PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST FOR HISTORY MAJORS
(To accompany letter to all history majors)
DIRECTIONS:
Each assignment will have a cover page identifying the student, the course, the title (if there is one)
of the paper or other work, the semester, year, and instructor.
Descriptions of Required Elements:
Reflective Essay: Students will review the materials they have included in their portfolios and
write a brief essay describing what they have gained from the History program and how
their perceptions and abilities have changed over the course of the program.
Transcript: Students will provide a current, unofficial copy of their transcript from WebAdvisor. It
should include courses for which they are currently enrolled.
General Education level courses: (HIST 121 Western Civilization I, 151 United States History
I, 152 United States History II, or 257 Early American Indian History and Culture):
Students will provide writing sample from one of the above courses, ideally done while at
BHSU.
HIST 327 European History 1500-1815 (WRITING INTENSIVE): Students will provide a copy of
the draft and final paper written for this class. The final draft needs to meet the Writing
Intensive goals, including correct use of the Chicago Style.
HIST 328 European History since 1815: Students will provide a copy of the paper written for this
class.
HIST 359 Recent American History: Students will provide a writing sample from this course (a
paper or other writing).
HIST 480 Historical Methods & Historiography (RESEARCH IGR): Students will provide a copy
of their Historiographic Essay, demonstrating their understanding of a historiographic
approach to a historical issue.
HIST 115 Survey of Non-Western Civilizations OR 313 History of the Middle East, OR 412
HISTORY of the Far East, OR 418 History of Latin America (Non-Western component
in the Major): Students will provide a sample of their written work from one of these
classes, to show their ability to understand a non-western perspective.
Paper with early and final draft: The HIST 327 requirement fulfills this. Students who do not
have both drafts for HIST 327 should use an early and final draft from another course.
Additional paper: This needs to be from an upper-level History class at BHSU, written in Chicago
style, and showing use of primary & secondary sources. This should be the student’s best
work that is not already included in any of the other required elements.
STUDENT’S NAME______________________________________
YEAR _________________ SEMESTER: Fall _____
Spring _____
Campus (mark each that applies):
Spearfish ________
Rapid City ________ Transfer ________
PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST FOR HISTORY MAJORS
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present;
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Required elements
Reflective Essay
Transcript
(From WebAdvisor)
HIST 121 or 151 or 152,
or 257 (writing sample)
HIST 327
(Paper)
HIST 328
(Paper)
HIST 359
(Sample of written work)
HIST 480
(Historiographic Essay )
HIST 115 or 313, or 412
or 418 (writing sample)
Paper with early and final
draft (probably HIST 327)
Additional paper (primary
and secondary sources)
Item type and title (example: Paper: “The Sixties”) Include the course number, where
necessary.