How to use this worksheet: This checklist will address the basic requirements for those seeking a B.A. degree in History at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. By checking off requirements, you can be certain that you have fulfilled each. This worksheet was adapted from the CSI Undergraduate Catalog, 1996-1997. To print out a copy of your transcript to date, go to the CSI Registrar's Resource Page at http://www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/index.html.

Total Credits for the B.A.:

120 total credits, made up of the following:

9-10 from Basic Requirements

33 from Distribution Requirements

32 from History Major

44-45 from Electives

Basic Requirements (cannot also be used to fulfill core requirements) (9-10 credits):

Math:

Pass CUNY Mathematics Skills Assessment Test (MAT)

English:

Pass CUNY Readings Skills Assessment Test (RAT)

Pass CUNY Writing Skills Assessment Test (WAT)

Completion of ENGL 111 (3 credits)

Completion of ENGL 151 (4 credits) OR ENGL 152 (3 credits)

Physical Education:

Completion of PED 190 (1 credit)

Student Orientation:

Completion of SPD 101 (1 credit) OR SKO 100 (1 credit, open to SEEK only)

OR

Completion of non-credit CLUE

Completion of Introduction to College Life

Completion of four CLUE units, from the categories of Personal Growth and Co-Curricular CLUEs

Language Requirement:

The B.A. requires demonstrated proficieny in a foreign language. This requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of one of the following:

A course offered by the Modern Languages Department at the 213 level.

OR

Proficiency through the 213 level in any language other than English demonstrated by examination.

(Credits earned in fulfilling the foreign language requirement for the B.A. will also fulfill the distribution requirements of group C3; for those who fulfill the requirement through examination, any one course at the 215 level or above in the same language will fulfill the group C3 requirement.)

Distribution Requirements (33 Credits):

Science, Technology, Math (Group A):

Completion of 11 credits from A1 and A2

Completion of 2 A1 courses with Laboratories

_____ A1 Course with Laboratory

_____ A1 Course with Laboratory

Completion of One Course from A2

_____ A2 Course

Social, Historical, Philosophical, and Psychological Analysis (Group B):

Completion of 11 credits from B1 and B2

_____ One 200-level course from B1

_____ One 200-level course from B2

_____ One course from B1 or B2

Literature, Languages, and The Arts (Group C):

Completion of 11 credits from C1, C2, and C3

_____ One course from C1

_____ One course from C2

_____ One course from C3

Pluralism and Diversity:

One of the Distribution courses listed above deals significantly with Pluralism and Diversity (P&D)

Requirements for the History Major (32 credits):

HST 200 Introduction to Historical Method

HST 401 Seminar in Advanced Historical Study

Twenty-four credits of history courses at the 200 level or higher including:

_____ At least one pre-1700 history course: HST 201, 212, 213, 214, 218, 220, 228, 230, 238, 307, 315, 318, 320, 322

_____ At least one modern European history course: HST 270, 271, 272, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 328, 332, 375, 384, 386, 388

_____ At least one United States history course: HST 223, 236, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 262, 263, 269, 286, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 361, 389

_____ At least one course from a geographical area other than Europe or the United States (world): HST 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 234, 235, 265, 266, 290, 291, 292, 315, 327, 330, 370

Two 300-level courses

_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 318, 320, 322, 327, 328, 330, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 350, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 389, 395)

_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 318, 320, 322, 327, 328, 330, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 350, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 389, 395)