History

All WSU undergraduates must complete a minimum of 120 semester credits of which 40 credits must be at the 300 – 400 level. Students must also complete the University Common Requirements (UCORE). These can generally be satisfied with a direct transfer degree. For a list of direct-transfer agreements, visit WSU’s Transferring an Associate Degree web page.

Students must also fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences graduation requirements and the program requirements of the degree.

A student may certify a major in history upon completing 24 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

36 semester hours of history is required including 6 hours of US history, 6 hours of European history, and 9 hours of Non-Western/Global history; 9 hours of History electives for a total of at least 21 hours at the 300-400-level, which must include HISTORY 300 and 469. History courses used to complete the degree must be passed with a grade of C or better.

Two courses – 6 semester credits

• HISTORY 300 [M] – Writing about History
• HISTORY 469 [M] – Seminar in History

US History

Choose two courses – 6 semester credits

• HISTORY 110 [HUM] – American History to 1877
• HISTORY 111 [HUM] – American History Since 1877
• HISTORY 298 – History of Women in American Society
• HISTORY 308 [DIVR] – North American Indian History, Precontact to Present
• HISTORY 313 [M] – Early American History to 1750
• HISTORY 318 [HUM] – United States, 1914–1945
• HISTORY 319 [HUM] – United States, 1945–1980
• HISTORY 320 [ARTS] – Modern US History Through Film
• HISTORY 324 – History of the Pacific Northwest
• HISTORY 390 – U.S. Military History
• HISTORY 398 [DIVR] – History of Women in the American West
• HISTORY 399 [DIVR] – Lesbian and Gay History: Culture, Politics and Social Change in the US
• HISTORY 410 – History of American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Indian Law

European

Choose two courses – 6 semester credits

• HISTORY 101 [HUM] – Classical and Christian Europe
• HISTORY 102 [HUM] – Modern Europe
• HISTORY 341 [HUM] – Ancient Rome
• HISTORY 349 – Europe and the Two World Wars
• HISTORY 350 [HUM] – Witches, Nuns, Merchants, and Queens in Europe 1200-1800
• HISTORY 359 – Modern Britain
• HISTORY 368 – Hitler and Nazi Germany
• HISTORY 444 [CAPS] – The Renaissance

Global/Non-Western

Choose three courses – 9 semester credits

• HISTORY 331 [HUM] – Latin American Cultural History
• HISTORY 334 – Revolution in Latin America
• HISTORY 335 [DIVR] – Women in Latin American History
• HISTORY 337 – Women in the Ancient World
• HISTORY 366 – History of the Cold War
• HISTORY 388 – US and Vietnam
• HISTORY 436 [CAPS] – Imperialism in the Modern World
• HISTORY 495 [CAPS] – Maps, Movement, and Memory: Geography in Historical Perspective

Additional or different courses may be offered as the department deems appropriate.

History Electives

• Choose any three history courses –  9 semester credits

A History Pre-law Option emphasizes the historical evolution of the law and the role of legal change in the formation of the social, political, and economic structure of the modern world. The student enrolled in this program will gain knowledge of legal institutions as they currently exist and of the ways in which they developed.

Students who indicate an interest in History and have a 2.5 GPA or above may be admitted to the major. Students majoring in history with an option in pre-law should have a strong and broad high school background in humanities, social science, and languages.

History Courses—36 credits which must include the following:

• HISTORY 300 [M] – Writing about History
• HISTORY 469 [M] – Seminar in History
• US history: 6 credits
• European history: 6 credits
• Global/non-Western history: 9 credits
• History electives: 9 credits

At least 21 of the 36 credits in history courses must be at the 300 and 400 level. History courses used to complete the degree must be passed with a grade of C or better

Pre-Law Courses: 18 credits – may also satisfy UCORE requirements.

• Business/Accounting – 6 credits: Econ 101, 102, Acctg 220, or B Law 210
• English – 3 credits: English 201, 301 or 402 [M]
• Social Science/Humanities  – 3 credits: Phil 201, 360, or 470
• Political Science – 6 credits: Pol S 101, 102, or 206

All students, including community college transfer students or students pursuing a second major in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be held to the following additional requirements:

• Foreign Language: Complete 2 years of high school or 1 year of college in a single foreign language
• Complete an Equity and Justice [EQJS] designated course
• Additional 1 lab credit of [BSCI], [PSCI] for a total of 8 semester credits and 2 labs.