Below we have collected various documents on the History Department website available for download. See the web pages mentioned below for more information about how you can use the documents.

Department Documents
History Department By-Laws. Revised and approved November, 2008. In Adobe PDF format. Click on link to download.

History Student Club Constitution and By-Laws. Written and approved in Fall 2008. In Adobe PDF format. Click on link to download.

 

Resources for History Registration and Advising
Spring 2010 Course Syllabi. One-page versions of a number of course syllabi for Spring 2010 History courses, listing required texts and assignments. Find out what a class will be like before you register. Note that not all Spring syllabi were available to include. This file was updated on Friday, 11/14/09. In PDF format. Click on link to download.

Summer/Fall 2009 Course Syllabi. One-page versions of a number of course syllabi for Fall 2009 History courses, listing required texts and assignments. Find out what a class will be like before you register. Note that not all Fall syllabi were available to include. In RTF format, readable in any word processor. Click on link to download.

History Major Worksheets
The History Major Worksheets will help you decide which courses to take. Before meeting with an advisor you should print out and fill out the appropriate worksheet below. The worksheets below are all PDF files. (Note: you need the free Adobe Reader program to read it. If you don't have it, get it here).

• History Majors in Program Before Fall 2009: Print out and follow the 36-unit advising worksheet (download here), unless you wish to follow the newer program below.
• History Majors Entering the Program in Fall 2009: You must print out and follow the new 45-unit advising worksheet (download here).
• History Majors-Education Option: If you are seeking the History/Social Science Single Subject Matter Authorization to teach history in junior or senior high school, you should print out and follow the History Major-Education Option advising worksheet (download here). Be sure to also consult our Single Subject Matter Prep Program page.

History Major Roadmaps
See the Roadmaps Page for how to use these roadmaps. See the Program Page for more info on the various History programs.

• History 4-Year Roadmap as of Fall 2009
• History 4-Year Roadmap (pre-Fall 2009 program)
• History 2-Year Roadmap (pre-Fall 2009 program)
• History-Education Option 4-year Roadmap

 

Resources for the History/Social Science SMPP
Download PDF files of the 20-page Student Guide (which includes the list of courses you need to take, also at the bottom of this screen) and the 2-page Portfolio Assessment Rubric below to find out all about the program. The free Adobe Reader program is required to read these files. If you don't have it, get it here.

• History Major-Education Option advising worksheet (download here)
• History-Education Option 4-year Roadmap
• History/Social Science SMPP Student Guide (note: this file is 2.2 MB)
• Portfolio Assessment Rubric

 

Resources for HIS 101 Challenge Exam
See the HIS 101 Challenge Exam Page to learn how the challenge exam works.

• If you need to satisfy the graduation requirement, but don't want or need the three units, download and follow the instructions on the US History Exam Info OPTION A PDF file.

• If you are interested in receiving three units of credit as well as satisfying the US History graduation requirement, download and follow the instructions on the US History Exam Info OPTION B PDF file.