Undergraduate Catalog

Eight Semester Plan

This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.

The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.

Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.

History

Year 1

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP)3
Gen Ed: The Arts (ART)3
Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH)3
Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI)3
Elective3
Total15
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP)3
Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI)3
Elective3
HIS200 Ancient World or HIS216 Modern China (WRLD)4
Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM)3
Total16

Year 2

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG)3
Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI)3
Elective3
HIS207 Medieval Europe or HIS214 Modern Europe (WEST)4
Elective3
Total16
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG)3
Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR)3
HIS221 History Before 1865 or HIS222 History Since 1865 (USST)4
Elective3
Elective3
Total16

Year 3

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
US History Course3-4
European History Course3-4
World History Course3-4
Upper-division History Elective3
Total12-15
CourseCredits
Upper-division History Elective3
Upper-division History Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Total15

Year 4

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
HIS300 Historian's Craft4
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Total16
CourseCredits
HIS492 Seminar in History4
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Total16

Total Credits: 122-125