History Minor

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The discipline of history embraces a diverse world of ideas, people, and events and seeks to inform and to question, to provoke and to challenge students to a higher level of understanding of the past. The minor in History consists of a minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours.

Minor Requirements

A minor in History is an excellent complement to any undergraduate degree that benefits from a humanities discipline.

Total Minor Credit Hours: 18

Minor Core (18 credit hours)

Students must select six (6) credit hours from 2000-level History Department course offerings.
Students must select twelve (12) credit hours from 3000- and 4000 upper-level History Department course offerings.

GPA Requirement

The student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the minor.

Grading Requirement

A minimum grade of “C” of better must be attained in each minor course.

Advising Information

USF students schedule advising appointments online through USF Archivum Platform. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor each semester to discuss course planning, degree progression, and career preparation.

Tampa campus website: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/students/academic-advising/index.aspx
For questions, email Historyadvise@usf.edu.

St. Pete campus website: https://www.usfsp.edu/academic-advising/
For questions, email advising@usfsp.edu.

Sarasota-Manatee campus website: https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-advising/
For questions, email sar-advising@usf.edu.

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