History Minor

Program Requirements

  • Total Units Required: 18
  • Grade Requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the minor. 

Required Courses

Requirements Units
Introductory courses 6
Upper-level courses 12

Introductory Courses

  • One introductory survey (1000 level)
  • One additional introductory course, chosen from any 1000- or 2000-level course listed in history and taught by history department faculty*

Note: Students may satisfy introductory course requirements using AP credit if they have earned a score of 5 on the AP European, U.S., or World History examinations.**

*

This course can be an introductory survey, lecture, or seminar, and it can be either home-based or cross-listed in History. Note: "History department faculty" does not include affiliated faculty.

**

Students will be awarded 3 units of credit per AP exam for a maximum of 6 credits toward the major or minor. A score of 4 on any of these exams may earn 3 units of elective credit but will not be counted toward the major or minor.

Upper-Level Courses

  • Students must complete 12 additional history units or courses in other units listed under academic requirements as counting toward the history minor, 9 of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Additional Information

  • All 18 units must be separate courses not double-counted toward the major or another minor. 
  • The department recognizes that some students take their first history course or develop an interest in declaring a minor in history only during their junior year and then face a dilemma in choosing between required introductory courses and upper-level course work more appropriate to their abilities. Such students, with the recommendation of their advisor in history, may petition the director of undergraduate studies to permit a designated upper-level course to substitute for one of the introductory courses. In all such cases, the minimum number of units in the minor remains 18.

Study Abroad

The Department of History strongly encourages student participation in the various year and semester abroad programs approved by the college. A maximum of 3 history credits earned from studying abroad may be applied to the minor. Students must have their courses preapproved by the department's study abroad advisor prior to departure.

Transfer Credit

While the history department does not restrict the number of transfer credits a student can apply to the minor requirements, college policy does specify that at least half of the units for the minor must be completed in residence at the Washington University.

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for additional information about this program.

Contact Info

Phone:314-935-5450
Email:history@wustl.edu
Website:http://history.wustl.edu