Advising

Welcome to the history major! If you have questions, please email HistoryAdvising@Charlotte.edu. We return to advising at the beginning of the fall semester at which time you can make an appointment with your faculty advisor via Connect to discuss your standing in the history major, general education, and teaching licensure requirements.

Current Majors

I. Appointments with assigned history advisors prior to semester registration periods:

To make an advising appointment with your faculty Advisor go to Connect via My.Charlotte.edu. If your advisor has no times listed, please contact them by email (https://history.charlotte.edu/people/faculty). Contact Dr. Peter Ferdinando (pferdina@Charlotte.edu) in case of problems, or if you have no history advisor listed in Connect.

We will be advising remotely via Zoom and in person throughout the academic year. Before meeting with your assigned advisor, please go to My.Charlotte.edu to view:

• DegreeWorks: to view your requirements and completed coursework
• Banner’s “Course Summary Search”: to decide what courses interest you

After your appointment, your advisor will arrange to have any advising holds lifted so that you can register for courses. Please notify your advisor immediately if an advising hold has not been lifted or you cannot register for courses. For technical difficulties contact ITS (704-687-5500).

II. Completing the History Major

Click here for the History Undergraduate Handbook

Following the below guidelines will help you create a good schedule that helps you to graduate on time

1. Balance your courses: Generally, you want to take two history courses per semester, two general education courses, and one minor, or general education, or double major courses. Transfer students, who have already earned credit hours from another institution, may have to adjust the previous recommendation. You will shift to more minor/dual major courses once you run out of general education courses. Licensure majors must take MDSK 2100 before they reach 30 earned hours.
2. It is best practice to complete your general education requirements as soon as possible since these courses are meant to prepare you for the more advanced courses in the upper division (i.e., 3000 and 4000 level courses). Remember, you need to take 15 credits per semester, if possible, in order to graduate on time. First Time in College Students should take HIST 3600 in their second semester sophomore or first semester junior year. Transfer students should take HIST 3600 after taking at least one semester of HIST 2000 level courses.
3. While the History Major is only 30 credits, you will need to earn 120 credits for your Bachelors Degree. For this reason, you should be thinking about minors or even a dual major that interests you or pairs well with history.  Consider a dual major or one or two minors early on.

When planning your coursework, keep the following in mind:

1. You may not take two history methods courses (3600, 4000/1/2/3/4, 4600) in the same semester, and these courses have to be taken in sequential order.
2. Many History Majors take MATH 1102 or 1105 to satisfy the Math and Logical Reasoning requirement in the General Education curriculum. Other courses that fulfill the Mathematical and Logical Reasoning requirement are STAT 12XX, ITCS 1101, and PHIL 2105.
3. You may take the cross-listed section of a history course for history credit if the history section is full.
4. Students interested in History with Licensure can apply to the Cato College of Education upon reaching 30 earned credits and passing the Praxis Core Test and MDSK 2100.  Licensure majors should seek advice from the COED TEAL office (https://teal.charlotte.edu) for further details about the Secondary Education Minor.
5. If you plan to study abroad, you should carefully plan your methods courses (HIST 3600, 4000, and 4600) and generally plan ahead to ensure that all History Major requirements are satisfied on time.
6. Consider summer school to catch up on credit hours or to get ahead of your time to graduation.
7. Be sure to check your UNC Charlotte email account regularly for emails from the department and from the director of undergraduate studies.

III. Sample Course of Study
This chart offers an example of how to complete your major in a timely fashion.