Notes:

1. Students are required to complete six credits in history at the 1000 level. 1000-level courses at Glendon College or other universities do not satisfy this requirement. Exemptions may only be granted, at the discretion of the director of undergraduate studies, to students who have taken a minimum of 18 credits in history and have earned a minimum B+ history grade point average. Students granted an exemption must take a substitute six-credit course in history. No more than six credits in history at the 1000 level may count towards the major.
2. The department offers two types of 4000-level courses: seminars and colloquia. Seminars normally enrol about 18 students and have a substantial research component. Colloquia normally enrol 30 students. Honours degree students must take at least one 4000-level seminar (six credits). Specialized Honours degree students must take two 4000-level seminars (12 credits).
3. AP/HIST 4000 6.00 and AP/HIST 4991 3.00/AP/HIST 4991 6.00 count as seminars. AP/HIST 4990 3.00/AP/HIST 4990 6.00 counts as a colloquium.
4. 4000-level history courses taken at Glendon College will count as seminars if they have planned enrolments of fewer than 20 students.
5. One 4000-level course may come after the completion of 48 credits; the second (or both) will follow the completion of 84 credits.
6. Admission to all 4000-level courses is by application; there is not formal prerequisites, but students will be asked to show some previous coursework that prepares them in the field of study.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 54 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
• at least 48 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least 18 credits in history at the 4000 level with at least 12 credits in seminars (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section);
• one 4000 level course must deal with history outside USA and Canada; this presumes suitable preparation.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 42 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
• at least 36 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least 24 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
• at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside USA and Canada.
• at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

History may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 36 credits in history and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet history requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in history and six credits in the interdisciplinary program.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: 36 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
• at least 30 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least 18 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
• at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside USA and Canada.
• at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 30 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
• at least 24 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside USA and Canada;
• at least six credits in history at the 4000 level seminar after completion of at least 48 total credits for the degree (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 30 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1);
• at least 24 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside USA and Canada;
• at least 12 credits in history must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 42 credits including:

• six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1);
• at least 36 additional credits in history:
• no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
• at least 24 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
• at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside USA and Canada.
• at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2).

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits (Note: for the Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement. Students who are completing a major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program in History may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

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