Undergraduate
Program

History Major
History Minor
Honors Program

Requirements for History Minor

The purpose of the history minor is to encourage students to supplement their major in another discipline with a coherent program in history. Each student develops a program to satisfy the minor requirements in consultation with the department's advisors. The general requirements are:

1. A minimum of six history courses (24 hours).
2. No more than two introductory level (HIST 101 through 104) and one independent study courses may be counted. Introductory courses taken during the junior or senior year do not count towards the minor. Only one course taken under the pass/fail option will be credited toward the minor.
3. At least two 300- or 400- level courses, one of which must be a senior seminar (HIST 400 through HIST 486 A-Z) or HIST 492. The senior seminar may not be taken under the pass/fail option. HIST 395 does not count toward the minor.
4. At least four of the courses in the history minor program must be in addition to history courses counted toward fulfillment of the student's major. At least four of the six courses counted towards the minor must be taken at Binghamton.
5. The History Department views the grade of D as passing but unsatisfactory. Courses passed with a grade of D do not fulfill requirements for the minor.