2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

History, United States History Concentration, Major


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Program Learning Outcomes


Please see the History Major 

Pre-Modern and Non-Us/Non-European Courses


  • Students must take at least one course, 200-level or above, that qualifies as pre-modern. Eligible courses:

HIST 230 HIST 270 HIST 310 HIST 311 , HIST 312 HIST 313 ,HIST 314 HIST 315 HIST 316 HIST 317 HIST 318 HIST 319 HIST 330 HIST 351 HIST 370 HIST 372 HIST 380 HIST 388  

  • Students must take at least two courses, 200-level or above, outside U.S. and European history. Eligible courses:

HIST 240 HIST 270 HIST 340 HIST 341 HIST 342 HIST 343 HIST 370 HIST 371 HIST 372 HIST 373 HIST 374 HIST 375 HIST 377 HIST 378 HIST 380 HIST 381 HIST 383 HIST 385 HIST 388  

United States History Concentration Requirements


Students may take additional 200-level courses for upper-division credit in consultation with their advisor.

400-LEVEL HISTORY SEMINAR (4 UNITS)


One 400-level History Seminar

Degree Planner


First-Year


Fall Units
Core - A2: Rhetoric and Composition 4
Core - C2: History 100-Level Course - 1 4
Core - D1: Philosophy 4
Language - Course 1 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
Core - A1: Public Speaking 4
Cultural Diversity (CD) or History 100-Level Course - 2 4
Core - D2: Theology and Religious Studies 4
Language - Course 2 4
Total Semester Units 16

Sophomore Year


Fall Units
Core - C1: Literature 4
HIST 210 - Historical Methods  (Fall term only) 4
History 300-Level Course - 1 4
Language - Course 3 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
Core - D3: Ethics 4
History 300-Level Course - 2 4
History 300-Level Course - 3 4
Open Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16

Junior Year


Fall Units
Note: Junior Year is ideal time for semester/year Study Abroad (approval required): take two upper-division history classes, pursue language study, take 1-2 core classes and/or electives  
History 300-Level Course - 4 4
Core - F: Visual & Performing Arts 4
Open Elective 4
Open Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
Community - Engaged Learning (CEL): HIST 396 - History Internship  (300-Level Course - 5) 4
Core - B1: Math or Quantitative Science 4
Open Elective 4
Open Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16

Senior Year


Fall Units
HIST 400 - Senior Seminar in History   4
Core - E: Social Sciences 4
Open Elective 4
Open Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
History 300-Level Course - 6 4
Core - B2: Applied or Laboratory Science 4
Open Elective 4
Open Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16

*This information is subject to change, the degree planner is a sample, and students should consult with the department for any updated information. 

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