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Undergraduate Program: Requirements of the History Major (in the "New" 2006 Curriculum)

(This description is for students who enter UNC as first-year students in or after fall 2006, sophomores in or after fall 2007, and juniors in or after fall 2008)

I. General College Requirements

The student must fulfill the requirements of the General Education program as outlined in the Undergraduate Bulletin.

II. History Department Requirements

Each major shall concentrate in one area of history: Ancient/Medieval, Gender and Women, Modern European, Global, Third World/Nonwestern, or United States, or devise a thematic concentration and have it approved by the Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee.

  • Ten courses in history are required (30 hours)

  • A minimum of four and a maximum of six courses of these ten courses will fall into the student's field of concentration.

  • A minimum of four and a maximum of six courses will be outside of the student's field of concentration.

  • All majors will take at least one History Department course in Third World/Nonwestern history.

  • A minimum of six of the courses that a student takes for the major must be numbered 200 or above.

  • Each major must take an Undergraduate Seminar in History, numbered 391-397.

  • At least seven of the ten courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

  • No history courses may be taken for Pass-Fail credit (even if the course serves as a free elective)

  • A maximum of fifteen history courses (45 hrs.) may be applied towards the A.B. degree.

  • No more than 5 courses of AP and transfer credit can count toward the major.

IMPORTANT! All history majors planning to study abroad should see the Departmental Study Abroad Coordinator both before their departure, to receive assistance in selecting appropriate history courses, and after their return, to obtain certification of their course work.

IMPORTANT! All history majors should see the History Adviser in Arts and Sciences each semester of junior-senior years for evaluation of progress towards degree.

 
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