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2018-2019 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, B.A.


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The B.A. in history is a 40-unit program that students plan in consultation with a departmental advisor. Courses graded Cr/NC are not applicable to the history major, except in the cases of   HIST 497 - Internship in History  and HIST 496 - History Journal , where 4 units of Cr/NC are accepted.

  Degree Requirements Units  
  General education (50, 6 units in major) 44  
  Major requirements 40  
  General electives 36  
  Total units needed for graduation 120  

 

Major Core Requirements


* History majors may replace HIST 201  with HIST 335 , HIST 339 , HIST 400 , HIST 401  OR replace HIST 202  with HIST 342 , HIST 383 , HIST 410 , HIST 411 , or HIST 412 . Either HIST 201  OR HIST 202  MUST be taken. Completion of either HIST 201  or HIST 202  satisfies GE requirement, Area D2.

** History majors may replace HIST 251  with HIST 351  OR replace HIST 252  with HIST 352 , HIST 446 , HIST 468 , HIST 470 , or HIST 477 . Either HIST 251  OR HIST 252  MUST be taken. Completion of either HIST 251  OR HIST 252  satisfies GE requirement, Area D3.

Major Electives


To finish the major, students must complete additional units in history to total 40 units. These units must include upper-division courses in 3 of 4 breadth areas:

European history;
United States history;
World Regional (Asian, Latin American,
African, or Middle-Eastern history);
Comparative/Thematic/Global history.

Among their major electives, students must take at least one upperdivision course in the period before 1800 and at least one upperdivision course that covers the period after 1800. An upper-division substitute for HIST 201 /HIST 202  may not also count as a breadth or chronology requirement. Three (3) units of electives may be lowerdivision; the remaining 20-21 units must be upper-division.

History Teaching Credential Preparation


History majors—or majors in other programs—interested in seeking a general elementary credential or secondary school credential for social sciences may demonstrate subject matter competency by passing the CSET Multiple Subjects Exams or the CSET Single Subject Exam in Social Science. For further information and guidance, contact Steve Estes, Department of History, (707) 664-2424.

Units


Total units in the major core: 16-18

Total units in major electives: 22-24

Total units in the major: 40

Sample Four-Year Program


History, B.A.


Freshman Year: 30-32 Units


Fall Semester (15-16 Units)

Spring Semester (15-16 Units)

Sophomore Year: 30-31 Units


Junior Year: 29-32 Units


Fall Semester (15-16 Units)

Spring Semester (14-16 Units)

Senior Year: 32 Units


Fall Semester (16 Units)

  • History Electives
  • Electives
Spring Semester (16 Units)

Total Units: 120


* Completion of either HIST 201  or HIST 202  satisfies GE requirement Area D2.
Completion of either HIST 251  or HIST 252  satisfies GE requirement Area D3.

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