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History Major: Traditional Option

The CSUDH History Department offers an undergraduate major and minor in history. It lays a foundation for further training in history graduate programs.

The history program offers a wide range of topical and area courses. Lower-division survey courses help students make connections between the events and persons of the past as they learn how historians find and evaluate evidence. Upper-division courses study specific eras and topics in greater depth. The three courses required of all majors, HIS 300, 400, and 490, give students a solid understanding of the terms, methods, and theories historians use in the study of the past, and equip them to engage in historical inquiry on topics of interest to them. History courses are useful either as general electives or as part of several interdisciplinary majors.

Before Entering the Program

High school students are encouraged to take broadly based humanities and social science courses. Students transferring from community colleges may apply appropriate lower division courses towards the major, especially courses in world civilization.

See the curriculum in the current University Catalog.

Please note that your degree requirements depend on your Catalog Year and may be different from the current Catalog. Learn more about the and find the

Graduation with Honors

An undergraduate student may be a candidate for graduation with Honors in History provided they meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills;
• A minimum grade point average of at least 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements in the major
• Recommendation by the faculty of the History Department

History Minor

The History Minor requires 15 units. Students may take any five other upper-division courses to complete their minor. Please refer to the University Catalog for a description of .