UMA Undergraduate Guide 2018-2019 Academic Departments and Programs History Getting Started (Majors Guide)
Getting Started (Majors Guide)
How to Explore / Get Started in the MajorSuggested General Education CoursesUnder the new guidelines students are still required to take two courses, one in U.S. Diversity and one in Global Diversity. Students entering in Fall 2018 are expected to take one of these diversity courses, either U.S. or Global, in their first year on campus. For Fall 2018 Registration, look for courses with DU (formerly U) and DG (formerly G) to help students stay on track. Any course labled DU will satisfy the requirement for a U.S. diversity course and any course labeled DG will satisfy the the requirement for Global diversity course. Course planning guidelines, including guidelines for students, are available at www.umass.edu/gened. Suggested Major and Pre-requisite CoursesTwo 100-level courses, at least one of which should be chosen as part of the required survey pair from the following list*: (Taking up to two history courses per semester is the norm for first-year history majors.)
Elective in U.S. History: HISTORY 150-151, or HISTORY 170 (Native American History*) *Honors versions of many of these sequences may be available. NOTE: If students have AP or transfer equivalents for these or other History courses, they should not take them again. How to Declare the MajorStudents can declare the major at any point by contacting the Director of Undergraduate Studies at advising@history.umass.edu. Transfer Student:Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies soon after arriving at the University. Note that 400-level courses are advanced seminars; students should not enroll in these unless they have done upper-level work. Summary of Requirements for the MajorMinimum total # of credits required: 36 No pass/fail courses may be counted towards the major. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for courses in the major. Students must complete twelve courses (at least three credits each) distributed as follows:
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