Undergraduate Program
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History Major & Minor
major map Program Learning Outcomes WHY MAJOR IN HISTORY? HISTORY CAREERS
History Major 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.
Please email amarilys.scott@utah.edu from your umail to declare History 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.
Please email amarilys.scott@utah.edu from your umail to declare History as a minor.
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.
- 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.
Please email amarilys.scott@utah.edu from your umail to declare History Teaching as a major.
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.
Please email amarilys.scott@utah.edu from your umail to declare History Teaching as a minor.
