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History Major (39 semester hours)

for education and non-education minors

  • HIS 101 World History I
  • HIS 102 World History II
  • HIS 190 Introduction to the Skills of Historical Practice
  • HIS 201 United States History I
  • HIS 202 United States History II
  • HIS 461 Historiography and Historical Methods
  • Two additional history (HIS) or history/political science (HISP) courses numbered at the 200 level or above
  • Four additional history (HIS) or history/political science (HISP) courses numbered at the 300 level or above

    • One of the courses listed below may be used in partial fulfillment of this requirement.

    • ENG 380 The English Language
    • MUS 311 Music History and Literature I
    • MUS 312 Music History and Literature II
    • PSY 463 History and Systems of Psychology
    • REL 361 History of Christian Thought
    • SPA 320 Spanish Civilization
    • SPA 330 Latin American Civilization
  • One additional history (HIS) course numbered at the 400 level (no substitutions)

Note: To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification in history, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) statutory requirements.