Minor Requirements

The minor in History consists of at least six courses, five of which must be taken from Bates faculty members.

Course List

Code	Title
100-Level Course
Complete at least one 100-level History course.
Seminar
One HIST 301 seminar course
Knowledge Breadth
Complete at least one course from the following:
History: Africa - Any course designated with the (History: Africa) attribute
History: Asia - Any course designated with the (History: Asia) attribute
History: Latin America - Any course designated with the (History: Latin America) attribute

Courses Taken Outside of Bates

To request that an external course count toward the minor, students should submit a copy of the syllabus to their academic advisor, preferably before they register for the external course. To be eligible to count for department credit, the course should include material beyond lectures and exams, including some combination of outside reading assignments and substantive written work that includes instructor feedback. Advanced Placement credits, awarded for a score of four or five on the relevant examination, may count toward overall College graduation requirements but do not count toward the history major or minor.

Pass/Fail

Courses applied toward a minor in history may not be taken Pass/Fail.

Restricted Declarations

Students who declare the History minor may not declare the following:

• History major

​Other Considerations

Not more than one Short Term course may count toward the minor.