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History Majors & Minors
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History Bachelor of Arts Requirements
The major in History requires 36 credits. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the History major should be distributed as follows:
- 3 Lower Division Electives in History.
- Required Courses: HIST 1700, HIST 3100, HIST 4990.
- 6 Upper Division Electives in History.
- Students from the Honors College will need to take HIST 4999, which will count as one of the 6 electives.
- Students have the option of replacing up to two (2) Upper Division requirements with a Hinckley Internship in History.
BA Language Requirement
Complete the following:
Course work equivalent to at least fourth semester (2020 level) in either a foreign language or sign language.
History BA REQUIREMENTS SHEET: 2019 - 2024 SAMPLE BA 4-YR PLAN: 2019-2024
History Bachelor of Arts Requirements
The major in History requires 51 credits. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the History major should be distributed as follows:
- 3 Lower Division Electives in History.
- Required Courses: HIST 1700, HIST 3100, HIST 4990.
- 7 Upper Division Electives in History.
- Students from the Honors College will need to take HIST 4999, which will count as one of the 6 electives.
- Students have the option of replacing up to two (2) Upper Division requirements with a Hinckley Internship in History.
- 12 credits in allied hours (1000-5999) in any of these programs: Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Book Arts, Biology, Classics, Classical Civilization, Economics, English, Ethnic Studies, Games, Geography, Gender Studies, Humanities, Linguistics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, World Languages and Cultures, and Writing.
HISTORY BA REQUIREMENTS SHEET: 2025 SAMPLE BA 4-YR PLAN: 2025
Email history@utah.edu from your Umail to declare History as a major.
History Bachelor of Science Requirements
The BS in History requires 15 lower division credits and 24 upper division credits for a total 39 credit hours. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the BS in History should be distributed as follows:
- 1 US History course (HIST 1700, HIST 2700 & 2710 or AP US score of 3+)
- 1 Humanities course (HUM 1600, HUM 2010, or HUM 2250)
- 3 Lower Division Electives in History (HIST 1000 - 2999)
- Required Courses: HIST 3100, HIST 4990.
- Choose 2 upper division courses in history of science, biology, medicine, environment, and climate (HIST 3000 - 5999)
- Choose 4 upper division additional courses in history (HIST 3000 - 5999)
- Students have the option of replacing up to two (2) Upper Division requirements with a Internship in History.
History Bachelor of Science Requirements
The BS in History requires 15 lower division credits, 24 upper division credits and 12 Allied Hours for a total 51 credit hours. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the BS in History should be distributed as follows:
- 1 US History course (HIST 1700, HIST 2700 & 2710 or AP US score of 3+)
- 1 Humanities course (HUM 1600, HUM 2010, or HUM/PHIL 2250)
- 3 Lower Division Electives in History (HIST 1000 - 2999)
- Required Courses: HIST 3100, HIST 4990.
- Choose 2 upper division courses in history of science, biology, medicine, environment, and climate (HIST 3000 - 5999)
- Choose 4 upper division additional courses in history (HIST 3000 - 5999)
- Students have the option of replacing up to two (2) Upper Division requirements with a Internship in History.
- 12 credits in allied hours (1000-5999) in any of these programs: Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Book Arts, Biology, Classics, Classical Civilization, Economics, English, Ethnic Studies, Games, Geography, Gender Studies, Humanities, Linguistics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, World Languages and Cultures, and Writing.
HISTORY BS REQUIREMENTS SHEET: 2025 SAMPLE BS 4-YR PLAN: 2025
Email history@utah.edu from your Umail to declare History as a major.
History Teaching Major Requirements
A History teaching major requires 42 credits. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the History teaching major should be distributed as follows:
- Required courses: HIST 1100, HIST 1110, HIST 1500, HIST 1510, HIST 2700, HIST 2710, HIST 3100, HIST 4660, HIST 4990, and HIST 5340.
- 4 Upper Division Electives in History.
- Certification requires completion of coursework at the Urban Institute for Teacher Education.
The full list of Secondary Teacher Licensure Course Requirements can be found here.
- Students from the Honors College will need to take HIST 4999, which will count as one of their 4 electives.
- Students have the option of replacing up to one (1) requirement with a Hinckley Internship in History.
BA Language Requirement
Complete the following:
Course work equivalent to at least fourth semester (2020 level) in either a foreign language or sign language.
HISTORY TEACHING REQUIREMENTS SHEET: 2019-2024SAMPLE TEACHING BA 4-YR PLAN: 2019-2024
History Teaching Major Requirements
A History teaching major requires 51 credits. At least 24 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the major.
Coursework for the History teaching major should be distributed as follows:
- Required courses: HIST 1100, HIST 1110, HIST 1500, HIST 1510, HIST 2700, HIST 2710, HIST 3100, HIST 4660, HIST 4990, HIST 5340, and EDU 1010.
- 4 Upper Division Electives in History.
- Certification requires completion of coursework at the Urban Institute for Teacher Education.
- *Any two introductory, intermediate, or advanced Education courses will also count toward History Teaching BA requirements.
The full list of Secondary Teacher Licensure Course Requirements can be found here.
- Students from the Honors College will need to take HIST 4999, which will count as one of their 4 electives.
- Students have the option of replacing up to one (1) requirement with a Hinckley Internship in History.
BA Language Requirement
Complete the following:
Course work equivalent to at least fourth semester (2020 level) in either a foreign language or sign language.
HISTORY TEACHING REQUIREMENTS SHEET: 2025SAMPLE TEACHING BA 4-YR PLAN: 2025
Email history@utah.edu from your Umail to declare History Teaching as a major.
History Minor Requirements
A minor in History requires 18 credits. At least 12 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the minor.
Coursework for the History minor should be distributed as follows:
- Students can take any 2 Lower Division History courses and any 4 Upper Division History courses.
- No more than 2 of these may be lower division (1000 and 2000 level) courses.
- Students have the option of replacing up to one (1) requirement with a Hinckley Internship in History.
Email history@utah.edu from your Umail to declare History as a minor.
History Teaching Minor Requirements
A History teaching minor requires 27 credits. At least 18 of these credits must be completed in the Department of History at the University of Utah. Students must receive at least a grade of C- for a course to count toward the minor.
Coursework for the History teaching minor should be distributed as follows:
- Required Courses: HIST 1100 or HIST 1110, HIST 1500, HIST 1510, HIST 2700, HIST 2710, HIST 3100, HIST 4660, HIST 4990, and HIST 5340.
- Certification requires completion of coursework at the Urban Institute for Teacher Education.
The full list of Secondary Teacher Licensure Course Requirements can be found here.
Email history@utah.edu from your Umail to declare History Teaching as a minor.
List of Approved Courses
HIST 3460: Environments, Health, and Development in African History
HIST 4070: History of Science in Asia
HIST 4075: Science, Technology, & Society
HIST 4080: History of Medicine in Western Society
HIST 4085: History of Technology
HIST 4095: Governing Bodies
HIST 4220: Sugar and Spice and Global Capitalism
HIST 4380: U.S. Environmental History
HIST 4635: Gay Family in America
HIST 4701: The Darwinian Revolution
HIST 4710: The Concept of Race in America
HIST 4715: Racial Capitalism: A History
HIST 4855: Environmental History of India
HIST 4860: Environmental History of China
HIST 3910: Special Topics*
*when in the subjects of history of science, biology, medicine, environment,
and climate
