PLANNING THE MAJOR IN HISTORY


(modified in September 2004)




NAME: ________________________________




ADVISOR: ________________________________




The basic requirement is 32 credits of work in history with a grade of C or higher,20 of which
must be earned within the History Department of Grinnell College, with at least 8 credits at the
300-level, taken at Grinnell.  The History Department strongly recommends that students
contemplating a history major should take as early as possible in their academic careers either
History 101 or 105 (as an introduction to history outside the U.S.) AND either History 111 or 112
(as an introduction to U.S. history).  A well-rounded major should also include at least one course
from each of the three major geographical regions in our curriculum (U.S., Western Europe, and
“non-Western”), and at least one course that examines a pre-industrial society.  The department
also recommends that students take the equivalent of at least three semesters of a modern
foreign language or two semesters of Latin or Greek, and at least one course in quantitative
analysis.  No more than 12 credits at the 100 level may be applied toward the major. 


1.  Credits in history earned at the introductory and intermediate levels:

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2.  8 credits at the 300 level, which must be earned at Grinnell.  No more than 4 of these credits 
     may be taken in a single area of study.




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CHECKLIST FOR A WELL-ROUNDED MAJOR


(REQUIRED FOR HONORS IN HISTORY):




1.  U.S. History _______________________________


2.  Western European History _______________________________


3.  Russian, Asian, African, or Latin American History _______________________________

 
4.  History of a Pre-Industrial Society _______________________________


5.  Foreign Language _______________________________  


6.  Quantitative Analysis _______________________________