Students must take a minimum of 3 credits of colloquium in both their major and minor areas of study. Students must take a minimum of 16 credits at the 700-level. 2. Satisfactory performance on a written examination in both the major and the minor areas of study. The examination should be taken after the completion of 26 credits and prior to the completion of 32 credits. Students are also responsible for familiarity with the requirements, procedures, and policies of the Graduate College, recorded in the Graduate Catalog, and for meeting all deadlines for forms and fee payments.
Courses prepare students for comprehensive examinations.
Thus, students should take as many courses as possible with the members of the examination committee. Students are also strongly encouraged to take courses at the 700-level. Students may not earn seminar credit through independent study except in circumstances deemed extraordinary by the department chair. A field outside of history may be presented as part of the student's program, but no more than nine credits outside of History may be counted toward the degree. X-courses may not be included in a Proposed Graduate Degree Program.