HIST: B.A. in History

For a description of the major please visit www.history.umd.edu

To earn a B.A. in History, students are required to complete all CORE, College of Arts and Humanities, and Department of History requirements. The College of Arts and Humanities has a dual advising system which means that you need to meet regularly with an advisor in the Office of Student Affairs (ARHU advisor) regarding your CORE and ARHU College requirements and with your departmental advisor for your major requirements. For more information about individual courses listed in the plan, you can consult the Course Catalog.

Please note: These sample templates presume that a student is full time and entered the major during the freshman year. All part-time students and students who have changed their major into the college, should consult with their advisors to determine how to develop an individualized plan.

For college advising, please contact: Office of Student Affairs
1120 Francis Scott Key Hall
301-405-2108

For departmental advising, please contact: Department of History
Advisor: Dr. Elsa Barkley-Brown - barkleyb@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-0072
Office: Francis Scott Key 2131 Monday-Thursday 9:00-4:30

What can I do with my major?

Download an editable (RTF) or plain text version of this plan.

You should also download and print the ARHU Advising Worksheet (MS Word format) before meeting with your advisor.

Year 1

Semester 1

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • MATH 110/111/113/115/140/220/STAT 100
  • ENGL 101 (A/H/U/S or X)
  • UNIV 100 or 101
  • Language Requirement (#1)
  • Introductory HIST (#1) (also CORE SH)

Semester 2

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Non Lab – LS/PS/MS)
  • CORE (e.g. HL, HA, HO)
  • CORE (e.g. SB)
  • Language Requirement (#2)
  • Introductory HIST (#2)
First year benchmark (or 30 credits):
  • CORE: Fundamental English and Math requirements
  • MAJOR: 6 cr. of lower-level survey courses

Year 2

Semester 3

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Non Lab – LS/PS)
  • CORE (e.g. HL, HA, HO)
  • CORE (e.g. second SB)
  • Language Requirement (#3)
  • Introductory HIST (#3)

Semester 4

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Lab - LL or PL)
  • CORE (e.g. HL, HA, HO)
  • CORE (e.g. Diversity)
  • HIST208
  • HIST concentration (#1)
Second year benchmark (or 60 credits):
  • CORE: 7 of 9 Distributive Studies courses;
  • ARHU: At least 50% of the foreign language sequence completed.
  • MAJOR: 12 cr. of lower-level HIST, including HIST208

Year 3

Semester 5

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE Advanced Studies (#1)
  • Professional Writing (ENGL 391/392/393/394/395)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • HIST outside concentration (#1)
  • HIST concentration (#2)

Semester 6

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE Advanced Studies (#2) or Elective (3xx-4xx)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • HIST concentration (#3)
  • HIST outside concentration (#2)
  • Supporting Area (3xx-4xx) (#1)
Third year benchmark (or 90 credits):
  • CORE: Distributive Studies Completed.
  • ARHU: Intermediate level language requirement, 24 of the required 45 upper level credits (~50%). (Upper level courses needed to fulfill major requirements as well as upper level CORE requirements are included in the 45 upper level requirement).
  • MAJOR: 12 cr. of upper-level HIST

Year 4

Semester 7

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • Elective (3xx-4xx)
  • Elective (3xx-4xx)
  • HIST concentration (#4) or HIST 408 [Capstone/also CORE Advanced Studies (#2)]
  • HIST outside concentration (#3)
  • Supporting Area (3xx-4xx) (#2)

Semester 8

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • Elective (3xx-4xx)
  • HIST concentration (#4) or HIST408 [Capstone/also CORE Advanced Studies (#2)]
  • HIST concentration (#5)
  • Supporting Area (3xx-4xx) (#3)