Specific Graduation Requirements - Honours in History

All students must meet the general graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours, as indicated in the General Graduation Requirements - Bachelor of Arts with Honours section of this calendar. In addition, History Honours students must meet the following graduation requirements.

1. Students must take at least four introductory (1000-level) HIST courses, including one 1000-level course each in Canadian, American and European History. Students who declare a major in History from Fall of 2011 onwards, must take HIST 1100 - Introduction to History  and at least three other introductory (1000-level) HIST courses, including one 1000-level course each in Canadian, American and European History.
2. Students must take at least 14 HIST courses at the 2000 level or higher. In satisfying this requirement, students must also satisfy the following requirements:
   1. HIST 2202 - The Historian’s Craft  
   2. HIST 5110 - Honours Project I  
   3. HIST 5120 - Honours Project II  *
   4. Minimum six HIST courses at the 4000 level or higher (including HIST 5110  and HIST 5120 )

* Students are strongly advised to select a topic for their Honours Project from subject areas in which they have taken a minimum of four courses, at least one at the 4000 level.

3. Students must take a minimum of 20 HIST courses (not including courses taken in the fulfillment of the General Education requirements).
4. Students may take a maximum of 24 HIST courses (including electives, courses taken in the fulfillment of the General Education requirements, and non-HIST courses** specified as satisfying the requirements of the History program).
5. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last eight History courses completed in the program.

** The following courses can be used to satisfy HIST course requirements: CNST 1131 , CNST 2233 , HUMN 2219 , and HUMN 2221 .

Students completing the Honours Program who have failed to satisfy all the requirements for an Honours degree (e.g., minimum GPA of 3.0 in their last eight History courses) but who have satisfied all requirements for a BA Major degree shall receive a BA Major degree upon graduation.