HISTORY CONCENTRATON CHECKLIST
Applies to new concentrators beginning Fall Term 2001 

PREREQUISITE Complete both courses in one of the introductory survey sequences.

    ___ 110/111 Europe           ___ 160/161 United States                   ___200/201 Greece & Rome

    ___204/205 East Asia        ___206/207 South & Southeast Asia     ___246/247 Africa


EIGHT ADDITIONAL HISTORY COURSES of 3- or 4- credits, at least four of which are taken in residence at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Five of the courses must be numbered 300 or above; the remaining three courses must be at least 200 level or higher.

    5 courses, 300-level courses or above             3 more courses (200, 300, 400 or above)

        1. _______                                                    6._______

        2._______                                                     7._______

        3._______                                                     8._______

        4._______

        5._______ (History Colloquium)

DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES Courses must be selected to fulfill two distribution requirements and include a colloquium. These can overlap; a colloquium on Ancient Greece will also fulfill the pre-1800 and European requirements and count as an upper-level course. Beyond these requirements, students are free to select courses in any areas of interest. All courses, including cognates, must be taken for a grade and an overall 2.0 GPA is required.

    Chronological distribution
        ____one of the eight courses (excluding the prerequisite) must focus on pre-1800 history.

    Geographic area distribution Four courses (including the prerequisite) must cover geographic areas as follows:

        _____one course in U.S. history

        _____one course in European history

        _____ & _____two courses in non-Western history (Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East or Pacific
                         Islands). One of these two courses MAY be a transregional or comparative history course.

    Colloquium Requirement

        ____one history colloquium, either History 396 (Upper-Level Writing Course) or History 397,
                 OR The entire Honors Sequence, History 398 and 399.

COGNATE COURSES 1. __________       2.__________

6 credits of cogate courses (usually two courses) taken in one department or program, 300-level or above, and approved by a History concentration advisor. Second concentration courses may count as cognates with advisor approval. LSA rules allow only one course to count for both a concentration and a minor, including cognates.