A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- History Major
- CIP
- 54.0102
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 173902
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_173902_439d4900
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
8 items
- As published: “History: Then and Now , which examines the different approaches and analytical frameworks of historical scholarship. Prospective majors are strongly encouraged to take this course during their sophomore year.”4
- 1 300-level course, ideally before taking HIST 490 - Senior Seminar .Not resolved to a course
- As published: “taken in the fall of the senior year, is an advanced study seminar in which a major research paper is written. The college senior capstone requirement is to be met by completion of HIST 490 .”4
- 4 courses in a thematic or geographic field selected in consultation with the advisor.Not resolved to a course
- 1 course that deals primarily with the history of a period prior to 1800,Not resolved to a course
- 1 course that deals primarily with the period since 1800,Not resolved to a course
- 1 course in global/comparative history.Not resolved to a course
- A single course may simultaneously fulfill a chronological requirement, a thematic requirement, and a global/comparative history requirement.Not resolved to a course
Source. Macalester College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://macalester.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=4096. Captured page pages/0354.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.