A major consists of 33 SH in history including:
- HIST 101 US History I: Race and Reason (to 1860) - 2
- HIST 102 US History II: Mechanization and Modernization (1860-1936) - 2
- HIST 103 US History III: Power and Paradox (1936-present) - 2
- HIST 121 Global Past I: Civilization (to 1400) - 2
- HIST 122 Global Past II: Globalization (post-1400) - 2
- HIST 123 Global Past III: Comparative Themes - 2
- HUM 200 Foundations of Humanities - 2
- HUM 490 Seminar in Humanities - 4
- Additional HIST, HUM, OR CCHIS courses - 15
Majors are strongly encouraged to divide their courses among various regions and periods. In addition, majors contemplating graduate study in history are advised to acquire a high level of proficiency in at least one foreign language. It is also strongly suggested that majors do both a
semester long cross-cultural and the WCSC program.