Requirements for the History Major and Minor:

Professor Porter, Chair; Professors Fischbach, Jefferson, & Malvasi; Associate Professor Munson; Assistant Professors Bergmann and Watkinson;  Visiting Instructor Throckmorton; Adjunct Professor- Kyle; Visiting Instructor Maris-Wolf, Emeritus Professors Reinhardt & Scanlon.

HISTORY MAJOR 
A major consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours in eleven courses above History 100-101. One of these courses must be History 401. The distribution of these courses is listed below. Education minors: see the important teacher certification information below.

1. six hours (2-courses) in American history from the following - HIST 211, 212, 301, 302, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 332, 333, 337, 338, 342;

2. six hours (2-courses) in European history - HIST 226, 230, 241, 242, 250, 303, 311, 312, 352, 354, 355, 375, 376, 380, 386, 387;

3. six hours (2-courses) of non-western course emphasis from the following fields: Asia - HIST 221, 290, 391, 392, 394, 396, 397; Slavery - HIST 332; Latin America - HIST 251; Middle East - HIST 281, 282, 361, 365, 367; or, Native American - HIST 320;

4. 12 hours (4 courses) selected from the entire list of history courses above the 100-level not previously taken for credit; and,

5. all majors who enter the College after 9/05 must complete HIST 401.

Courses taken abroad, special topics courses, and 400-level courses can also satisfy these distribution requirements; please consult with the department chair. History 332 may be counted towards the major under the American or the non-western designation, but not both. HIST 100-101 and 111-112 are not part of the major.

A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses used on the history major or the minor as is a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses in the major or minor.

HISTORY MINOR
A minor consists of five three-hour courses above the 100-level, with at least one course from each of the areas defined under the Major -- American, European, and non-Western history.

TEACHER CERTIFICATION
The program requirements of a student planning to minor in education for the purpose of certification (both elementary and secondary) vary slightly from those of other history majors.

1. HIST 111-112 is required for all history majors seeking an education minor and meets the AOK requirement.  Do not enroll in HIST 100-101.

2. Elementary education minors:

A. 4 courses, 12-hours, in American history (2 of these courses must be HIST 211-212);
B. 2 courses, 6-hours, in European history;
C. 2 courses, 6-hours, in non-Western history;
D. 2 courses, 6- hours, History electives (HIST 319 - Geographical History is recommended, but not required); and,
E. HIST 401 (Capstone): successful completion of the student teaching portion of the EDUC minor will constitute the capstone in the major. 

3. Secondary education minors: Students seeking certification at the secondary level must be certified social studies, which includes:

A. 4 courses, 12-hours, in American history (2 of these courses must be HIST 211-212);
B. 2 courses, 6-hours, in European history;
C. 2 courses, 6-hours, in non-Western history;
D. HIST 319 - Geographical History (offered fall semesters, alternate years)*;
E. 1 course, 3-hours, history elective;
F. ECON 201 or 202, or their equivalents;
G. PSCI 201 or 202, or their equivalents;
H. HIST 401 (Capstone): successful completion of the student teaching portion of the EDUC minor will constitute the capstone in the major. 

*If students are unable to complete HIST 319, they must enroll in INST 251 - Social Geography, or another geography course, and complete a second history elective.


NOTE:  All students must complete HIST 100-101 or HIST 111-112 before taking other history courses.  HIST 111-112 are offered primarily for students planning to meet the requirements of teacher certification; most students should complete their AOK requirement in HIST 100-101.  Courses from the two sequences cannot be mixed.

History classroom, Randolph-Macon College, date unknown