History

 requirements for History Major degree of Bachelor Of Arts

In addition to fulfilling the core curriculum requirements including HS 121 and 122 (60 credits), History majors must complete the following courses:

• Hs231-232 Hs Main Currents in American History, I and II ( 6 crs)
• History Electives (24 crs)
• Electives  (30 crs)

Special Notes on Major Requirements

1. Participation in at least one Tuleja Seminar is required to graduate in the major.
2. History majors must include at least one elective from each of the following four categories:
   1. Pre-modern World History
   2. Modern Western History
   3. United States History
   4. Modern Non-Western and Thematic History

   The remaining four courses may be selected from any History elective.

3. The History Department recognizes Cc251 History of Greece and Cc252 History of Rome (offered in the Department of Classical and Modern Language) as History Electives. Students may take no more than two electives with faculty outside the History Department for credit toward their History major or minor.
4. GPA requirements: History major must maintain a GPA of 2.0 and a History average of 2.5.

History Minors

History Minors must take 12 Hs credits in addition to the Core Hs courses (Hs121-122). In the minor Hs231-232, the American History Survey, are considered as two Hs electives.

department news

The Saint Peter's History Department's Tuleja Seminar was recently featured by the American Historical Association in its review of capstone history courses among all colleges and universities in the United States.  Read more about it in the October 2009 issue of the AHA's  Perspectives.