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Requirements for Graduation for History Majors

The Department of History offers a major that leads to a bachelor of arts degree and a minor for students majoring in other disciplines. The major consists of 39 credit hours in history plus a foreign language requirement.  The minor consists of 18 credit hours in history.  In addition, the Department offers an internship program in cooperation with area historical societies, museums, libraries, and other, institutions.

Majors should, after consultation with an advisor, focus at least three of their history electives (300)-level courses) upon a particular country, continent, area, or theme of their choosing and select courses from other departments that complement this concentration. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY

A history major must achieve at least six credits of B or better grades in history courses. No grade of D will count toward fulfillment of a history major or minor. No required course may be repeated more than once. Majors and minors are reminded that, in addition to Department requirements, they must

To graduate with a bachelor of arts in history, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 39 credits in history courses as follows:


Field I
HTY 101I Western Civilization I
HTY 102I Western Civilization II
Field II (complete one of the following pairings)
HTY 121I and one other: HTY 122I, 123I, or 142I
HTY 122I and one other: HTY 121I, 123I, 141I, or 142I
HTY 123I and one other: HTY 121I, 122I, or 141I
HTY 141I and one other: HTY 122I, 123I, or 142I
HTY 142I and one other: HTY 121I, 122I, or 141I
Field III (select two)
HTY 152I The Islamic Near East
HTY 171I Traditional East Asia
HTY 172I Modern East Asia
HTY 181I Latin America I
HTY 182I Latin America II
Research methods course
HTY 200 Reference, Research, and Report Writing
Elective advanced history courses
Select five 303-399 level courses in consultation with your advisor.
The Department of History will occasionally double-list upper-level
courses from other departments. History majors may count only one
course offered by another department and double-listed as a history
course as fulfilling a history major requirement.
HTY 400 Senior Seminar

Foreign Language Requirement
Students majoring in history must demonstrate an intermediate competence in one foreign language as part of the Departmental requirements for graduation. This requirement can be fulfilled by achieving a grade of at least C- in the final semester of an intermediate level course or by examination, and by History department approved international programs and study abroad experiences. Students should consult with their advisor about these options. Completion of the following courses at USM fulfills the language requirement:

  • In American Sign Language: ASL202I ( Intermediate American Sign)
  • In French: FRE 202I (Intermediate French II) or FRE 207I (Intensive Intermediate French) or FRE 206 (Reading French II)
  • In German: GER 202I (Intermediate German II)
  • In Greek: GRE 251 (3rd semester Ancient Greek)
  • In Latin: LAT 251 (3rd semester Latin)
  • In Russian: RUS 202I (Intermediate Russian II)
  • In Spanish: SPA 202I (Intermediate Spanish II) or SPA 207I (Intensive Intermediate Spanish)