In addition to meeting the standards and requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, history degree candidates must complete a minimum of 45 credits in history and 6 credits in allied fields to be distributed as follows:

1. A minimum of 9 credits in introductory courses at the HIST 1000 level. The student may be excused from this requirement by attaining satisfactory scores on appropriate equivalency tests administered by the department. Students
interested in qualifying for this exemption must consult their advisers;

2. Introduction to Historical Research HIST 2180 is required of all majors and is normally taken in the semester in which
the student first takes advanced courses at the HIST 2000 level. Each major program must include at least 27 credits in advanced courses. A seminar, HIST 5199, must be taken in the senior year. Topics are announced annually;

3. A minimum of 6 credits in advanced American history courses and a minimum of 6 credits in advanced European history courses;

4. A minimum of 6 credits in either introductory or advanced Latin America, or Africa or Asia (selection with approval of
history chair); and

5. A minimum of 6 credits in allied fields: economics, political science, psychology, sociology, computer science, statistics or anthropology.

Students are required to meet with their advisers at least once each semester to plan their program in light of their abilities and special interests, and to evaluate progress toward completion of the history degree requirement.

The department recommends that the student acquire competency in at least one foreign language through the third-year level. This is particularly important for students who plan to pursue graduate studies. (The department will not give an unqualified recommendation for graduate studies in history unless the student demonstrates a reading ability in one foreign language equal to that obtained by completion of three years of language study.)