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Rockland Community College Transfer Planning Guide For students wishing to major in History 

The Department of History offers a wide variety of courses exploring human societies over time and across the globe.  For a major, History requires a minimum of 10 courses distributed as follows:

Four courses: one from each of the following areas: (1) United States, (2) Europe, (3) a third area, e.g., Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and (4) world history or interregional comparative history.

At least five 300 or 400 level courses, one of which must be a senior seminar.

At least one other history course.  However 100 level or introductory courses do not count if taken in the junior and senior year.  Only four 100 level (including no more than two courses numbered 101, 102, 103 or 104) may be considered toward the major.

Only one independent study (HIST 397) may satisfy the major requirements

Only one major requirement may be taken under P/F

Advanced Placement credit does not count toward the major.

Honors courses do not count toward the major (HIST 498-499)

No more than four courses may be transferred for major credit from Rockland Community College and other academic institutions. 

Recommended Transfer Equivalencies from Rockland Community College

The History Department awards credit for Rockland Community College history courses within the above guidelines and recommends taking a course from each of the 4 geographic areas listed below:

United States

            HIS*100*001N(1610) – History/Minority USA

            HIS*201*001   (0571) – American History I

            HIS*201*002   (0572) – American History I

            HIS*201*003   (0573) – American History I

            HIS*201*004T (0574) – American History I

            HIS*201*005   (12579)- American History I  

            HIS*201*070   (0584) – American History I

            HIS*201*H71  (8699) – American History I

            HIS*201*Z01   (8053) – American History I

            HIS*202*001   (0575) – American History II

            HIS*202*002T (0576) – American History II

            HIS*202*070   (11259)- American History II

            HIS*207*001   (12371)- African American History I   

Europe

HIS*101*001H(0561) – Western Civilization I honors

HIS*101*002H(0562) – Western Civilization I honors

HIS*101*003  (0563) – Western Civilization I

HIS*101*004  (0565) – Western Civilization I

HIS*101*005  (0566) – Western Civilization I

HIS*101*006 (0567) – Western Civilization I

HIS*101*070(12368) – Western Civilization I

HIS*102*001(12369) – Western Civilization II

HIS*203*001  (7260) – Modern European History

Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America

            None

World History or Inter-Regional Comparative

            None

In addition Binghamton University accepts all General Education requirements awarded at Rockland Community College and encourages students to concentrate on the writing requirement described below.

Numerous other courses taken at Rockland Community College can be used as electives at Binghamton University.  Other courses from Rockland may be approved for transfer on a case-by-case basis.

All transferred courses must have a letter grade of C- or better.

General Education and the Harpur College Writing Requirement

Numerous courses in the History major will help you complete the Global Interdependencies (G) requirement, Pluralism in the United States (P) and the Social Science (N) requirements.  We recommend completing other General Education requirements before transferring to Binghamton.

The Harpur writing requirement consists of 4 writing intensive courses. Students may transfer in a maximum of one composition course (C) and two writing (W) courses. 

Review frequently-asked questions at http://harpur-advising.binghamton.edu/faq/index.html.

Download the most recent Gen Ed checklist at http://gened.binghamton.edu.

For further information on required courses and electives, see the History Department Major Requirements at http://binghamton.edu/history/programs.undergrad/major.htm.

Please note: This transfer guide outlines a plan of study that allows for efficient completion of the bachelor's degree program with full recognition of transfer credit equivalencies. Admission to Binghamton University is very competitive and satisfactory completion of equivalent courses or an Associates Degree is not a guarantee of admission.

If you have any questions about the History major, please contact: 

Professor Elisa Camiscioli, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of History

                                         607 777-6716  or  UHISTORY@binghamton.edu