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To major in History, a minimum of 11 history courses are
required, distributed as follows:
- Field distribution: at least one course from each of
the following fields: Ancient
and Medieval Mediterranean, Europe Since the Renaissance,
United States
History, Africa and the African Diaspora, Asian History,
and Latin American and
Caribbean History.
- Field specialization: at least four courses in one of
the above fields, including two core courses for that
field. Students who waive a core course in a field,
through placement examination or some other method
approved by the department, must substitute another course
from that field.
- At least two Research Seminars (History 100-, 110- or
125 series), which may
count either toward field specialization or toward field
distribution, depending
on the subject of the seminar. 4. A senior exercise
(either a senior essay or a senior honors thesis) in the
field of specialization, in addition to the minimum four
courses in that field. No more than two courses for the
major in History may satisfy requirements for another
major.
Note: History courses not taken at Pomona College may
count toward the History
major, unless they are cognates of courses available at
Pomona. All courses must be taken for a letter grade to
count toward the History major or minor. All History
majors must have a history faculty advisor.
Senior Exercise: Thesis. All History majors must enroll in
190, the Senior Seminar, in
the fall of the senior year. In the spring of the senior
year all majors must enroll in either
History 191, in order to write a senior honors thesis, or
History 192 in order to write a
senior essay.
Students writing senior theses must complete at least
three of the minimum four
courses in their fields of specialization before the
semester in which they write their thesis, and they must
have completed the two core courses in that field before
they may register for the Senior Seminar.
Note: The senior thesis and senior essay culminate
undergraduate study in history
and may only be taken during the senior year.
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