The department also participates in the Master of Science in Education program. 158 of SMSU's 279 history majors are candidates for the B.S.Ed. degree. Among the department's undergraduate offerings are courses in such diverse subjects as Women's History, the Plains Indians, African Civilization, the Ancient Near East, and the Civil War. Students may take courses as part of a major, a minor, or simply to expand their intellectual horizons. Recent graduate proseminars have been held on such topics as European imperialism in Africa, The Life and Presidency of John F. Kennedy and Sumerian civilization.
Financial assistance is available to graduate students in the form of graduate assistantships.
Five such awards are made yearly. Graduate students are also eligible to apply for the university Basil and JoAnn Boritzki Scholarship and the Phi Alpha Theta Scholarship awarded by SMSU History Department. Undergraduate students also may receive financial assistance. The University offers numerous scholarships and loans, and in addition the Department nominates twelve students for scholarships reserved for History majors. SMSU sponsors an active, involved chapter of Phi Alpha Theta , the national history honor society.