First-Time Freshmen
MAJOR: HISTORY, B.A.
Offered by the Department of History. Total units required for the Major: 68 units (24 lower division, 44 upper division).
Students are urged to take the World Civilization and U.S. History requirements (20 units) early in their major, though the courses (HIST 1014, 1015, and 1016, and
HIST 1101 and 1102) may be taken out of sequence and may be transferred in from the community colleges with the Department’s permission. They must complete
the skills sequence (HIST 2010, 3010, 4030, and 4031) in the appropriate order (2010 before 3010; 3010 before 4030 and 4031) for 16 units total. Otherwise, they may
take their upper division history courses in any order they choose, keeping in mind that they must complete 4 courses (16 units) in an option and 4 courses (16 units)
in electives.
First-Time Freshmen
Fall
HIST 1101 -US History I (4)
(HIST 1017 (4) – freshman Ancient World
cluster course, equivalent to HIST 1014)
Fall
Winter
HIST 1102 – US History II (4)
Winter
Spring
Summer
HIST 2010 – Intro to History(4)
Spring
Summer
HIST 1014 World Civilizations I (4) (if HIST
1017 not already taken)
HIST 1015 World Civilizations II (4)
HIST 1016 World Civilizations III (4)
Fall
HIST 3010 – Historical Writing (4)
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
Winter
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Spring
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Summer
Fall
HIST 4030 – Historiography (4)
HIST 3000-level (elective) (4)
Winter
HIST 4031 – Historical Research methods
(may substitute HIST 4032) (4)
Spring
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Summer
MAJOR: HISTORY, B.A.
Transfer Students
Offered by the Department of History. Total units required for the Major: 68 units (24 lower division, 44 upper division).
Students are urged to take the World Civilization and U.S. History requirements (20 units) early in their major, though the courses (HIST 1014, 1015, and 1016, and
HIST 1101 and 1102) may be taken out of sequence and may be transferred in from the community colleges with the Department’s permission. They must complete
the skills sequence (HIST 2010, 3010, 4030, and 4031) in the appropriate order (2010 before 3010; 3010 before 4030 and 4031) for 16 units total. Otherwise, they may
take their upper division history courses in any order they choose, keeping in mind that they must complete 4 courses (16 units) in an option and 4 courses (16 units)
in electives.
Transfer Students
Frequently transferred units (20 units): HIST 1014, 1015, 1016; and HIST 1101, 1102
Fall
HIST 2010 – Introduction to History(4)
(HIST 1101 if not transferred in) (4)
(HIST 1014 if not transferred in) (4)
Winter
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
(HIST 1102 (4) if not transferred in)
(HIST 1015 (4) if not transferred in)
Spring
HIST 3010 – Historical Writing (4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
(HIST 1016 if not transferred in) (4)
Summer
Fall
HIST 4030 - Historiography (4)
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Winter
HIST 4031 – Historical Research methods
(may substitute HIST 4032) (4)
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Spring
HIST 3000-level course (in student’s option)
(4)
HIST 3000-level course (elective) (4)
Summer