Requirements for a Major in History:

A minimum of 36 semester credits with a grade of “C” or better in each course.*

These include:
12 credits of 2000 level courses, or equivalents.  Two must be sequential (AMH 2010, 2020, for example)
24 credits of 3000 – 4000 level courses.  Two of these courses, Pro-Seminar and Theory of History, are required for all majors, and can only be taken in the last two semesters prior to graduation.  They may not be taken during the same semester.

Students are encouraged to talk with their Academic Adviser regarding other supporting courses in Arts and Sciences.
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Requirements for a Minor in History:

A minimum of 18 semester credits, with a grade of “C” or better in each course.*
The courses are contracted by the student and a member of the History faculty and organized around the specific needs of the student’s major program.  A minimum of 8 credit hours must be completed at USF and a 2.0 GPA must be maintained in the minor.
One lower-level sequence is required, equal to 6 credit hours.

*Open University courses and exit courses titled “Issues in History” (HIS 3938) and “War and Society” (HIS 3308) are not eligible for credit in the major or minor.