Major Requirements

HST 200 Historical Method

HST 300 Historiography

HST 401 Seminar in Advanced Historical Study

Twenty-four credits of history courses at the 200 level or higher, of which at least three courses must be at the 300 level including:

At least one history course designated as pre-1700 history

At least one history course designated as modern European history

At least one history course designated as United States history

At least one history course from a geographical area other than Europe or the United States, designated as World history

At least one history course from a geographical area other than Europe or the United States, designated as World history

Honors

To graduate with honors in the History major, a student must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average in courses in the major and a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. In addition, a student must complete either an HSSH 594 Independent Study Honors in History or a Divisional Honors Seminar. Finally, a student must complete an honors thesis under the supervision of a History faculty member who will oversee and approve each step of the thesis process. The research paper submitted as the thesis need not be a new work; it may be a substantial revision or extension of a paper previously submitted in a course at CSI.