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HistoryBachelor’s DegreeBachelor of Arts
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1719
    AND
    1799

HIST 300 is taken as a junior

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1724
  • 1725
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1736
  • 1737
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
  • 1728
  • 1729
  • 1730
  • 1734
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1738
  • 47189
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1726
  • 1727
Completion requirement

Four additional courses, at least two of which must be at the 300-level or above.

Completion requirement
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
  • 47338
  • 1863

For students who are unable to complete the Senior Research Seminar or Senior Thesis, the Senior Studies Requirement can be fulfilled through an independent research project, designed in consultation with a faculty advisor and the department chair.

A note on internships

The History Department recognizes that internships are a valuable way for students to connect their classroom learning to future careers.  Some History majors and minors have completed internships at institutions directly related to History (Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, Newberry Library, etc.).  Our students have also completed internships at other types of companies and institutions that allowed them to utilize the skills of a History major/minor (political campaigns, non-profits, etc.).  We encourage our students to seek out these opportunities.  Internships do not, however, fulfill any of the nine credits required of History majors or six credits required of History minors (see above).  Rather, they will appear as “extra” History credits on the student’s transcript (a tenth course for a major, or a seventh course for a minor, for example).  For more information, see our “Internships and Careers” page.

Completion requirement

The Minor in History consists of six courses, one of which must be at the 300-level or above. History 300 is encouraged but not required for the minor.