Here you can gain the information you need about our department’s programs, including the major, the minor and teaching certification in secondary education social studies. To learn more, just click on the links to the left.

Department faculty are eager to help with academic and career advising, including plans for graduate study or law school. Please contact a faculty member or the department office if you have questions.

The history core curriculum requirement includes the Civilization sequence (CVOR 101, CVHI 102, CVHI 201) and the interdisciplinary American Experience sequence (AMC 201-202). History majors are expected to take AMC 201-202 in their sophomore year and are required to earn a total of 27 credit hours in history courses, in addition to the Civilization sequence and American Experience.

The department does not require history majors to take a minor. Majors in other departments may minor in history by taking nine hours of history courses, in addition to the Civilization sequence. At least three of the nine additional hours must be taken in residence.

Declaration of Major forms are available through the registrar’s office.

Click here for the suggested four-year course sequence for the history major.