DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS
HISTORY MINOR (18 hours)
6-12 hours survey courses. Choose from the following (2, 3, or 4
courses)
HIST 110 Western Civilization to 1500
HIST 111 Western Civilization 1500-1815
HIST 112 Western Civilization Since 1815
HIST 140 Asia to 1500
HIST 141 Asia Since 1500
HIST 171 The World Since 1500
HIST 260 American History to 1865
HIST 261 American History Since 1865
HIST 270 The African American to 1865
HIST 271 The African American Since 1865
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6-12 hours (the remaining 2, 3, or 4 courses) at the 300-/400-level
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(At least 6 hours of 300-/400-level course must be taken at NIU.)
The Undergraduate Catalog contains the following statement about minors:
In order for the university to record on a student's transcript that a
minor was successfully completed during the student's undergraduate
program, the student must attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00
in all courses taken in the minor at NIU.