Advisement Worksheet
Department of History
For Majors and Minors Beginning Fall 2011
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (36 crs)
Foundational: (three 100-level survey courses;
one each in U.S., Europe, and World) (9 crs)
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Foundation work must be completed before students may
take courses at the 300 level.
Concentration: (circle one) (15 crs)
U.S.
European
General Program – B.A. Degree
Minor:
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World
200 level (one course) (3 cs)
NOTE: Honors program described on back.
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300 level or above (four courses) – see back for
appropriate courses.
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Coursework outside the concentration (9 crs)
200-level (one course)
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B.A./M.A. PROGRAM
138 credits of which at least 30 must be graduate
credits
Up to 12 graduate credits may be applied
simultaneously to both B.A. and M.A.
SEE BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Undergraduate requirements are the same as listed on
this sheet.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20, three letters of
recommendation (at least one of which is from
History).
300-level (two courses)
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History Department Capstone Course (3 crs)
Senior Research Seminar, AHIS 489Z
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MAJOR & MINOR RESIDENCY: The University requires a residence requirement in
your major and minor. Please consult the Undergraduate Bulletin to determine the
requirements that apply.
Review Undergraduate Bulletin and Audit Student for General Education requirements.
HISTORY HONORS PROGRAM
Students may be admitted to the program in the spring semester of their junior year after formally declaring a major
in history; applications are due no later than February 1 of the junior year. To be admitted, students must:
 Have completed 15 credits of coursework in history (at least 6 of these must be at or above the 300 level and
must have been earned at the University at Albany.
 Have earned a GPA of at least 3.25 overall and an average in history of 3.50.
 Submit evidence of their written work, preferably a paper written for a history course.
HONORS REQUIREMENTS (36 crs)
Course checklist: Within the 36 credits required for the major, students must complete the three honors courses.
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Credits for these honors program courses can be counted toward the major requirements and will be credited toward
the concentration most appropriate to the subject of the student’s honors thesis.
Below is a list of the history department’s courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels, arranged by the three geographic
areas of concentration.
United States History Concentration
100 LEVEL: AHIS 100/Z, 101/Z
200 LEVEL: AHIS 220/Y, 225, 251/Z, 259/X, 261, 276, 277, 292, 294 Y, AHIS 295
300 LEVEL (AND ABOVE): AHIS 300, 302Z, 303Z, 304Z, 305/Z, 306/Z, 307/Z, 308/Z, 309/Z, 310/Z, 311/Z, 312/Z,
313/Z, 314/Z, 315/Z, 316/Z, 317/Z, 318/Z, 319/Z, 320/Z, 321/Z, 322/Z, 324/Z, 325/Z, 327/Z, 328/Z, 329/Z, 331/Z,
332/Z, 356/Z, 376/Z, 390/Z, 394/Z, 401, 404, 405, 406, 407, 424/Z, 425/Z, 478Z, 479Z, 480/Z, 485/Z, 492, 497/Z,
499.
European History Concentration
100 LEVEL: AHIS 130/Z, 131/Z
200 LEVEL: AHIS 235/Z, 250, 253, 254, 256, 263Z, 264Z, 298/Z
300 LEVEL (AND ABOVE): AHIS 336/Z, 337/Z, 338/Z, 339/Z, 340/Z, 342/Z, 343/Z, 344/Z, 345/Z, 346/Z, 347/Z, 349/Z,
350/Z, 351/Z, 352/Z, 353/Z, 354/Z, 355/Z, 356/Z, 359/Z, 364/Z, 365/Z, 366/Z, 391/Z, 416Z, 454/Z, 455/Z, 456/Z,
460/Z, 463/Z, 481Z, 483Z, 485/Z, 497/Z
World History Concentration
100 LEVEL: AHIS 144, 158, 177
200 LEVEL: AHIS: 244, 252, 253, 260, 274, 275, 278, 286, 287, 291, 293, 296, 297/Z
300 LEVEL (AND ABOVE): AHIS 350/Z, 356/Z, 357, 367/Z, 369/W/Z, 370, 371/Z, 372/Z, 373/Z, 374, 375, 376/Z,
378/Z, 379/Z, 380/Z, 381/Z, 382/Z, 383/Z, 384/Z, 385/Z, 386/Z, 387/Z, 388/Z, 389/Z, 392/Z, 396/Z, 397/Z, 398, 399,
413, 451, 458/Z, 463/Z, 472/Z, 497/Z