Effective Fall 2022
Exclusions:A minor in History is not open to students with any major or any other minor in the Department of History, nor to those pursuing a minor in Modern European Studies.
Advising
Appointments with History advisors are scheduled online from the department's webpage: www.lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates. Students should see an advisor as soon as they decide on their major or minor.
The History Department offers a three-tiered advising structure.
Tier 1: Faculty Advisors from the History Department's Undergraduate Committee
- declaring a history major - obtaining general advice about the nature, purpose, and utility of a history degree
- recommending a faculty mentor
- approving study abroad and transfer credit
- declaring an academic minor in History
To make an appointment, go to /lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 2: The Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
- obtaining general advice about the requirements for the major
- checking progress towards the major or minor
- completing the graduation checklist and release
To make an appointment, go to /lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 3: Individual Faculty Mentors
- obtaining approval for a survey sequence and a major theme
- getting advice about course selection
- obtaining advice about career planning
Students generally meet with a Tier 2 advisor for help in selecting a mentor, but all subsequent advising will be done by that individual professor.
Faculty who go on leave will designate a substitute, and inform all their mentees of the temporary change.
Students must arrange appointments directly with their mentors, and are expected to do so at least once a term. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in setting up these meetings.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
- Five courses (at least 15 credits), to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor, covering at least two of the following areas: North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East/Central Asia, Africa, Asia, and Transregional/Global.
- At least four of the five courses must be at the 200-level or above; at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
Constraints
- First-Year Seminars do not count toward the minor.
- Two mini-courses will equal one regular course.
- HISTORY 294, Explorations in History (when taken for two credits) will count as one course.
- AP credit: AP credits may not be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
Residency
Four of the five courses must be taken in-residence at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, or must count as in-residence credit (i.e., relevant courses taken through UM-sponsored CGIS programs abroad).
History (Minor) (Winter 2016 - Summer 2022)
Effective Winter 2016
Exclusions:A minor in History is not open to students with any major or any other minor in the Department of History, nor to those pursuing a minor in Modern European Studies.
Advising
Appointments with History advisors are scheduled online from the department's webpage: www.lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates. Students should see an advisor as soon as they decide on their major or minor.
The History Department offers a three-tiered advising structure.
Tier 1: Faculty Advisors from the History Department's Undergraduate Committee
- declaring a history major - obtaining general advice about the nature, purpose, and utility of a history degree
- recommending a faculty mentor
- approving study abroad and transfer credit
- declaring an academic minor in History
To make an appointment, go to /lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 2: The Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
- obtaining general advice about the requirements for the major
- checking progress towards the major or minor
- completing the graduation checklist and release
To make an appointment, go to /lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 3: Individual Faculty Mentors
- obtaining approval for a survey sequence and a major theme
- getting advice about course selection
- obtaining advice about career planning
Students generally meet with a Tier 2 advisor for help in selecting a mentor, but all subsequent advising will be done by that individual professor.
Faculty who go on leave will designate a substitute, and inform all their mentees of the temporary change.
Students must arrange appointments directly with their mentors, and are expected to do so at least once a term. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in setting up these meetings.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
- Five courses (at least 15 credits), to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor, covering at least two of the following areas: North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East/Central Asia, Africa, Asia, and Transregional/Global.
- At least four of the five courses must be at the 200-level or above; at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
Constraints
- First-Year Seminars do not count toward the minor.
- Two mini-courses will equal one regular course.
- AP credit: AP credits may not be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
Residency
Four of the five courses must be taken in-residence at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, or must count as in-residence credit (i.e., relevant courses taken through UM-sponsored CGIS programs abroad).
