Departmental requirements (must have a ‘C’ or better):
 - Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.  The last 30 credit hours must be completed at NCCU.
  - Freshman and sophomore years complete the General Education Curriculum  Requirement.  See the “General Education” section in this catalog.
  - History major requirements - complete the following:
  
 HIST 1100 World Societies to 1650  
 HIST 2000 Historical Writing and Literature  WI (must be taken in sophomore year)
 HIST 2210 United States History to 1865  
 HIST 2220 United States History Since 1865  
 HIST 2890 Methods and Applications in History  
 *Two courses from the following areas.  No more than one course in one area:  African History, European History, and Latin American     History.
 HIST 2410 African History to 1800  
 HIST 2420 African History Since 1800  
 HIST 2610 Latin American History: The Colonial Period, 1480-1820  
 HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period  
 HIST 3010 Problems in European History  
 HIST 3040 Topics in African History  
 HIST 3070 Topics in the African Diaspora  
 HIST 3100 Independent Readings in European History  
 HIST 3115 Europe, 1500-1815  
 HIST 3118 Europe, 1815-1914  
 HIST 3145 History of Russia to the Revolution  
 HIST 3150 History of England to 1688  
 HIST 3160 History of England since 1688  
 HIST 3180 History of France since the Enlightenment.  
 HIST 3410 Ancient Africa  
 HIST 3420 State Formation in Pre-Colonial Africa  
 HIST 3430 Africa Under Colonial Rule  
 HIST 3440 Africa Since Independence  
 HIST 3450 African Economic History  
 HIST 3600 Independent Readings in Latin American History  
 HIST 3710 Introduction to African Diaspora History  
 HIST 4010 Seminar in European History  
 HIST 4040 Seminar in African History  
 HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History  
 HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora  
 HIST 4110 Europe Since 1914  
 HIST 4120 European Diplomatic History, 1879 to the Present  
 HIST 4140 The Revolutionary Era and Napoleon  
 HIST 4150 European Intellectual History  
 HIST 4160 The African Presence in Europe  
 HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe  
 HIST 4400 Independent Readings in African History  
 HIST 4450 History of the Making of Contemporary South Africa  
 HIST 4470 History of Pan-Africanism to 1963  
 HIST 4620 Latin American Revolution  
 HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America  
 HIST 4640 Latin American History Through Literature and Film  
 HIST 4755 Topics in African Diaspora History  
 *One of these seminar courses must be taken senior year HIST 4010 , HIST 4020 , HIST 4040 , HIST 4050 , HIST 4060 , HIST 4070 .
 HIST 4020 Seminar in American History  
 HIST 4040 Seminar in African History  
 HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History  
 HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History  
 HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora  
 *At least 18 hours from any other 2000 level or higher undergraduate course.
 HIST 2000 Historical Writing and Literature  
 HIST 2080 Problems in the History of Women to 1750  
 HIST 2081 Problems in the History of Women Since 1750  
 HIST 2110 Ancient History  
 HIST 2120 Medieval History  
 HIST 2210 United States History to 1865  
 HIST 2220 United States History Since 1865  
 HIST 2410 African History to 1800   
 HIST 2420 African History Since 1800  
 HIST 2610 Latin American History: The Colonial Period, 1480-1820   
 HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period   
 HIST 2910 Histories and Societies of South Asia Prior to 1750   
 HIST 3010 Problems in European History   
 HIST 3020 Problems in American History   
 HIST 3040 Topics in African History   
 HIST 3070 Topics in the African Diaspora   
 HIST 3100 Independent Readings in European History   
 HIST 3115 Europe, 1500-1815  
 HIST 3118 Europe, 1815-1914  
 HIST 3145 History of Russia to the Revolution   
 HIST 3150 History of England to 1688   
 HIST 3160 History of England since 1688   
 HIST 3180 History of France since the Enlightenment.   
 HIST 3210 American Military History   
 HIST 3220 Recent United States History   
 HIST 3230 American Urban History   
 HIST 3250 American Economic History   
 HIST 3260 American Labor History   
 HIST 3410 Ancient Africa   
 HIST 3420 State Formation in Pre-Colonial Africa   
 HIST 3430 Africa Under Colonial Rule   
 HIST 3440 Africa Since Independence   
 HIST 3450 African Economic History   
 HIST 3500 Independent Readings in African American History   
 HIST 3510 African American History to 1865   
 HIST 3520 African American History Since 1865   
 HIST 3600 Independent Readings in Latin American History   
 HIST 3630 History of Central America   
 HIST 3710 Introduction to African Diaspora History   
 HIST 3900 Internship in Historical Studies   
 HIST 3910 South Asia Under British Imperial Rule, 1750-1885  
 HIST 3920 The Unmaking of the British Empire in India, 1885-1947  
 HIST 4010 Seminar in European History   
 HIST 4020 Seminar in American History   
 HIST 4040 Seminar in African History   
 HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History   
 HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History   
 HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora   
 HIST 4110 Europe Since 1914   
 HIST 4120 European Diplomatic History, 1879 to the Present   
 HIST 4130 Renaissance, Reformation, and European Expansion   
 HIST 4140 The Revolutionary Era and Napoleon   
 HIST 4150 European Intellectual History   
 HIST 4160 The African Presence in Europe   
 HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe   
 HIST 4200 Independent Readings in American History   
 HIST 4210 Foreign Relations of the United States   
 HIST 4230 Constitutional History of the United States   
 HIST 4310 History of North Carolina   
 HIST 4400 Independent Readings in African History   
 HIST 4450 History of the Making of Contemporary South Africa   
 HIST 4470 History of Pan-Africanism to 1963   
 HIST 4510 Modern African American History Since 1900   
 HIST 4610 History of the Caribbean   
 HIST 4620 Latin American Revolution   
 HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America   
 HIST 4640 Latin American History Through Literature and Film   
 HIST 4755 Topics in African Diaspora History   
 HIST 4810 Oral History-Theory  
 HIST 4910 Comparative Slavery   
 HIST 4940 Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (cross-listed with English Department)  
 * In the list of courses students must earn at least a grade of “C”.  ”D” or “F” grades must be repeated.
 * A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the major and overall is required for graduation.