| General Education Requirements | 46 credits |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | 18-30 credits |
| Electives | 18-30 credits |
| History Major Requirements | 36 credits |
| Total Credits Required to Graduate | 123 credits |
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6 CREDITS
Must successfully complete one of the following three sequences
HISTORY 001 (Western Heritage 1) & HISTORY 002 (Western Heritage 2)
HISTORY 010 (World History 1) & HISTORY 011 (World History 2)
HISTORY 020 (Am. Civilization to 1877) & HISTORY 021 (Am. Civilization since 1877)
12 CREDITS
Must successfully complete one 100 or 200-level History course in each of the following areas
EUROPEAN HISTORY
(107, 108, 118, 120N, 121, 134, 141, 142N, 143N, 144, 144H, 145N, 147, 240Q, 261Y, 292N)
UNITED STATES HISTORY
(109, 111, 113, 114N, 115, 116N, 116H, 117, 127, 130, 130H, 131N, 148, 150, 151N, 152, 153, 153Y, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162N, 166, 200, 205, 210, 211, 213Y, 261Y, 266Y)
GLOBAL HISTORY
(104, 105, 105H, 106, 108, 110, 113, 122, 123, 124, 125N, 128N, 129N, 140, 141, 142N, 147, 164, 165, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 175H, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 192H, 193, 195, 203N, 212N, 220, 250, 260)
PRE-MODERN HISTORY
(100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 105H, 106, 107, 108, 122, 153, 165, 170, 174, 176, 178, 180, 186, 191)
(Uncategorized 103 110 113 117 118 119 122 123 124 166 211 220)
3 CREDITS
History 302: Undergraduate Seminar
9 CREDITS
Must successfully be completed at 400‐level History
400 LEVEL GLOBAL
(401, 402N, 403, 405Y, 406W, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 416, 424, 431, 432, 433, 434, 443, 457, 467, 468, 468H, 470, 471Y, 472, 473, 474, 475Y, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484Y, 485Y, 486)
HONORS THESIS
Students should consult with the Honors Advisor and thesis supervisor prior to beginning research for a thesis.
3 CREDITS
Must successfully complete HISTORY 494 (during 7th term)
3 CREDITS
Must successfully complete HISTORY 494H (during 8th term)
NOTE: student must achieve a grade of “C” or higher for a History course to be counted as requirement credits towards the History Major.
For further guidance contact:
Ben Whitesell, History Department Academic Advisor, bdw150@psu.edu (814-867-4121)
Cathleen Cahill, Honors Advisor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, czc335@psu.edu (814) 863-0086