Declaring a Major :
Stop by the history office in Maybank 203 or call and make an appointment to talk with the Department Chairman, Bill Olejniczak. In a brief meeting with the chairman you will fill out the Declaration of Major Form, discuss your area of interest, and be assigned a faculty advisor.
Declaring a Minor: Contact the office that you intend to declare a history minor. After completing a Declaration of Minor Form, you will be officially registered as a History minor! You’ve made a fine choice History nicely complements many fields.

MAJOR Requirements: 30 hours

(Exclusive of HIST101–102 or HIST103–104) Three hours from each of the following five (5) areas of distribution (15 hours total) chosen in consultation with his/her department advisor:
Pre-Modern (before 1500)
Modern Europe (since 1500)
Modern Asia, Africa, Latin America United States Comparative/Transnational

9 hours history electives (chosen by the student in consultation with his/her department advisor) from any of the above areas.
 HIST 299 The Historian’s Craft, is required of all majors and minors and must be successfully completed before enrolling in the research seminar.
Three hours in a research seminar normally taken in the senior year, which requires the writing of a substantial paper.
NOTES:Majors must have passed at least one 200-level course before taking a 300-level course and have passed at least one 300-level course before taking a 400-level course. All majors must take HIST 299 no later than concurrently with their third history class numbered 200 or higher.
All majors must have taken at least two related (one 200-level and one 300-level) courses before seeking permission to take a research seminar, senior paper, or bachelor’s essay.
Exceptional students and qualified students who have a particular research interest that cannot be addressed in research seminars being offered may, if authorized by the department, satisfy this requirement by completing HIST498 Senior Paper.

Future History Teachers!
Teacher Education Program

After declaration of a major in history, students

interested in teacher certification in social studies must meet with the director of certification and clinical practice, School of Education, Health, and Human Performance

Students must take EDFS 201 during their sophomore year and apply for acceptance into this program no later than the second semester of their sophomore year. Requirements

include admission to and successful completion of the approved teacher education program.

MINOR Requirements: 18 hours

(exclusive of HIST 101–102 or HIST 103–104)

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level orabove must be earned at the College of Charleston.

At least 18 hours chosen in consultation with an advisor, including either:

HIST 403 Reading and Independent Study

or

A research seminar (depending on area) selected from:

HIST 410 Research Seminar in U.S. History

HIST 420 Research Seminar in Low Country

History

HIST 441 Research Seminar in Modern European

History

HIST 450 Research Seminar in Comparative/

Transnational History

HIST 461 Research Seminar in Modern Asia,

Africa, or Latin America

HIST 470 Research Seminar in Pre-Modern

History

HIST 498 Senior Paper