The habits of critical inquiry and the deep appreciation for the varieties of human experience across time and space that are developed in studying history provide the basis for a wide range of professional and personal vocations.
Typical First-Year Schedule
Fall
- FYS 120 or WRIT 120 or Conversation Program
- World Language
- Any 100 or 200* level HIST course
- OLE Core/Elective
january term
- Any 100 or 200* level HIST course
Spring
- FYS 120 or WRIT 120 or Conversation Program
- World Language
- Any 100 or 200* level HIST course
- OLE Core/Elective
Additional Information
Students are strongly encouraged to take Level 100 and 200 courses which feature a wide range of topics and center on the critical interrogation of primary sources in context.
*All Level 200 History courses (except the 200 Seminars, or those that carry WAC) are appropriate for first-year students.
CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS COURSEWORK
- Students may apply one credit toward the major if they get a score of 5 on the AP World, U.S., or European History exams.
- Students may count one course that bears the Global Histories (GH) CORE General Education credit taught at St. Olaf, but offered by another department, toward the major as an elective. Please consult your advisor and/or the History Department Chair with any questions.
Placement
- Placement is not applicable to the History major.
CONTACT INFORMATION
History Department Chair – Abdulai Iddrisu (iddrisu@stolaf.edu)