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Major in History

The major in history consists of 33 credit hours: two required courses (6 credit hours), Option 1 or Option 2 (6 credit hours) and seven courses (21 credit hours) of upper-division history courses from Group I - III as listed below.

* Upper-division history courses: Seven courses (21 credit hours) with at least one course from each of the three groups listed below:

• Group I, United States: Courses HIST 3101-3199, HIST 4103-4199
• Group II, Europe: Courses HIST 3201-3299, HIST 3751, HIST 4200-4299
• Group III, Asia, Africa and Latin America: Courses HIST 3300-3499, HIST 4300-4600

The 21 credit hours selected must also include one HIST 4953 course and one HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History course. HIST 4953 Readings in History and HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History may be used to satisfy the group distribution requirement based on course content.

Notes:

• Students may enroll in HIST 5000-level graduate courses (cross-listed for undergraduates at the HIST 4000-level) with permission of the instructor.
• At the discretion of the department, credit in history may be allowed in exceptional cases for courses taken in other departments of the university.

Department of Public Instruction Certification - Major in History

College of Education students who plan to seek Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction certification in History must complete a total of 36 credit hours for the major in History: two required courses (6 credit hours), Option 1 or Option 2 (6 credit hours) and eight courses (24 credit hours) of upper-division history courses from Group I - III as listed below.

* Upper-division history courses: Eight courses (24 credit hours) divided as follows:

• Group I, United States: Courses HIST 3101-3199, HIST 4103-4199: at least one course
• Group II, Europe: Courses HIST 3201-3299, HIST 3751, HIST 4200-4299: two courses (one ancient/medieval and one modern)
• Group III, Asia, Africa and Latin America: Courses HIST 3300-3499, HIST 4300-4600: at least one course

HIST 4953 Readings in History and HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History are also required as two of the upper-division elective courses.

Note:

• Based on course content, HIST 4953 Readings in History and HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History may be used to satisfy the group distribution requirement.

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Minor in History

The minor in history consists of 24 credit hours: two required courses (6 credit hours), Option 1 or Option 2 (6 credit hours) and four courses of upper-division history courses from Groups I - III (12 credit hours) as listed below.

* Upper-division courses: Four courses (12 credit hours) with at least one course from each of the three groups listed below:

• Group I, United States: Courses HIST 3101-3199, HIST 4103-4199
• Group II, Europe: Courses HIST 3201-3299, HIST 3751, HIST 4200-4299
• Group III, Asia, Africa and Latin America: Courses HIST 3300-3499, HIST 4300-4600

One of the upper-division courses must be either HIST 4953 Readings in History or HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History.

Based on course content, HIST 4953 Readings in History or HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History may be used to satisfy the group distribution requirement.

Note:

• Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Minor in Public History can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin under Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors.

Department of Public Instruction Certification

To pursue Department of Public Instruction certification, College of Education students are required to complete eight courses (24 credit hours): two required courses (6 credit hours), Option 1 or Option 2 (6 credit hours) and four upper-division history courses from Groups I - III (12 credit hours) as listed below.

* Upper-division courses: Four courses (12 credit hours) with at least one course from each of the three groups listed below:

• Group I, United States: Courses HIST 3101-3199, HIST 4103-4199
• Group II, Europe: Courses HIST 3201-3299, HIST 3751, HIST 4200-4299
• Group III, Asia, Africa and Latin America: Courses HIST 3300-3499, HIST 4300-4600

One of the upper-division courses must be either HIST 4953 Readings in History or HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History.

Notes:

• HIST 4931 Topics in History, HIST 4953 Readings in History, HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History and HIST 4995 Independent Study in History, courses whose content varies from term to term, will satisfy group distribution requirements according to their course title and content.
• At the discretion of the department, credit in history may be allowed in exceptional cases for courses taken in other departments of the university.

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Major in American Military History

The American Military History major consists of 35-36 credit hours as listed below.

Notes:

• HIST 4931 Topics in History, HIST 4953 Readings in History, HIST 4955 Undergraduate Seminar in History and HIST 4995 Independent Study in History may be used toward the upper-division HIST elective requirement, depending upon course content and approval of the department chair.
• A HIST major cannot be used as a second major with American Military History (AMMH).

Department of Public Instruction Certification

To pursue Department of Public Instruction certification, College of Education students are required to complete the following requirements for a major in Economics. The major consists of 27 credit hours: four required courses (12 credits) and 15 additional credit hours of upper-division work selected from Groups I - III. An additional 9-11 credit hours n basic statistics and mathematics courses are required as listed below.