History
Department: History
Requirements
- 8 history courses at the 100 and 200 level: 24 hours total credit
- 6 history courses at the 300-400 level: 18 hours total credit
- Sophomore Colloquium: 2 hours total credit
- HS 493, (The Historian’s Craft). If the student elects to prepare a 2 semester senior thesis, HS 496 may make up part of the 18 hours required from number 2, but HS 493 may not: 4 hours total credit
The following courses outside of the history department may be listed as part of the designated history POE:
- IC 202: The Shaping of the American Mind: 4 credits
- Other courses may be considered by petition to the history department
Total credit hours = 48
- At least 4 of the above courses must address history of a region that is neither Europe nor the United States. See the department for a complete list of courses that fulfill the non-western requirement.
- At least 2 of your history courses must be writing based (CS, CW), with 1 at the 300 level or above.
Because the history department believes that all seniors should participate in a capstone experience, students who have history as part of their POEs should plan to participate either in HS 493, the history department’s senior seminar, or in a similar experience in another department. Each student should consult his or her history department advisor regarding what activities will fulfill this requirement.