Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in History

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.

Thirty-nine credit hours in history, at least 18 hours of which must be at the 300-level or above, with the exception that follows. Of those 18 hours, 6 hours may be taken from among the 200-level surveys in African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern history. Before taking 300- or 400-level courses, students should have completed HIST 201 (Doing History). Selected students will have the opportunity to participate in HIST 499 (Honors Research Seminar), offered in the fall semester; other students must take HIST 495 (Capstone Seminar). The program must include the following:

1. HIST 105-106; 3 additional credit hours from American/U.S. history at the 300-level or above (9)
2. HIST 101 or 115 and HIST 102 or HIST 116; 3 additional credit hours from European history at the 300-level or above (9)
3. Three courses from the history of Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and/or Global (9)
4. Two additional history courses as advised (6)
5. HIST 201 Doing History - should be taken in the sophomore year (3)
6. Capstone Course: HIST 499 or HIST 495 (should be taken in the junior or senior year) (3)

Total = 39

Requirements for Transfer Credit
Students transferring credit to Fredonia should normally expect no more than 21 credit hours earned elsewhere to apply to the major in History. As a rule, the department will not accept as equivalents of upper-level courses (above HIST 299) credits earned at two-year colleges. HIST 201 and the capstone requirement (HIST 499 or HIST 495) must be completed at Fredonia.

Other Requirements
Majors must fulfill all testing and assessment requirements set by the department.

Students whose objectives require a different program may, upon petition to the department chairperson, seek approval for a program of their own design.