History, B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2021-2022

First Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
ENGL 1010: English Composition I Pathways Required Core	3	ENGL 1012: English Composition II Pathways Required Core	3
Math & Quantitative Reasoning Pathways Required Core	3	Life & Physical Sciences Pathways Required Core	3
HIST 1000-level course Major (HIST 1201 or 1202 also satisfies Pathways US Experience in Its Diversity requirement, & HIST 1101 also satisfies World Cultures & Global Issues)	3	HIST 3000-level course* Major	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3

Second Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core	3	Scientific World Pathways Flexible Core	3
Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3	Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3
US Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core	3	World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core	3
HIST 2001W: The Historian Major (Students must take this course in their first semester as a History major.)	4	HIST 3000-level course* Major	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3

Third Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 16 credits	Credits
College Option Pathways College Option	3	College Option Pathways College Option	3
College Option Pathways College Option	3	College Option Pathways College Option	3
HIST 3000-level course* Major	3	HIST 3000-level course* Major	3
HIST 3000-level course* Major	3	HIST 4000-level course (At least one a colloquium.) Major (grade of C or higher required)	4
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3

Fourth Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 12 credits	Credits
HIST 4000-level course (At least one a colloquium.) Major (grade of C or higher required)	4	HIST 3000-level course* Major	3
HIST 3000-level course* Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3	General Elective General Elective	3
General Elective General Elective	3

Degree Details

42 Pathways Credits

36 Major Credits

42 General Elective Credits

Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.

120 Total Credits

Contact Information

Department of History
1127b Boylan Hall
Deputy Chairperson
HistoryDeputy@brooklyn.cuny.edu

We have designed this four-year degree map to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. DegreeMaps are a suggested way through the major, but students may have alternate routes depending on their individual situations. Please reach out to the Undergraduate Deputy Chair to discuss any specific concerns and to be academically advised: HistoryDeputy@brooklyn.cuny.edu

*All students must complete the following HIST 3000-level requirements (at least 21 credits), including one course in each of the following areas:

a) European history: Between HIST 3206 and HIST 3290

b) Transnational and comparative history: Between HIST 3310 and 3390

c) United States history: Between HIST 3410 and 3490

d) African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, and Middle Eastern history: Between HIST 3510 and 3590

Within the specific geographic regions listed above, students must take one course in the Pre-1500 era: HIST 3001, 3002, 3003, 3015, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3030, 3031, 3033, 3040, 3044, 3050, 3070, 3090, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3310, 3317, 3323, 3352, 3530, 3532, 3536, or 3560.

In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.