History Major Degree Checklist

All majors must complete a minimum of 45 graded credits in history courses. The following checklist is intended for planning purposes only, so that you can keep a record of your progress toward your degree. However, this checklist is not an official document. We urge you to make regular visits to your faculty advisor and peer advisors to discuss major requirements, your own program coursework, etc.

If there is a discrepancy between your Degree Audit in Duckweb and what you think you've taken, please see the undergraduate History Advisor.

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To send this report to your file to the history department, send a copy of this email to: nmahlum@uoregon.edu

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Lower division
Up to 12 graded credits in lower-division history courses (100 and 200-level courses) can be accepted toward your degree. A transfer course, AP, or IB credits, can be accepted.
Courses
Upper division
All majors must complete a minimum of thirty-tree (33) graded credits in upper-division history courses (this usually amounts to 8 courses, including the 5-credit HIST 407 seminar). Twenty-one (21) of these 33 graded credits must be completed in 400-level courses, again including the 5-credit HIST 407 seminar.
300 level
400 level
Total
Upper-Division History Before 1800 Requirement
At least eight (8) credits (usually two courses) of your upper-division coursework must be completed in History before 1800 courses. A list of qualified classes may be found in the "Courses" section of the departmental website.
HIST 407 seminar
All majors must complete a research paper in a 5-credit HIST 407 seminar. Permission to enroll in a seminar must be obtained from the instructor.
Upper-Division Field Requirement
You must complete at least eight (8) credits of your upper-division coursework in three (3) of the following five (5) fields (for example, you could complete 8 credits in each of these areas: Europe, Asia, Latin America; but the choice of fields and courses is up to you). Lists of qualified classes can be found in the "Courses" section of the departmental website. Courses taken to fulfill the History before 1800 requirement may simultaneously be counted in the appropriate fields below.
Europe
US
Africa / Middle East
Asia
Latin America
World
Second language
All majors must complete two years of a second language; language courses need not be taken for graded credit (but pay attention to UO general education requirements for graded versus P/NP credit totals).
Summary of Graded Credits
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