Requirements for a B.A. in History--Advising Worksheet
(Declaring Major Fall 2005 or Later)
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, 2005-2007, with corrections to represent courses added in the 2007-2011 catalog. To print out a copy of your transcript to date, go to the CSI Registrar's Resource Page at www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/index.html. [This document last updated 3/28/2011.]



Total Credits for the B.A.:
120 total credits, made up of the following:
40-59 credits from General Education Requirements
36 credits from History Major Requirements
25-44 credits from Electives
General Education Requirements:
Required Courses:
ENG 111 (3 credits)
ENG 151 (4 credits)
COR 100 (4 credits)
PED 190 (1 credit)

Scientific Analysis (11 credits):
Science and Technology (4 credits)
Science and Technology (4 credits)
Mathematics (3 credits)

Social Scientific Analysis (7-8 credits):
A course in the social sciences at the 200 level (4 credits)
A course in the social sciences (3-4 credits)

The Contemporary World (4 credits):
A 200-level course meeting the Contemporary World requirement.

Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (7-8 credits):
A Literature course at 200 level (4 credits)
An Arts/Communications course at 100 or 200 level (3-4 credits)

Pluralism and Diversity (0-4 credits):
A 200- or 300-level course meeting the Pluralism & Diversity requirement.

Foreign Language (0-12 credits):
Demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language throught the intermediate level. 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.

History Major Requirements (36 credits):

HST 200 Historical Method
HST 300 Historiography
HST 401 Seminar in Advanced Historical Study
(Please Note: HST 200, 300, and 401 must be taken in separate semesters and may not be taken as Independent Study courses.)

Twenty-four additional credits of history courses at the 200 level or higher including:
_____ At least one pre-1700 history course (HST 201, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 228, 230, 238, 273, 292, 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321 , 322, 323)
_____ At least one modern European history course (HST 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 284, 328, 332, 375, 384, 386, 388)
_____ At least one United States history course (HST 221, 223, 236, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 260, 262, 263, 269, 286, 291, 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, 217, 222, 234, 235, 264, 265, 266, 267, 290, 291, 292, 315, 327, 330, 331, 333, 370)

Three 300-level courses
_____ One 300-level course (HST 307, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, 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, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, 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, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 349, 350, 361, 370, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 389, 395)

The twenty-four credits must include at least three 300-level courses beyond HST 300. A 200-level geography course may be used to meet this 24-credit requirement. At most one independent study course may be used to satisfy this requirement. Cumulative GPA in History courses must be 2.0 or higher.
Electives:

Completion of 24-44 hours of elective courses