Effective Fall 2025
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
Additional information on the History minor may be viewed on the History Department's website. Students should see an advisor as soon as they decide on their major or minor. Appointments with History advisors can be scheduled online via MyAdvising.
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 and IB credit: AP and/or IB 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) (Fall 2022 - Summer 2025)
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.
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).
