History (ID), B.A.

Requirements for the Interdepartmental Major:

Eight courses, including the core and distribution requirement for majors, one 300-level course, the 400-level seminar, and the senior thesis. Students must complete a 400-level seminar before beginning the thesis. 400-level seminars are normally offered in the winter and spring terms. If a student does not complete a 400-level seminar by the end of their junior year, then they may not be able to graduate by the spring of the following year. Interdepartmental majors may count one term of the senior thesis toward the field requirements.

Requirements for Honors in History:

To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must fulfill the following requirements: (1) a minimum index of 3.30 in history; (2) a grade of “A minus” or higher on the senior project; and (3) a grade of “distinction” or “high pass” in an oral examination based on the senior project. In addition, the student must satisfy College requirements for departmental honors.

Interdepartmental Majors in History Seeking Secondary School Certification:

The College recommends that any undergraduate seeking New York State secondary teacher certification should consider attending the five-year Master of Arts in Teaching program at Union Graduate College in their fifth year. To prepare for that program, students are required to take PSY 246  and EDS 500E, F (Field Experiences). Students must take eight courses from the Department of History and must meet the core and distribution, seminar, and project requirements in history. They must complete the other half of their interdepartmental major with the Department of Economics, Political Science, Sociology, or Anthropology, and they must take at least one course from two of the social science departments in which they are not majoring.

Course Selection Guidelines:

Placement: We accept the following AP courses: World History, United States History, and European History. If the score is 4 or 5, then we assign credit for one of our introductory courses, HST 106  for World History, HST 102  for United States History, and HST 147  for European History, all of which will count towards the major.

Courses Suitable for Non-Majors: Although 300 and 400 level courses are designed with History majors and minors in mind, all History courses are suitable for non-majors.

Course Numbering: 300- and 400-level courses have as a prerequisite any 100- or 200-level course or permission of the instructor.