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 [HIS]
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Catalog edition
- 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- In addition to the required 100-level history courses in World History and the 200-level American history survey courses, all students must take HIS 280: Introduction to Public History, HIS 290: Historical Methods, HIS 490: Seminar (a research seminar), at least three credit hours of experiential learning (for adolescence education students, student teaching will count toward experiential learning) and at least 18 credit hours of 300-level or above history classes with a minimum of three credit hours in each of the four categories — United States, Europe, Africa/Asia/Latin America/Middle East, and Global/Transnational (and an additional six credit hours distributed across two of the four categories).
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196149
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196149_debdbaa2
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- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
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Major Requirements: 42 credit hours
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A. Introductory Courses: 12 credit hours
6 items
- HIS 100The World to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) orNot resolved to a course
- HIS 110Western Civilization to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) andNot resolved to a course
- HIS 101The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.) orNot resolved to a course
- HIS 111Western Civilization since 1500 (3 cr. hr.) andNot resolved to a course
- HIS 200The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 201The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
B. Research and Methods: 9 credit hours
3 items
- HIS 280Introduction to Public History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 290Historical Methods (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 490Seminar (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
C. Upper-Division Courses: 18 credit hours
4 items
- EuropeNot resolved to a course
- Africa/Asia/Latin America/Middle EastNot resolved to a course
- United StatesNot resolved to a course
- Global/TransnationalNot resolved to a course
1. Europe, including Russia, 300 level or above: 3-6 credit hours
18 items
- HIS 318The History of Women in Modern Europe (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 334Russia Since 1894 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 341Gender and Power in Medieval Europe (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 342Ancient Greece (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 343Roman History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 344Medieval Europe: 300-1050 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 345Medieval Europe: 1050-1300 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 346Renaissance and Reformation (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 348Europe Since 1914 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 349Central Europe 1789-1918 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 361Jews in the Ancient World (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 441Britain since 1688 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 447Germany since 1815 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 448Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 460The Holocaust (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 465The Soviet Union, 1917-1953 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 532Issues in European History Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 538Teaching About Nazi Germany and the Holocaust (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
2. Asia/Africa/Latin America/Middle East, 300 level or above: 3-6 credit hours
14 items
- HIS 321Africa, Human Origins to 1800 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 322Modern Africa, 1800-Present (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 324Gender, Race, and Class in Latin American History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 325Colonial Latin America (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 326Modern Latin America (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 327Latin American Revolutions in the 20th Century (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 383Chinese Civilization (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 384Modern China (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 385History of Japan (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 386Modern East Asia (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 431South Africa (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 461Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 531Issues in African History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 533Issues in Asian History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
3. United States, 300 level or above: 3-6 credit hours
28 items
- HIS 300Colonial America, 1450-1750 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 302Revolutionary America, 1750-1789 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 303The American Republic, 1789-1840 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 304The American Republic: 1840-1877 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 305Civil War: Then and Now (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 306The United States: 1877-1920 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 307The United States 1920-Present (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 309New York State (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 310American Intellectual and Cultural History to 1865 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 311American intellectual and Cultural History Since 1865 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 312African-American History to 1865 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 313African-American History Since 1865 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 314Native-American History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 315History of the American West (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 317Women in the United States (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 415History of American Education (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 416History of Children and Youth in America (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 419U.S. Radicalism (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 420U.S. Labor and Film (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 421U.S. Labor and Working-Class History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 428The Civil Rights Movement in America (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 509Issues in New York State History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 523History of the American West (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 525Issues in the U.S. Civil War (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 528Issues in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 530Issues in African-American History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 545Issues in Women’s History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 550Issues in Early-American History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
4. Global/Transnational, 300 level or above: 3-6 credit hours
7 items
- HIS 328Global History of the Spanish Civil War (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 370Eurasia: West-East Perspectives, 800-1500 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 381The World of the Silk Road, 800-1500 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 402History of Latin American-U.S. Relations (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 422History of U.S. Latinos (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 432World Environmental History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 433Slavery in World History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
D. Experiential Learning: 3 credit hours
6 items
- HIS 308Raquette Lake Field Experience (1 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 316Tourism and Environment in the Adirondacks (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 398Internship in Public History (0.5-15 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 499Research Experience in History (0.5-3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- AED 400Student Teaching I: Adolescence Education Social Studies (6 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- AED 401Student Teaching II: Adolescence Education Social Studies (6 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Upper-Division Electives: 21 credit hours
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World Language Requirement: 12 credit hours
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General Education Courses: 30 credit hours
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General Electives: 18 credit hours
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Example of the B.A. in History over four years
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First Year Fall
6 items
- HIS 100The World to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) orNot resolved to a course
- HIS 110Western Civilization to 1500 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 200The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- COR 101The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- World language 101 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
First Year Spring
5 items
- CPN 101Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 101The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.) orNot resolved to a course
- HIS 111Western Civilization since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 201The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- World language 102 (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Second Year Fall
3 items
- HIS 280Introduction to Public History (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 308Raquette Lake Field Experience (1 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- World language 201 (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (4 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Second Year Spring
2 items
- HIS 290Historical Methods (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- World language 202 (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Third Year Fall
2 items
- HIS 398Internship in Public History (0.5-15 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 300or 400 level (3 cr. hr.) HIS 300 or 400 level (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Third Year Spring
2 items
- HIS 398Internship in Public History (0.5-15 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 300or 400 level (3 cr. hr.) HIS 300 or 400 level (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
Fourth Year Fall
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Fourth Year Spring
2 items
- HIS 490Seminar (3 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
- HIS 300or 400 level (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (1 cr. hr.)Not resolved to a course
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