History Major requirements for students declaring the major after Autumn 2002

To complete a History major students must satisfy these minimum requirements:

1. 60 credits of history coursework, with a minimum history GPA of 2.25 and a 2.0 in each history course (courses below a 2.00 will not be applied toward any requirement for the major, but will affect the History GPA).
2. 30 credits of upper division history coursework (300-400 level) completed in residence at the University of Washington. Transfer and AP credit, correspondence courses, and foreign study courses are not classified as "in residence."
3. 5 credits in each of the following areas of study, drawn from the departmental list of Approved Courses:
   
   

          Broad European History

          Broad United States History

          Non Western History (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East)

4. An approved 5-credit 300-level junior history seminar (HIST 388) completed at the University of Washington. This course must be taken within two quarters of declaring the major and must be completed before a student may take the senior seminar; concurrent enrollment is not permitted.
5. An approved 5-credit 400-level history seminar (HIST 494 or 498) completed at the University of Washington in which a major research paper or its equivalent will be written. The junior seminar must be completed before the senior seminar my be taken; concurrent enrollment is not permitted.
6. 10 credits of approved courses in the pre-modern period.
7. 10 credits of approved courses in the modern period.

The choice of elective coursework is entirely up the the history major, so long as the above requirements are fulfilled.