History (BA)
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in History to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.
Advising Notes
Important Notes for History majors from Advising:
- Don’t forget to check the AP/IB guide to ensure you know if you have any incoming credit that will count towards your Core requirements.
- With this major, it is very manageable to add a second major or a minor in the future, and study abroad at almost any time.
- The History major offers optional concentrations you can opt in to. Please visit the website for more information.
- If you prefer to take a foreign language in your first semester, you may do so and make room by swapping out one Core class. Be sure to take your placement exam unless you have no classroom experience with the language. The placement exam will tell you which course to enroll in for fall.
- The History department has an Undergraduate Internship Program. Students take a course while completing an internship in the history field.
First Semester Course Recommendations
As a History major, you will enroll in the following course:
- One HIST course numbered 100-199 or 200-249 (3 credits)
- Students with little history experience can focus on HIST 101, 102, 103, or 104
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
Four of the following Core classes (Pick only one course per category, 12 total credits):
- College Writing Seminar: UCWR 110, based on writing placement
- Foundational Scientific Knowledge: ENVS 101
- Foundational Philosophical Knowledge: PHIL 130
- Foundational Theological Knowledge: THEO 100 or THEO 107
- Foundational Literary Knowledge: UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, or UCLR 100M
- Quantitative Knowledge: CJC 206, COMP/MUSC 122, COMP 125 or 150, ISSCM 241, MATH 108, or STAT 103
- Ethics Knowledge: PHIL 181, PHIL 182, THEO 185, or THEO 186
- Artistic Knowledge: (see options in the Undergraduate Catalog)
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 16 credits.
Interdisciplinary Honors First Semester Course Recommendations
As a History major, you will enroll in the following course:
- One HIST course numbered 100-199 or 200-249 (3 credits)
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
Interdisciplinary Honors Requirements (6 credits)
- HONR 101
- This course will count as a Tier 1 Foundational Historical Course
- HONR D101
Two of the following Core classes (Pick only one course per category, 6 total credits):
- Foundational Scientific Knowledge: ENVS 101
- Foundational Societal & Cultural Knowledge: ANTH 100, PLSC 102, SOCL 101, or WSGS 101
- Quantitative Knowledge: CJC 206, COMP/MUSC 122, COMP 125 or 150, ISSCM 241, MATH 108, or STAT 103
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 16 credits.
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in History to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.