UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 110* or HIST 150* or HIST 303* 3
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3
GE C1 Arts 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 111* or HIST 151* or HIST 304* 3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science 2
GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity 1
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 145, HIST 161*, HIST 185* or HIST 192* 3
HIST 270 or HIST 370 (meets GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals) 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 271 or HIST 371 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 301 3
Upper Division History Elective (Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East course) 3
GE C2 Humanities 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 497A-Z 3
Upper Division History Elective (Europe course) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
Upper Division GE Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Upper Division History Elective (U.S. or Canada course) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 498C 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
Upper Division History Elective 3
Electives 6
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.

*HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 303 or HIST 304 may double count for C2 Humanities. HIST 110 and/or HIST 111 may double count for D1 Social Sciences. HIST 161, HIST 185 or HIST 192 may double count for F Comparative Cultural Studies.