History Major
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements: 8 credits of History courses either completed or in progress
Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: 2.00 GPA
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.00
40 credits required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST Courses 1 | ||
| HIST 295 | History Colloquium | 4 |
| HIST 395 | Historiography | 4 |
| HIST 399 | Senior Thesis | 4 |
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No more than 2 electives courses (8 credits) at the 100 level. At least 4 elective courses (16 credits) must be at the 300 level. History majors will work with their History advisor to determine a thematic "pathway” that will lend coherence to their coursework. Examples of “pathways” include: Law, Power and Politics; Religion and Society; Global Conflict and Colonialism; Indigenous Societies; Gender and Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity: the Modern World; etc.
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB/SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| HIST with CI Attribute | 4 | |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
| INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST (100-Level) course | 4 | |
| HIST 295 | History Colloquium | 4 |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 27X | 4 | |
| Language | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Missionary Positions: Christianity in East Asia | ||
| Religion in Latin America | ||
| Missionaries and Empire | ||
| The Age of Reformation | ||
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Race and Law in US History | ||
| Medicine, Empire and Global Health | ||
| Japanese History Through Horror: Monsters and Modernity | ||
| Gender and Society in Western Europe | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction in American Culture | ||
| Slavery in the Atlantic World | ||
| United States since 1960 | ||
| HIST 3XX | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Study Abroad | 16 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 395 | Historiography | 4 |
| HIST 3XX | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 399 | Senior Thesis | 4 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 129 | |