Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

The history major has no qualification requirements. All students, including transfers, are eligible to pursue this major, even if they did not list history on their UC Santa Cruz application. It is advisable to complete at least one lower-division history course (1–99) before declaring, but it is not required. Students who plan on majoring in history are encouraged to declare as soon as possible. Students should submit a petition to declare before or by their declaration deadline quarter.

Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…

• History majors focus their studies in one of the three areas of concentration. Reflect on your interests and select a concentration that most closely aligns with your educational goals and interests:
  • The Americas and Africa
  • Europe and the Mediterranean World
  • Asia and the Pacific
• Copy a History Major Planning Worksheet to your UCSC Google Drive.
• Complete the History Major Virtual Advising Tutorial course by August 2nd. An invitation from Canvas to participate in this course will be sent to your UCSC email on July 19th. 

...and should take these courses their first term:

HIS 100: Historical Skills and Methods, and at least one upper division history course (HIS 100-189) that interests you. Exploring and pursuing your interests is a great way to get started in this major!

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

Students who are unable to enroll in HIS 100 are advised to sign up on the course wait list. Students may also take HIS 100 in winter quarter. Students unable to enroll in their first choice upper division history class are advised to sign up on the class wait list and enroll in an alternate/backup upper division history course.

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time.

Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:

Since this major is reading and writing intensive, the suggested course load is two major classes per quarter. If students do not have additional general education requirements to satisfy, then they can utilize the third course each quarter to pursue other interests. 

Other Information:

Learn more about the skills you’ll develop as a history major, and what you can do with those skills after you graduate.

History majors are enthusiastically encouraged to incorporate educational opportunities, like study abroad and/or the The UC Washington Center (UCDC) and UC Center Sacramento (UCCS) internship programs, into their plan of study.

Familiarize yourself with theDepartment of History General Course Catalog and thehistory faculty. Learning about the department’s courses and the faculty who teach them will help you make informed decisions about your history major plan and future course selection.

Transfer students may apply up to three history courses completed at another college or university to their history major requirements, with no more than two courses from any single area of concentration. More information is available on the History Department website.

Links to Review:

History Transfer Page

Program Description (Catalog)

Department Website

History Advising

ASSIST.ORG

Advisor Contact Information:

Hailey Emery

(831) 459-2982 or historyundergrad@ucsc.edu

Humanities 1, Room 201

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