The department recognizes a maximum of 3 hours history credit through CEEB Advanced Placement. Departmental honors are offered to those majors attaining a 3.5 in History, a 3.2 overall GPA, and an A in the Capstone HI 399 course. Students may minor in history by applying to the department and being assigned an advisor, who will arrange a course sequence in conformity to department requirements. A minor will consist of at least 15 credit hours and include a balance between introductory survey courses and upper level work. Minors may be multicultural, may concentrate in one of the principal historical traditions, or may follow subject matter themes.
All course work is to be graded.
Requirements for secondary education are set by the state, and may be subject to change. Provision is made in the department curriculum for students to acquire applied historical experience in various aspects of public history. Field experience may be gained from working with the professional staff of the Kansas State Historical Society in the area of archives, museum exhibits, historical sites, and educations by making application through the department chairperson at least one semester prior to enrolling for credit as a history intern. Special arrangements for comparable experience may be made with the National Parks Service to work with the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education national historical site and with the curator of the Combat Air Museum in Topeka.