History

www.history.uiuc.edu

Administered by the Department of History, students in the history option should acquire a broad background from the study of the human experience in different cultures and time periods. A wide distribution of courses is therefore advisable. This is especially true for those who wish to enter government service, or professional schools for law, social work, museum and library science, business administration, or labor and industrial relations. The Social Studies Teaching Option prepares students to teach social studies in Secondary School. See also Teacher Education Minor in Social Studies.

Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum

Students must select one option.

History Option

E-mail: history@uiuc.edu

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 54 hours including a minimum of 36 hours of History courses.

General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours

Departmental distinction. To be eligible for distinction, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average in LAS courses, complete a three-course sequence (2 semesters of History 495: Honors Seminar and History 492: Historiography and Methodology), complete a senior thesis and receive the approval of an examining committee; or complete an approved 2-semester sequence of History 490. In the case of the thesis, the examining committee will determine the level of distinction to be awarded. In the second, a student may receive no higher than distinction in History.

Hours	Requirements
36	Minimum of 36 hours of history courses including:
6	Two of the following three courses:
	HIST 141 Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140)
	HIST 142 Western Civ Since 1660 (or HIST 143)
	HIST 100 Global History
6	Hours in US History¹ at the 200-level or above
6	Hours in European history¹ at the 200-level or above
6	Hours in nonwestern history¹ at the 200-level or above
12	Hours of history electives (with no more than 3 hours at the 100-level). NOTE: HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation and HIST 498 Research and Writing Seminar (or two semesters of HIST 493 Honors Senior Thesis) are required. HIST 498 may count toward any of the area requirements or the 6 hours of History electives. HIST 200 and 493 must be taken as part of the 12 hours of required History electives.

Of these 36 hours, the following 9 required hours may be fulfilled in one or more of the above required areas or history electives:

Hours	Electives
6	Hours in a pre-modern period, one defined as before 1600 and one defined as before 1800¹ (HIST 100 and 142) may not be used to fulfill this requirement)
3	Hours in US minority history¹ at the 200-level or above
18	Hours outside the history department including:²
12	Hours at the 200-level or above. Traditional areas for such work are ancient and modern languages (excluding the first-year elementary course and also excluding the second-year courses if those courses are being used to fulfill the language requirement in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), anthropology, art history, classical archaeology and civilization, economics, English, American and comparative literature, geography, library science, music history, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. Non-history courses chosen from the multidisciplinary fields of women’s studies, African studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, Russian and East European studies, medieval civilization, Renaissance civilization, American civilization, and cinema studies are also accepted as supporting course work if they meet the criteria of relevance and academic level. History of science students and pre-medical and pre-dental students may offer work in the physical and life sciences.
6	Hours at any level

1. Chosen from the list maintained in the Department of History

2. An approved minor may substitute for the supporting coursework requirement, but must include at least 6 hours of advanced-level course work (300- and 400-level).

All supporting course work should be related by time, area, and/or topic to the major and is subject to the approval of the history department advisor.

Fifteen hours of 300- and 400-level History courses must be taken on this campus.

Students must pass HIST 200 with a grade of 2.0 or better in order to remain in good standing in the major. Students transferring to the major after freshman year must have passed two 100-level history courses and have passed HIST 200 on this campus with a grade of 2.0 or better. Transfer students must enroll in HIST 200 during their first semester on campus.

All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.

A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.

Social Studies Teaching Option

This option prepares its graduates for teaching social studies in grades six through twelve. In order to remain in good standing in this program and be recommended for certification, candidates are required to maintain UIUC, cumulative, content area, and professional education, grade-point averages of 2.5 (A= 4.0). Candidates should consult their advisor or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses used to compute these grade-point averages.

E-mail: history@uiuc.edu

Web address for department: www.history.uiuc.edu

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Minimum required course work normally equates to 126 hours including a minimum of 36 hours of History courses

General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements. A semester survey course in American history, a course in Speech Performance, and American Government are required. The Advanced Composition requirement is satisfied by HIST 498.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 126 hours

Departmental distinction: To be eligible for distinction, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average, complete a senior thesis, and receive the approval of an examining committee. The examining committee will determine the level of distinction to be awarded.

Prerequisites to transfer to the Teaching Option: In addition to EPSY 201 and EPS 201, PS 101, and four courses in History. At least three of the four courses must include HIST 140/141, HIST 142/143, and one from the following cluster of courses: HIST 170/171, 172/173. These four courses will count toward the 36 hours required in history courses overall to complete the option but only one of the 4-hour Advanced Composition History courses (140,143, 170,173) may be used. In addition to the requirements for the option listed below, students must complete the Teacher Education Minor in Secondary School Teaching (36 hours). See the College of Education for requirements of the minor. Conferral of the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences prior to completion of the minor requires approval by petition to the LAS Student Affairs Office. Ordinarily, all students will require 10 semesters to complete this program.

NOTE: Only one Advanced Composition course may count toward the required minimum 36 hours of History courses.

Hours	Requirements
6-7	HIST 141—Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140), and HIST 142—Western Civ Since 1660 (or HIST 143)
15	United States History:
	HIST 171 – US Hist to 1877 (or HIST 170), and
	HIST 172 – US Hist Since 1877 (or HIST 173)
	HIST 273 - Illinois History
	One 200-400 level course in 18th-19th century
	One 200-400 level course in 20th century
6	Nonwestern and Global History:
	HIST 100 - Global History
	One 200-400 level course in global or nonwestern history
6	European History:
	One 200-400 level course to 1700
	One 200-400 level course since 1700
3	HIST 200 - Intro Hist Interpretation
3-6	HIST 498 – Research and Writing Seminar, or two semesters of HIST 493 (may be used in any of the areas: US, Nonwestern, or European).
41	Social Studies Requirement (many of these will also satisfy general education requirements):
	Political Science 100, 101, 240
	Sociology 100, 380
	Anthropology 143, 230
	Psychology 100
	Economics 102, 103
	Geography 103, 104

Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level History courses must be taken on this campus.

All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.

Students must maintain a University and cumulative 2.5 grade point to remain in good standing.

Minor in History

A history minor is designed for students who desire to understand the historical background of their major field and to provide an evolutionary or developmental perspective on the study and practice of their major field. Selection of courses will depend on the major and on the interests of the student.

E-mail: history@uiuc.edu

Web address for department: www.history.uiuc.edu

Hours	Requirements
6	Six hours of coursework in History at any level¹
3	HIST 200: Intro Hist Interpretation
6	A minimum of 6 hours of 300- or 400-level History courses taken on the Champaign-Urbana campus, with permission, 3 hours may be study abroad hours
6	A minimum of 6 hours of history courses above the 100 level
21	Total

1. A maximum of 6 hours at the 100 level may be used in the minor.

Teacher Education Minor in History

Teacher education minors are available only to students seeking to add additional teaching fields to their teaching majors.

E-mail: history@uiuc.edu

Web address for department: www.history.uiuc.edu

Hours	Requirements
18	History courses of which no more than 15 hours may be at the 100 level
9	American history
9	World history
6	Electives including attention to ethnic history and the history of women
24	Total¹

1. At least 9 hours must be at the 200 to 400 level.

Students are advised that additional course work is necessary to teach grades six through eight. Consult the certification officer in 130 Education Building for additional information.