History

Application Deadline
- Spring: Dec. 2
- Summer: March 31 (early sessions)
- Fall: July 21
Class Begins
- Spring: Jan. 9
- Summer: May 8 (early sessions)
- Fall: Aug. 21
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Arts
in History
WSU College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program of Study
All courses are available online
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; 21 hours at the 300-400-level, which must include HISTORY 300 and 469; and a 12-hour concentration (at least 6 hours 300-400-level). 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
United States History
Choose two courses – 6 semester credits
- HISTORY 110 [HUM] – American History to 1877
- HISTORY 111 [HUM] – American History Since 1877
- HISTORY 298 [DIVR] – 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 History
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 359 – Modern Britain
- HISTORY 368 – Hitler and Nazi Germany
- HISTORY 444 [CAPS] – The Renaissance
Non-Western/Global History
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 371 – The Middle East and the West
- HISTORY 372 [M] – The Middle East Since World War I
- HISTORY 373 [HUM] – Chinese Civilization
- HISTORY 388 – US and Vietnam
- HISTORY 436 [CAPS] – Imperialism in the Modern World
- HISTORY 495 [CAPS] – Space, Place, and Power in History: Historical Geography in Global Perspective
Choose one area: Students may not use the 12-credit concentration areas to fulfill the 6 hours of US history, 6 hours of European history, and 9 hours of Non-Western/Global history required in the major.
American West
12 semester credits:
- HISTORY 308 [DIVR] – North American Indian History, Precontact to Present
- HISTORY 320 [ARTS] – Modern US History Through Film
- HISTORY 324 – History of the Pacific Northwest
- HISTORY 398 [DIVR] – History of Women in the American West
Atlantic
12 semester credits:
- HISTORY 308 [DIVR] – North American Indian History, Precontact to Present
- HISTORY 313 [M] – Early American History to 1750
- HISTORY 331 [HUM] – Latin American Cultural History
- HISTORY 334 – Revolution in Latin America
- HISTORY 335 [DIVR] – Women in Latin American History
Europe
12 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 359 – Modern Britain
- HISTORY 368 – Hitler and Nazi Germany
- HISTORY 436 [CAPS] – Imperialism in the Modern World
- HISTORY 444 [CAPS] – The Renaissance
Gender and Sexuality
12 semester credits:
- HISTORY 298 [DIVR] – History of Women in American Society
- HISTORY 335 [DIVR] – Women in Latin American History
- HISTORY 337 – Women in the Ancient World
- 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
United States
12 semester credits:
- HISTORY 110 [HUM] – American History to 1877
- HISTORY 111 [HUM] – American History Since 1877
- HISTORY 310 – History of American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Indian Law
- 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
War and Peace
12 semester credits:
- HISTORY 388 – US and Vietnam
- HISTORY 390 – U.S. Military History
- HISTORY 319 [HUM] – United States, 1945-1980
- HISTORY 349 – Europe and the Two World Wars
- HISTORY 366 – History of the Cold War
- HISTORY 368 – Hitler and Nazi Germany
All students, including community college transfer students with an approved transferable AA degree from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Arizona or Hawaii, 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
- Additional 3 semester credits of [SSCI], [HUM], or [ARTS] for a total of 12 semester credits of UCORE
- Additional 1 lab credit of [BSCI], [PSCI] for a total of 8 semester credits and 2 labs.
Please review the online WSU Catalog for additional information about specific degree requirements.