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History Minor

Requirements

To earn a minor in history a student must complete 32 credits, including the following:

Courses

Hst 300The Historical Imagination

4
Hst 491Reading Seminar

4
Hst 492Research Seminar

4
Hst 495Comparative World History

4
History Electives

16

Total Credit Hours: 32

  • All courses are to be taken for differentiated grades and the history minor must earn at least a C- in each course presented to meet minor requirements.
  • Students are required to take at least one Reading Seminar (491) and Research Seminar (492) sequence.
  • A maximum of 12 credits from lower-division history courses can be applied to the minor requirements.
  • A minimum of 16 credits in history in residence at Portland State University is required.