in History (B.A.)

A minimum of 12 units with the following distribution:

Foundation courses - 4 units

  • Foundation - 1 unit: 1 survey course is required. No more than two 100-level courses will count toward the major.
  • Methods Course - 1 unit: History 297
  • Non-Western/Global Perspectives - 2 units: two courses in non-Western history at the 200-level or above.

Electives - 6 units

  • Six more courses of your choice in History at the 200-level or above.  At least two of these electives in history must be at the 300-level.

Senior Learning Community - 2 units

  • Senior Seminar - 1 unit: History 490. S
  • Senior Reflective Tutorial - 1 unit: History 400.

Requirements for a Dual Major in History and Childhood Education

The History major prepares future teachers with skills and a knowledge base that includes local and global perspectives, and addresses the state requirement that teachers become informed about the history of New York. For the Education component of the Dual Major consult the Education section. The History component of the Dual Major consists of a total of 11 units with the following distribution:

Foundation courses - 4 units

  • History 110, 111, 112 or 115; History 120; GOV 207, HIstory 225
  • Methods Course: HI 297.

Electives - 5 units at the 200 level or above

  • One unit in gender history; one unit in non-Western/global history, any other courses in history at the 200 level or above can be taken as electives.
     

Senior Learning Community - 2 units Must be taken in the spring of the senior year.

  • Senior Seminar - History 490.
  • Senior Reflective Tutorial - History 400. (This will include student teaching.)

Requirements for Minor in History

A minimum of 5 units with the following distribution:

  • History 103, 104, 110, 111, 112, or 115 - 1 unit.
  • Four electives at the 200-level or above - 4 units. It is strongly recommended that at least one of these electives be in non-Western/global history.