The History Minor
The minor in History consists of a total of 6 courses (or 24 credit hours), including:
- A minimum of 4 courses (or 16 credit hours) taken from department faculty; no more than 2 courses (or 8 credit hours) may come from AP or IB credits, transfer courses, study abroad courses, or cross-listed courses taught by faculty members not associated with the Department of History.
- A minimum of one course from at least 2 of the following geographical areas: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.
- A minimum of one course from each of two chronological periods: pre-1800 and post-1800.
Advanced Placement Policy
Advanced Placement credit will be granted for scores of 4 or 5 on the American history, European history, or World history exams. This credit is elective credit and may not be used to satisfy the geographical or chronological distribution requirements in the major or minor OR to satisfy the focus requirement in the major.
International Baccalaureate Policy
International Baccalaureate credit will be granted should a higher-level exam score of 6 or better be received. No credit is granted for subsiiary level exams. This credit is elective credit and may not be used to satisfy the geographical or chronological distribution requirements in the major or minor OR to satisfy the focus requirement in the major.
Note: A student may not receive more than a total of 8 elective credits for AP and IB exams.