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HISTORY DEPARTMENT
STUDENT HANDBOOK
William Paterson
University
SPRING 2014
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Table of contents
1. History Department Mission Statement & Advisement Matters----p. 2
2. History Faculty and Administration-----p. 3
3. Four Year Chart —BA in History-----p. 4
4. Undergraduate History Curriculum Control Sheets-----pp. 5-8
A).2011Major (with UCC)
B).2011 Major (with AA Degree)
C).Pre-2011 Major (with GE)
D) Pre-2011 Major (with AA Degree)
5. HISTORY Course Listing: Areas, Pre-1800, Writing Intensive and Technology Intensive-----pp. 9-10
6. HISTORY MINORS: 2011 Minor & Pre-2011 Minor-----p. 11
7. Second Education Curriculum Control Sheet-----pp. 12-13
8. History/Secondary Education Double Major Charts—pp. 14-21
A) 4 Year Chart (with UCC)
B) Five Semester Chart (with AA Degree)
C) Four Semester Chart (with AA Degree)
D) Special Education -- 4.5 year Chart (with UCC)
E) Special Education – 3 year Chart (with AA Degree)
9. History Department Student Awards-----pp. 21-22
10. History Club and History Honor Society (Phi Alpha Theta)-----pp. 23-24
11. Careers in History-----p. 25
12. Frequently Asked Questions and Answers-----p. 26
13. History M.A. Degree Overview-----pp. 27-28
14. Educational Opportunities Off Campus-----p. 29
15. Academic Integrity Policy and University Policies-----pp. 30-38
16. Research Paper Guidelines—pp. 39-40
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HISTORY DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
History is the foundation of liberal education. The History Department's mission at William
Paterson is to promote the study of human experience in all its dimensions as it has changed and
endured from the earliest agrarian societies to the post-industrial present. Our goal is to apply
the knowledge and methods of historical thinking to questions of causation and contingency in
the sequence of events, to determine motivations, make comparisons, and draw conclusions. We
seek to prepare students for careers--educators, researchers, lawyers, public servants and media
and business professionals -- and for their future roles as global citizens. The History Department
is dedicated to enriching the university and wider community as well as the historical profession
through outreach programs, public lectures, and research presentations and publications.
ADVISEMENT MATTERS
Please bring the following to an advisement session with your advisor.
1. Current Degree Audit
2. A list of courses for next semester
3. A list of questions
*How to access your Degree Audit?
Click on “WP Connect”
Type in username and password
Click on “Self Service “ tab
Scroll down and see “Student Records” in the bold black letters
Click “Degree Audit/Degree Evaluation”
Select term and click “Submit”
Click “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen
Click the circle next to “History” and select the term
Click “Generate Request” button
Select “Detail requirements” and click “submit”
*How to locate your advisor?
Log into your WPConnect
Click the ‘Self-service” tab and look at the Advisement box in the top left corner
*How to find alternate pin number after you have registered?
Click on “WP Connect”
Type in username and password
Click on “Self Service “ tab
Go to the middle column and choose “registration Status and Permits”
Choose “current semester”
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Full Time Faculty and Administration
Name Position Office Phone Email
Jason Ambroise Atrium 204 x2757 [email protected]
Jonathan Bone PAT Advisor Atrium 209 x2284 [email protected]
Suzanne Bowles Atrium 211 x2719 [email protected]
Joanne Cho Chair Atrium 215 x3051 [email protected]
Theodore F. Cook Director, Asian Studies Atrium 229 x2243 [email protected]
Yingcong Dai Social Studies
Coordinator
Atrium 204 x2816 [email protected]
Susan Dinan Director, Honors College Raub 126 x3658 [email protected]
Terry Finnegan Mercer Coordinator Atrium 206 x3046 [email protected]
Evelyn Gonzalez Atrium 211 x2145 [email protected]
David Koistinen On leave Atrium 205 x3025 [email protected]
John Livingston Atrium 200 x3045 [email protected]
Dewar MacLeod Graduate Director Atrium 210 x3047 [email protected]
Scott McDonough Atrium 203 x3930 [email protected]
Lucia McMahon Assistant Chair Atrium 213 x3044 [email protected]
Daniel Meaders Atrium 207 x3050 [email protected]
Rochisha Narayan History Advisor
(on leave)
Atrium 205 x2414 [email protected]
Krista Molly
O'Donnell
Atrium 203 x2146 [email protected]
George Robb Atrium 202 x3058 [email protected]
Isabel Tirado Adjunct Coordinator Atrium 208 x3038 [email protected]
Kathleen Waldron University President Hobart
Manor
x2222 [email protected]
Malissa Williams Department Secretary Atrium 235 X2319 [email protected]
Neici Zeller Atrium 209 x2324 [email protected]
HISTORY (Bachelor of Arts)
Suggested Sequence of Courses
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1st semester Crs 2
nd semester Cres
UCC Area 1 3 UCC Area 3a 3
UCC Area 2a 3 UCC Area 3c 3
UCC Area 2b ENG 1100 3 UCC Area 3d 4
UCC Area 2c 3 UCC Area 3e 3
UCC Area 3b HIST 1030, 1040, or 1050
(Recommend 1030 or1040) 3 Free Elective 3
WPU 1010 First-Year Seminar 1.5
Credits 16.5 Credits 16
3rd
semester 4th
semester
HIST 2020 3 HIST 2000 level/
UCC Area 4* *See HIST UCC Area 4 List 3
HIST 2050 or
2060 3 HIST 2000 Elective*
*Secondary Ed Students: Take HIST 2050 or 2060
3
HIST 2600 *Take Tech. Intensive Sect. 3 Free Elective 3
UCC Area 3c 3 Free Elective 3
Foreign Language 3 Foreign Language 3
Credits 15 Credits 15
5th
semester (Junior year) 6th
semester (Junior year)
HIST 3000 Level/
UCC Area 5* *See HIST UCC Area 5 List 3
HIST 3000* Level/ UCC AREA 6**
*Can also take 2000 or 4000 level
**See HIST UCC Area 6 List 3
HIST 3000
Elective* *Secondary Ed Students: Take HIST 3280
3 HIST 3000 Elective* *Secondary Ed Students: Take HIST 3350
3
Technology
Intensive (e.g., HIST 2220) 3 Free Elective (Minor) 3
Free
Elective(Minor) 3 Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3
Credits 15 Credits 15
7th
semester (Senior year) 8th
semester (Senior year)
HIST 3000 Elective 3 HIST 4000 Elective 3
HIST 4000 Elective Writing Intensive Section 3 Free Elective (minor) 3
Free
Elective(minor) 3 Free Elective(minor) 3
Free
Elective(minor) 3 Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3
Credits 15 Credits 15
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HISTORY (2011 MAJOR with UCC)
College of Humanities and Social Science/ Bachelor of Arts (Entering WPU FROM Fall 2011)
UCC REQUIREMENTS [40-41 credits]
AREA 1: PERSONAL WELLBEING [3] ________________________________ 3 cred.
AREA 2: EXPRESSION [9] a. Arts/Communication
________________________________ 3 cred.
b. Writing
__ENG 1100 College Writing___________ 3 cred.
c. Literature
________________________________ 3 cred.
AREA 3: WAYS OF KNOWING [19-20] a. Philosophical Perspectives
________________________________ 3 cred.
b. Historical Perspectives
HIST 1030, 1040, or 1050 3 cred.
(strongly recommend HIST 1030 or 1040)
c. Social/Behavioral Science (2 different disciplines)
3 cred.
_________________________________ 3 cred.
d. Scientific Perspectives
4 cred.
e. Quantitative Thinking
3 cred.
AREA 4: DIVERSITY & JUSTICE [3] Must complete 18 credits in UCC prior to taking Area 4
_HIST Elective_____________________ 3 cred.
AREA 5: CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT [3] MUST COMPLETE Area 4 before taking Areas 5&6
__HIST Elective __________________ 3cred.
AREA 6: GLOBAL AWARENESS [3] MUST COMPLETE Area 4 before taking Areas 5&6
___HIST Elective __________ ______ 3cred.
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR [1.5]
Required for 1st year students & transfers with less
than 12 credits __________________________________ 1.5 cred.
INTENSIVE REQUIREMENTS These courses can be double counted within the UCC, the major,
or as free electives. If you are a transfer with an AA/AS degree
you must take one WI course and zero TI courses.
WRITING INTENSIVE (WI) *W The first WI course must be Area 2 College Writing
At least one course must be at the 300 or above level
ENG 1100 College Writing 3 cred.
__HIST 2600 Historical Methods______ 3 cred.
__HIST 4000 level __________________ 3 cred.
__HIST Elective ____________ ________ 3 cred.
TECHNOLOGY INTENSIVE (TI) *T HIST 2600 Historical Methods (some sections)_ 3 cred.
HIST 2220 Technology in World History 3 cred.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE [6] __________________________________ 3 cred.
__________________________________ 3 cred.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HISTORY: A Minimum of 36 credits and a grade point average of 2.000 must be earned in this major to graduate.
REQUIRED CORE COURSES [3 courses; 9 creds.]
HIST 2020 World History Since 1500_______________
HIST 2600 Historical Methods*W ____________________________
HIST 2050 U.S. History through Reconstruction OR
HIST 2060 U.S. History since Reconstruction_________
MAJOR ELECTIVES [9 courses; 27 creds.]
Maximum of 2 courses at the 2000 level
Minimum of 2 courses at the 4000 level
HIST 2000- or 3000-level ____________
HIST 2000- or 3000-level____________
HIST 3000-level ___________________
HIST 3000-level___________________
HIST 3000-level___________________
HIST 3000-level ___________________
HIST 3000- or 4000-level____________
HIST 4000-level___________________
HIST 4000-level___________________
MAJOR ELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION
United States (2 course; 6 credits)
Non-Western/Global (2 courses; 6 credits)
European (2 courses; 6 credits)
Pre-1800 (1 course; 3 credits)
Writing Intensive-4000 level (1 course; 3 credits)
Free Choice (1 course; 3 credits)
K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES Certification TRACK
HIST 2050 and 2060 (1 course, 3 credits) (Take one course in the 2050-2060 sequence which was
not taken under Required History Core elective.)
HIST 3280 (1 course, 3 credits)
HIST 3350 (1 course, 3 credits)
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HISTORY (2011 Major with AA Degree)
College of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts: HISTORY (Entering WPU FROM Fall 2011)
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
FOREIGN LANGAUGE (2 courses; 6 credits)
Foreign Language I ………………………. _______________________
Foreign Language II ………………………. _______________________
WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE
1 course on the 3000 level and above ...……………………. _______________________
(Note: The History Major requires a 4000-level Writing Intensive history elective. Double count)
PART I: HISTORY MAJOR PREREQUISITE (1 course; 3 credits)
Choose ONE from HIST 1030, 1040, 1050 (strongly recommend HIST 1030 or 1040) _________________
PART II: HISTORY MAJOR (12 courses; 36 credits)
A.REQUIRED HISTORY CORE COURSES (3 courses: 9 credits)
HIST 2020 (World History since 1500) ……….. ……………… _______________________
HIST 2600 (Research Methods) ……….………………. ._______________________
HIST 2050 (U.S. History to the Civil War) OR
HIST 2060 (U.S. History since Reconstruction) ………..………………. _______________________
B. MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES (27 credits, 9 courses)
Maximum of 2 courses at the 2000 level
Minimum of 2 courses at the 4000 level
HIST 2000- or 3000-level ……………………………………………._______________________
HIST 2000- or 3000-level ……………………………………………._______________________
HIST 3000-level ……………………………………………_____ __________________
HIST 3000-level ………………………. ………………….._______________________
HIST 3000-level …………………………………………… _______________________
HIST 3000-level ……………………………………………________________________
HIST 3000- or 4000-level ……………………………………………________________________
HIST 4000-level ……………………………………………________________________
HIST 4000-level ……………………………………………________________________
MAJOR ELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION CHEKLIST (courses may count in multiple categories below):
United States (2 courses; 6 credits) 1. 2.
Non-Western/Global (2 courses; 6 credits) 1. 2.
European (2 courses; 6 credits) 1. 2.
Writing Intensive—4000 level (1 course; 3 credits)
Pre-1800 (1 course; 3 credits)
Free Choice (1 course, 3 credits)
*Minimum of two electives in each of the following areas: 1) United States, 2) European, 3) Non-Western/Global.
*Minimum of one pre-1800 course and one 4000-level Writing Intensive.
*See reverse or for an updated list, see History Department website.
C. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR K–12 SOCIAL STUDIES CERTIFICATION TRACK:
HIST 2050 or HIST 2060 (2000 level elective)
Note: Take a second course in the HIST 2050-2060 sequence, which was not taken under Required History Core.
HIST 3280 (3000-level elective): Economic History
HIST 3350 (3000-level elective): Science, Technology, and Society
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History (Pre-2011 Major with GE)
College of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts; HISTORY (Entering WPU PRIOR to Fall 2011)
GE REQUIREMENTS
A. Arts & Communication
Complete 2 courses from the following:
ARTH 1010 Understanding Art
COMM 1010 Experiencing Theatre
COMM 1100 Communication in Action
MUS 1200 Music Appreciation
B. Humanities
Complete the following 5 requirements:
ENG 1100 College Writing
ENG 1500 Experiences in Literature
HIST 1010, 1030 or 1040
HIST 1020, 1040 or 1050
PHIL 1100 Intro to Philosophy
C. Math/Science
Complete 1 math course from the approved GE list:
Complete 2 course from the following:
BIO 1200 Human Biology
BIO 1300 Field Biology
CHEM 1200 Chemistry in Perspective
CHEM 1310, 0310 College Chemistry
CSH 1500 Integrated Science
ENV 1100 Environmental Sustainability
ENV 1150 General Geology
PHYS 1100 Intro to Physics
PHYS 2560 College Physics II
PHYS 2550 College Physics I
D. Social Science
Complete 3 courses from the following:
ANTH 1300 Origins & Diversity of
Humankind
ECON 2010 Macroeconomics
GEO 1500 World Regional Geography
POL 1100 Intro to Politics
POL 1200 American Government
PSY 1100 General Psychology
SOC 1010 Principals of Sociology
SOC 1020 Social Problems
No more than one course per discipline
ED majors must take PSY 1100
E. Health/Movement Science
Complete 1 of the following:
PBHL 1200 Current Health Issues
KNES 1000 Active Lifestyles for Health
(Please see website for specific sport themes)
F. Racism & Sexism
Complete 1 of the following:
AWS 1500 Racism & Sexism in the US
AWS 1550 Justice & Racism
WGS 1100 Women’s Changing Roles
WGS 1500 Racism & Sexism in the US
WGS 2500 Racism & Sexism in a Global
Perspective
G. General Education Elective
Complete 2 courses from the General Ed. List
*Excluding Major Courses*
H. Freshman Seminar
WPU 1010 Freshman Seminar
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
I. Non-Western (double count towards History major elective
if take 1 course from Non-Western/Global history list)
J. Foreign Language
Foreign Language I
Foreign Language II
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HISTORY: A Minimum of 36 credits and a grade point average of 2.000 must be earned in this major to graduate.
REQUIRED CORE COURSES [3 courses: 9 credits]
HIST 2050 U.S. History through Reconstruction______________
HIST 2060 U.S. History since Reconstruction________________
HIST 2600 Historical Methods____________________________
MAJOR ELECTIVES [9 courses; 27 credits]
Take 6-7 courses at the 3000 level
Take 2-3 courses at the 4000 level
HIST 3000 level____________________
HIST 3000 level____________________
HIST 3000 level____________________
HIST 3000 level____________________
HIST 3000 level ____________________
HIST 3000 level____________________
HIST 3000 or 4000 level______________
HIST 4000 level____________________
HIST 4000 level____________________
MAJOR ELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION CHECKLIST
European (minimum 2 courses, 6 credits)
1. 2.
Non-Western/Global (minimum 2 courses, 6 credits)
1. 2.
K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES CERTIFICATION TRACK
HIST 3280 (3000 level elective) –required
HIST 3350 (3000 level elective) – required
HIST 3190 (3000 level elective) – recommended
*Of the 36 credits required for the major, no more than 18 can be taken in the US, European, or non-Western/Global history.
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History (Pre-2011 Major with AA DEGREE)
College of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts; HISTORY (Entering WPU Prior to Fall 2011)
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Foreign Language (2 courses; 6 credits)
*Foreign Language I …………………….…………………………………………._______________________
*Foreign Language II …..………………….…………………………………………_______________________
2. Non-Western
*Complete 1 course from the Non-Western List .………..………..________________________
NOTE: A non-Western/global history course on the 3000 or 4000 level will also count towards a
History major elective requirement. (See reverse or the departmental website for a list).
PART I: HISTORY MAJOR PREREQUISITES (1 course; 3 credits)
*Choose ONE from HIST 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050........... ……........________________________
PART II: HISTORY MAJOR (12 courses; 36 credits)
A.REQUIRED HISTORY CORE COURSES (3 courses; 9 credits) *HIST 2050 U.S. History through Reconstruction ………………….……………_________________________
*HIST 2060 U.S. History since Reconstruction .…………………….……………_________________________
*HIST 2600 Historical Methods …………………….………………………………..__________________________
B. MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES (9 courses; 27 credits)
*Take 6-7 courses at the 3000 level
*Take 2-3 courses at the 4000 level
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 3000 or 4000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 4000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
*HIST 4000 level …………………….…………………………………………____________________________
MAJOR ELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION CHECKLIST
European (minimum 2 courses; 6 credits) 1. 2.
Non-Western/Global (minimum 2 courses; 6 credits) 1. 2.
*See reverse or History Department Website for “Area Courses.”
*Of the 36 credits required for the major, no more than 18 can be taken in the US, European, or non-Western/Global history.
C. K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES CERTIFICATION TRACK
HIST 3280 Economic History (3000 level elective) – required
HIST 3350 Science, Technology, and Society (3000 level elective) – required
HIST 3190 Age of Global Connections (3000 level elective) – recommended
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HISTORY AREAs: Pre-1800 History: UCC/WI/TI Courses AREA COURSES
AREA: UNITED STATES HISTORY HIST 2050 U.S. History through Reconstruction HIST 2060 U.S. History since Reconstruction
HSIT 2100 U.S. Labor History
HIST 2530 American Slavery HIST 2550 History of Latinos/Latina
HIST 2580 Asian American Experience
HIST 2910 Hist. of the Civil Rights Movement HIST 3110 Labor History
HIST 3140 History of New Jersey
HIST 3150 U.S. Jewish Community HIST 3160 American Women’s History
HIST 3170 U.S. History of the 1960s
HIST 3180 American Colonies
HIST 3200 Jeffersonian&Jacksonian democracy
HIST 3210 Era of the Civil War, 1840-1877
HIST 3220 Progress, War, Normalcy,1877-1933 HIST 3230 New Deal to Cold War since 1933
HIST 3240 Soc. Cul History of Amer Republic
HIST 3250 American Ethnic History HIST 3270 U.S. as a World Power
HIST 3280 Economic History
HIST 3440 Society at War – U.S. in WWII HIST 3510 Introduction to Public History
HIST 3550 U.S. Urban History
HIST 3790 History of Suburbia HIST 3880 Latino History to 1898
HIST 3890 Latino History since 1898
HIST 3970 History of Pop Culture HIST 4000 Internship in History
HIST 4030 Interpreting U.S. History
HIST 4040 Creation of the American Republic HIST 4080 Social Darwinism to the Bell Curve
HIST 4090 U.S. Labor History since 1865
HIST 4180 History of Rock ‘N’ Roll
AREA: EUROPEAN HISTORY HIST 3010 Social History of Modern Europe HIST 3030 Greek Civilization
HIST 3040 Rome: Republic and Empire
HIST 3050 Italy, 1300-1871 HIST 3060 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIST 3070 Imperial Spain, 1450-1700
HIST 3080 History of Christianity
HIST 3090 The Italian Renaissance HIST 3100 Modern France since 1815
HIST 3120 Reformation Europe
HIST 3130 Age of Discovery and Conquest HIST 3310 Twentieth- Century Russia
HIST 3320 Tudor-Stuart England
HIST 3330 Modern Britain HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society
HIST 3360 Europe in the Age of Revolution
HIST 3380 Europe since 1914 HIST 3390 Russian Revolutionary Movement
HIST 3400 Germany from Bismarck to Hitler
HIST 3410 Hitler and the Nazi Era HIST 3450 Soc His of Russia through Literature
HIST 3460 Modern European Women’s History
HIST 3470 Irish History HIST 3480 The British Empire and Imperialism
HIST 3490 The Holocaust HIST 3520 Med &Early Mod European Women
HIST 3570 Late Antiquity & Byzantine Empire
HIST 3720 Medieval and Early Modern France HIST 3730 Germany since 1945
HIST 3960 History & Literature of Med Spain
HIST 4100 Europe: The Industrial Revolution HIST 4270 Peasant Russia
HIST 4280 Stalin and His Times
HIST 4290 Russian Revolution, 1917 – 1932 HIST 4300 French Rev. & Napoleonic Era
HIST 4320 Intellectual Hist of Anc & Med Civs
HIST 4440 European Religion, 1500-1700
AREA: NON-WESTERN/GLOBAL HIST 2020: World History since 1500 (CORE)
HIST 2220 Technology in World History HIST 2700 East Asian Civilization
HIST 2800 Civilizations of South Asia
HIST 3020 Origins of Civilization HIST 3190 Age of Global Connections
HIST 3300 Russian Empire
HIST 3530 Comp. Race /Slavery in Americas HIST 3560 Women & Gender in Mod S. Asia
HIST 3580 Russia in Asia
HIST 3590 Women & Islam
HIST 3600 Traditional Japan HIST 3610 Modern Japan
HIST 3640 Japanese Hist. through Cinema
HIST 3650 The Pacific War HIST 3660 The U.S. and the Pacific
HIST 3700 Traditional China
HIST 3710 Modern China HIST 3750 Chinese Communist Revolution
HIST 3760 Korean History
HIST 3780 Mughal India HIST 3800 Colonial Latin America
HIST 3810 Modern Latin America
HIST 3820 The Spanish Caribbean HIST 3830 Modern Brazilian History
HIST 3840 The Mexican Revolution
HIST 3850 19th-C. Latin America, 1810-1910 HIST 3860 Colonial Brazil, 1500-1822
HIST 3870 Ancient American Civs HIST 3900 Early Islamic History& Civilization
HIST 3910 Islamic/Middle Eastern Hist &Civ II
HIST 3920 Contemporary Middle East HIST 3940 Modern India
HIST 4200 Politics and Social Movements
HIST 4330 Comparative Revolutions HIST 4430 Trans-Atlantic Colonies
HIST 4600 Seminar in East Asian History
HIST 4680 Gandhi & Nonviolence HIST 4700 Women & Revolution in China
AREA: VARIABLE COURSES HIST 2510 Women & Gender History HIST 2600 Historical Methods (CORE)
HIST 3680 Women and War
HIST 3690 Imagining War HIST 3990 Selected Topics
HIST 4170 War and Society
HIST 4610 Colloquium HIST 4800 History Seminar: Selected Topics
HIST 4900 Race, Ethnicity & the Changing City
HIST 4990 Independent Study
PRE-1800 ELECTIVE COURSES (2011 MAJORS ONLY)
HIST 2220 Technology in World History
HIST 2530 American Slavery
HIST 2700 East Asian Civilizations HIST 2800 Civilizations of South Asia
HIST 3020 Origins of Civilization
HIST 3030 Greek Civilization HIST 3040 Rome
HIST 3060 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIST 3070 Imperial Spain HIST 3080 History of Christianity
HIST 3090 Italian Renaissance
HIST 3120 Reformation Europe HIST 3130 Age of Discovery & Conquest
HIST 3180 American Colonies
HIST 3300 Russian Empire
HIST 3320 Tudor Stuart England HIST 3520 Medieval & Early Mod Women
HIST 3530 Race & Slavery in the Americas
HIST 3570 Late Antiquity & Byzantine History HIST 3600 Traditional Japan
HIST 3700 Traditional China
HIST 3720 Medieval & Early Mod France HIST 3760 Korean History
HIST 3780 Mughal India
HIST 3800 Colonial Latin America HIST 3860 Colonial Brazil
HIST 3870 Ancient American Civs
HIST 3960 Hist & Literature of Medieval Spain
HIST 3900 Islamic/M.E. History & Civs. I HIST 3910 Islamic/M.E. History & Civs. II
HIST 4040 Creation of American Republic
HIST 4170 War and Society HIST 4300 The French Rev & Napoleon
HIST 4320 Intellectual History of Anc.&Med.
HIST 4340 Medieval Islamic Thought HIST 4400 Origins of Civilization
HIST 4430 Transatlantic Colonies
HIST 4440 European Religion 1500-1700
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HISTORY COURSES that also fulfill UCC Areas & Writing/Technology Intensive (2011 MAJORS with UCC Requirements only)
UCC Area 4 (“Diversity”)
HIST 2510 (Women’s & Gender History)
HIST 2530 (American Slavery)
HIST 2550 (Latinos/Latina)
HIST 2580 (Asian American)
HIST 2910 (Civil Rights)
UCC Area 5 (“Civic Engagement”)
HIST 2100 (U.S. Labor History)
HIST 3510 (Public History)
HIST 4200 (Politics & Social Movements)
UCC Area 6 (“Global Awareness”)
HIST 2700 (East Asia)
HIST 2800 (South Asia)
HIST 3300 (Russian Empire)
HIST 3610 (Modern Japan)
HIST 3640 (Japanese Hist. thru Cinema)
HIST 3810 (Modern Latin America)
HIST 3900 (Early Islamic Civ.)
HIST 3920 (Contemporary Middle East)
UCC Writing Intensive Requirements (Some OR All Sections)
HIST 2020 (World Hist since 1500): SOME
HIST 2600 (Historical Methods): ALL
HIST 3100 (Modern France): ALL
HIST 3120 (Reformation Europe): ALL
HIST 3140 (History of New Jersey) :ALL
HIST 3300 (Russian Empire): ALL
HIST 3310 (20th Century Russia): SOME
HIST 3410 (Hitler & Nazi Germany): ALL
HIST 3690 (Imagining War): ALL
HIST 4040 (Creation of Amer Republic): ALL
HIST 4200 Politics & Social Movements: ALL
HIST 4280 (Stalin and His Times): ALL
HIST 4290 (Russian Revolution): SOME
HIST 4300 (French Revolution): ALL
HIST 4330 (Comparative Revolutions) ALL
HIST 4610 (Colloquium):ALL
HIST 4800 (History Seminar): ALL
UCC Technology Intensive Requirements (Some OR ALL Sections)
HIST 2220 (Technology in World History): ALL
HIST 2600 (Historical Methods): SOME
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HISTORY MINOR
Do you like History and do well in History courses you’ve taken (in High School and at WPU)? Have you thought of adding a
History Minor to your major? History has a clear subject-matter relationship to Political Science, Literature, Philosophy,
Music, and Art; it would make a valuable contribution to majors in these subjects. It would be of practical value to majors in
Communication (especially for careers in broadcast and print journalism), or Accounting (business firms are especially
interested in students with the research and analytical skills that History courses foster).
Did you know that membership in the History Honor Society—Phi Alpha Theta—is open to qualified students, even if they
are not History majors?
Wouldn’t your diploma be enhanced with a minor in History, which might also include membership in Phi Alpha Theta?
2011 History Minor (18 credits)—Entering WPU From Fall 2011
HIST 202 World History since 1500 OR Credits Grade
HIST 205 U.S. Through Civil War OR
HIST 206 U.S. Since Civil War ______ ______
Non-Western history course ______ ______
Elective: 2000, 3000, or 4000 level ______ ______
Elective: 2000, 3000, or 4000 level ______ ______
Elective: 3000 or 4000 level ______ ______
Elective: 3000 or 4000 level ______ ______
*Prerequisites: None
Pre-2011 History Minor (18 credits)—Entering WPU PRIOR to Fall 2011
Credits Grade HIST 205 U.S. Through Civil War ______ ______
HIST 206 U.S. Since Civil War ______ ______
Non-Western history ______ ______
Elective: 2000, 3000, or 4000 level ______ ______
Elective: 3000 or 4000 level ______ ______
Elective: 3000 or 4000 level ______ ______
*Of the three elective courses, at least one must be in European History.
**Prerequisites: HIST 1010 (substitution: 1030 or 1040) and 1020 (substitution: 1040 or 1050)
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HISTORY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (UCC)
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES
FRESHMAN YEAR:
First Semester: Total credits: 16.5
1. UCC Area 1, Personal Wellbeing: Choose any one from the list.
2. UCC Area 2a, Arts and Communication: Choose any one from the list
3. UCC Area 2b, Writing: Take ENG 1100 College Writing (Writing Intensive).
4. UCC Area 2c, Literature: Choose any one from the list.
5. UCC Area3b, Ways of Knowing, History: Take ONE from HIST 1030, 1040, or 1050 (Recommend
1030 or 1040)
6. WPU 1010 First-Year Seminar
Second Semester: Total credits: 16
1. UCC Area 3a, Ways of Knowing, Philosophical: Choose anyone from the list.
2. First UCC Area 3c, Ways of Knowing, Social and Behavior Science: Take ONE of the following
depending on your need (the area that you’re least strong in): SOC 1010 Principles of Sociology, SOC
1020 Social Problems, GEO 1500 World Regional Geography, POL 1200 American Government
3. UCC Area 3d, Ways of Knowing, Scientific: Choose any one from the list.
4. UCC Area 3d, Ways of Knowing, Quantitative: Choose any one from the list.
5. Take PSY 1100 General Psychology (This is one of the two prerequisites for Secondary Education Major.
You must earn at least a C.)
SOPHOMORE YEAR:
First Semester: Total credits: 15
1. HIST 2020
2. HIST 2050
3. HIST 2600 (UCC Writing Intensive; Take a Technology Intensive section)
4. ANTH 2020 (The other prerequisite for Secondary Education Major; UCC Area 4, Diversity. You
must earn at least a C.)
5. Foreign Language, First Semester
Second Semester: Total Credits: 15
1. HIST 2060 (Required History Major Elective for Secondary Education Majors)
2. Second UCC Area 3c, Ways of Knowing, Social and Behavior Science: Take ANOTHER ONE of the
following depending on your need (the area that you’re least strong in; only take one class in sociology):
SOC 1010 Principles of Sociology, SOC 1020 Social Problems, GEO 1500 World Regional Geography,
POL 1200 American Government
3. HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society (required History Major elective for Secondary Education
Students)
4. HIST 3000 Elective
5. Foreign Language, Second Semester
At this point, you must maintain your GPA at 2.75 or higher, and complete the Writing Assessment, and the
Speech and Hearing Assessment (they are offered by the College of Education several times a year).
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JUNIOR YEAR:
First Semester: Total credits: 15
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. CIED 2030 Teaching as a Profession (Step I in Secondary Education; UCC Writing Intensive)
3. HIST 3280 Economic History (required History Major elective for Secondary Education Students)
4. HIST 3000 Level
5. Free Elective
Submit application for Practicum to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
Second Semester: Total credits: 15
1. CISE 2950 Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (Step II in Secondary Education)
2. CIRL 3350 Literacy, Technology & Instruction (Step II in Secondary Education; UCC Technology
Intensive)
3. HIST 2000/3000 Level/UCC Area 6 Global Awareness
4. HIST 4000 Level/UCC Writing Intensive (also fulfills the History Major WI requirement)
5. Free Elective
Submit application for Student Teaching to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
SENIOR YEAR:
First Semester: Total credits 16-17
1. HIST 4000 Level
2. Free Elective (1-2 Credits)
3. Practicum (Step III in Secondary Education):
CISE 3250 Teaching as Learning (2 Credits)
CISE 3350 Working within Schools: Schools as Institutions & Communities (2 Credits)
CISE 3250 Practicum Internship (2 days/week in a school) (2 Credits)
CISE 4110 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 Credits; UCC Writing Intensive)
Take and Pass the Social Studies Praxis Exam before Student Teaching; Complete all other requirements
before Student Teaching.
Second Semester: Total credits: 12
1. Student Teaching (Step IV in Secondary Education):
EDUC 4190 Student Teaching Internship/Seminar (5 days/week in a school) (10 credits; UCC Area 5,
Civic Engagement; Writing Intensive)
CISE 4500 Reckoning with the Past & Preparing for a Future in Education (2)
You can graduate with two majors (120.5 or 121.5 Credits) in Four Years!
*Take 4 Writing Intensive courses and 2 Technology Intensive courses.
** In choosing history elective courses, make sure to take 2 US, 2 European and 2 global/Non-European
history courses
***CIED 2030 and step II classes are offered in the summer.
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HISTORY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (AA DEGREE)
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES (FIVE SEMESTER TRACK)
FIRST SEMESTER: 18 Credits
1 HIST 2020
2 HIST 2050
3 HIST 2600 4 ANTH 2020 (Prerequisite for Secondary Education Major; .You must earn at least a C.)
5 Take PSY 1100 General Psychology (The prerequisites for Secondary Education Major. You must earn at
least a C)
6 Foreign Language, First Semester
*You must maintain your GPA at 2.75 or higher, and complete the Writing Assessment, and the Speech and
Hearing Assessment (they are offered by the College of Education several times a year).
**Submit application for Practicum to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
SECOND SEMESTER: 18 credits
1. HIST 2060 (Required History Major Elective for Secondary Education Majors)
2. CIED 2030 Teaching as a Profession (Step I in Secondary Education)
3. HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society (required History Major elective for Secondary Ed Students)
4. HIST 2000/3000 Level
5. HIST 4000 Level
6. Foreign Language, Second Semester
THIRD SEMESTER: 15 credits
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. HIST 3280 Economic History (required History Major elective for Secondary Education Students)
3. HIST 3000 Level
4. CISE 2950 Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (Step II in Secondary Education)
5. CIRL 3350 Literacy, Technology & Instruction (Step II in Secondary Education;
*Submit application for Student Teaching to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
FOURTH SEMESTER: 18 credits
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. HIST 4000 Level (Writing Intensive)
3. Practicum (Step III in Secondary Education):
CISE 3250 Teaching as Learning (2 Credits)
CISE 3350 Working within Schools: Schools as Institutions & Communities (2 Credits)
CISE 3250 Practicum Internship (2 days/week in a school) (2 Credits)
CISE 4110 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 Credits)
Take and Pass the Social Studies Praxis Exam before Student Teaching; Complete all other requirements
before Student Teaching.
FIFTH SEMESTER: 12 Credits
2. Student Teaching (Step IV in Secondary Education):
EDUC 4190 Student Teaching Internship/Seminar (5 days/week in a school) (10 credits)
CISE 4500 Reckoning with the Past & Preparing for a Future in Education (2)
You can graduate with two majors in Two and a Half Years!
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HISTORY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (AA DEGREE)
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES (FOUR SEMESTER TRACK)
FIRST YEAR: First Semester (18 credits)
1. HIST 2020
2. HIST 2050
3. HIST 2600
4. ANTH 2020 (Prerequisite for Secondary Education Major; .You must earn at least a C.)
5. Take PSY 1100 General Psychology (The prerequisites for Secondary Ed Major. Earn at least a C.)
6. Foreign Language, First Semester
*You must maintain your GPA at 2.75 or higher, and complete the Writing Assessment, and the Speech and
Hearing Assessment (they are offered by the College of Education several times a year).
**Submit application for Practicum to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
WINTER SESSION: HIST 3000 Level (3 credits)
FIRST YEAR: Second Semester (18 credits)
1. 11HIST 2060 (Required History Major Elective for Secondary Education Majors)
2. CIED 2030 Teaching as a Profession (Step I in Secondary Education)
3. HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society (required History Major elective for Secondary Ed Students)
4. HIST 2000/3000 Elective
5. HIST 3280 Economic History (required History Major elective for Secondary Ed. Students)
6. Foreign Language, Second Semester
*Submit application for Student Teaching to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
SUMMER SESSIONS (12 credits)
1. CISE 2950 Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (Step II in Secondary Education)
2. CIRL 3350 Literacy, Technology & Instruction (Step II in Secondary Education;
3. HIST 3000 Level
4. HIST 4000 Level
SECOND YEAR: First Semester (18 credits)
1. HIST 4000 Level (Writing Intensive)
2. HIST 3000 Level
3. Practicum (Step III in Secondary Education):
CISE 3250 Teaching as Learning (2 Credits)
CISE 3350 Working within Schools: Schools as Institutions & Communities (2 Credits)
CISE 3250 Practicum Internship (2 days/week in a school) (2 Credits)
CISE 4110 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 Credits)
Before Student Teaching, Take & Pass the Social Studies Praxis Exam and complete all other requirements.
SECOND YEAR: Second Semester (12 credits)
1. Student Teaching (Step IV in Secondary Education):
EDUC 4190 Student Teaching Internship/Seminar (5 days/week in a school) (10 credits)
CISE 4500 Reckoning with the Past & Preparing for a Future in Education (2)
You can graduate with two majors in Two Years!
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HISTORY AND (SECONDARY) SPECIAL EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (UCC)
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES
FRESHMAN YEAR: First Semester (16.5 credits)
1. UCC Area 1, Personal Wellbeing: Choose any one from the list.
2. UCC Area 2a, Arts and Communication: Choose any one from the list
3. UCC Area 2b, Writing: Take ENG 1100 College Writing (Writing Intensive).
4. UCC Area 2c, Literature: Choose any one from the list.
5. UCC Area3b, Ways of Knowing, History: Take ONE from HIST 1030, 1040, or 1050 (Recommend
1030 or 1040)
6. WPU 1010 First-Year Seminar
Second Semester (16 credits)
1. UCC Area 3a, Ways of Knowing, Philosophical: Choose anyone from the list.
2. First UCC Area 3c, Ways of Knowing, Social and Behavior Science: Take ONE of the following
depending on your need (the area that you’re least strong in): SOC 1010 Principles of Sociology, SOC
1020 Social Problems, GEO 1500 World Regional Geography, POL 1200 American Government
3. UCC Area 3d, Ways of Knowing, Scientific: Choose any one from the list.
4. UCC Area 3d, Ways of Knowing, Quantitative: Choose any one from the list.
5. Take PSY 1100 General Psychology (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education Major. You
must earn at least a C.)
SOPHOMORE YEAR: First Semester (15 credits)
1. HIST 2050
2. HIST 2600 (UCC Writing Intensive; Take a Technology Intensive section)
3. ANTH 2020 (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education Major; UCC Area 4, Diversity. You
must earn at least a C.)
4. Foreign Language, First Semester
5. PSY 2100 Developmental Psychology (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education Major. You
must earn at least a C.)
Second Semester (15 credits)
1. HIST 2020
2. HIST 2060 (Required History Major Elective for Special Education Majors)
3. Second UCC Area 3c, Ways of Knowing, Social and Behavior Science: Take ANOTHER ONE of the
following depending on your need (the area that you’re least strong in; only take one class in sociology):
SOC 1010 Principles of Sociology, SOC 1020 Social Problems, GEO 1500 World Regional Geography,
POL 1200 American Government
4. HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society (required History Major elective for Special Education
Students)
5. Foreign Language, Second Semester
At this point, you must maintain your GPA at 2.75 or higher, and complete the Writing Assessment, and the
Speech and Hearing Assessment (they are offered by the College of Education several times a year).
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JUNIOR YEAR: First Semester (15 credits)
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. SPC 2550 Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society (Step I in Special Education; UCC Writing
Intensive)
3. HIST 3280 Economic History (required History Major elective for Special Education Students)
4. HIST 3000 Level
5. HIST 3000 Level
Submit application for Practicum to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
Second Semester (15 credits)
1. SPC 3130 Adaptive and Assistive Technologies (Step II in Special Education, UCC Technology
Intensive)
2. CISE 2950 Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (Step II in Special Education)
3. CIRL 3350 Literacy, Technology & Instruction (Step II in Special Education; UCC Technology
Intensive)
4. HIST 2000/3000 Level/UCC Area 6 Global Awareness
5. HIST 4000 Level/UCC Writing Intensive (also fulfills the History Major WI requirement)
SENIOR YEAR: First Semester (13 credits)
1. HIST 4000 Level
2. Practicum (Step III in Special Education; courses must be taken as a package):
3. SPC 3250 School-based Assessment for Diverse Learners (3 Credits)
4. SPC 3530 Instructional Management in Diverse & Inclusive Setting (3 Credits)
5. SPC 3540 Behavior Management in Diverse Educational Settings (3 Credits)
6. SPC 3550 Practicum (Special Education – 1 day per week) (1 Credits)
7. Submit application for Student Teaching to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of
Education.
Second Semester (11 credits)
1. Practicum (Step IV in Special Education; courses must be taken as package)
CISE 3250 Teaching as Learning (2 Credits)
CISE 3350 Working in Schools: Schools as Institutions & Communities (2 Credits)
CISE 3250 Practicum Internship (2 days per week) (2 Credits)
SPC 4560 Lifespan Transitions: Home, School &Community (2 Credits)
2. CISE 4110 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 Credits)
Take and Pass the Social Studies Praxis Exam before Student Teaching.
FIFTH YEAR: First Semester (12 credits) 1. Student Teaching (Step V in Special Education):
EDUC 4190 Student Teaching Internship/Seminar (10 credits; UCC Area 5, Civic Engagement; Writing
Intensive)
CISE 4500 Reckoning with the Past & Preparing for a Future in Education (2 Credits)
You can graduate with two majors (128.5 Crs) in Four and A Half Years!
*Take 4 Writing Intensive courses and 2 Technology Intensive courses.
** In choosing history elective courses, make sure to take 2 US, 2 European and 2 global/Non-European
history courses.
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HISTORY AND (SECONDARY) SPECIAL EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (AA DEGREE)
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES (SIX SEMESTER TRACK)
FIRST SEMESTER (18 Credits)
1. HIST 2020
2. HIST 2050
3. PSY 1100 General Psychology (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education Major.)
4. PSY 2100 Developmental Psychology (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education)
5. ANTH 2020 Diversity & Equity in Schools (One of the three prerequisites for Special Education)
6. Foreign Language, First Semester
* You must earn at least a C in all three prerequisites for Special Education. You must maintain your
GPA at 2.75 or higher, and complete the Writing Assessment, and the Speech and Hearing Assessment
(they are offered by the College of Education several times a year).
SECOND SEMESTER (18 credits)
1. HIST 2060 (Required History Major Elective for Special Education students)
2. SPC 2550 Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society (Step I in Special Education)
3. HIST 3350 Science, Technology & Society (required History Major elective for Special
Education students)
4. HIST 2000/3000 Level
5. HIST 2600 6. Foreign Language, Second Semester
*Submit application for Practicum to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
THIRD SEMESTER (18 credits)
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. HIST 3280 Economic History (required History Major elective for Special Education stduents.)
3. HIST 3000 Level
4. SPC 3130 Adaptive and Assistive Technologies (Step II in Special Education)
5. CISE 2950 Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (Step II in Special Education)
6. CIRL 3350 Literacy, Technology & Instruction (Step II in Special Education)
FOURTH SEMESTER (16 credits)
1. HIST 3000 Level
2. HIST 4000 Level 3. Practicum (Step III in Special Education; courses must be taken as a package):
4. SPC 3250 School-based Assessment for Diverse Learners (3 Credits)
5. SPC 3530 Instructional Management in Diverse & Inclusive Setting (3 Credits)
6. SPC 3540 Behavior Management in Diverse Educational Settings (3 Credits)
7. SPC 3550 Practicum (Special Education – 1 day per week) (1 Credits)
*Submit application for Student Teaching to the Office of Field Experiences in the College of Education.
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FIFTH SEMESTER (14 Credits)
1. HIST 4000 Level 2. Practicum (Step IV in Special Education; courses must be taken as package)
3. CISE 3250 Teaching as Learning (2 Credits)
4. CISE 3350 Working in Schools: Schools as Institutions & Communities (2 Credits)
5. CISE 3250 Practicum Internship (2 days per week) (2 Credits)
6. SPC 4560 Lifespan Transitions: Home, School &Community (2 Credits)
7. CISE 4110 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 Credits)
Take and Pass the Social Studies Praxis Exam before Student Teaching. Complete all History
Major requirements before Student Teaching.
SIXTH SEMESTER (12 Credits)
1. Student Teaching (Step V in Special Education):
EDUC 4190 Student Teaching Internship/Seminar (10 credits)
CISE 4500 Reckoning with the Past & Preparing for a Future in Education (2 Credits)
*In choosing history elective courses, make sure to take 2 US, 2 European and 2 global/Non-
European history courses.
You can graduate with two majors in Three Years!!
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HISTORY DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Each spring the History Department makes a number of Awards for excellence. Our purpose is to
recognize outstanding student performance in the study and/or teaching of History. Application materials
should be submitted to the History Department (Atrium 235) by February 15. All awards will be given
to seniors who will graduate in May and who graduated in previous August and December. An exception
to it is “Livio Stecchini Award for Best Undergraduate Paper,” to which all majors/minors can apply.
I. AWARDS to be recognized at THE UNIERSITY’S HONORS CONVOCATION CEREMONY
and THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT’ ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
History Paul Vouras Award to Graduating Senior One $250 award donated by Professor Paul Vouras. Scholarship is awarded to an academically
outstanding senior majoring in History who is planning on continuing on a graduate level or who is an
outstanding Phi Alpha Theta member. 1) complete the History Department’s common award application
2) submit a portfolio (e.g., resume, two research papers, a list of extracurricular activities, etc).
Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in History
Determined by the Awards Committee chiefly based upon GPA in the Major and overall. The
Committee will notify student and student then must complete the History Department’s common award
application to be eligible to receive the award.
Education and History Award to Graduating Senior
History major who is also pursuing a degree is elementary or secondary education with the highest GPA.
The Award Committee will notify student and student then must complete the History Department’s
common award application to be eligible to receive this award.
II. AWARD to be recognized at HISTORY DEPARTMENT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Patricia Ripmaster Award to Outstanding Graduating Senior Pursuing Teaching Certification.
1) Complete the History Department’s common award application.
2) Criteria: A) GPA in both Majors and B) a research paper or essay for a 2600, 3000 or 4000 level
course in the Department which was taken within the preceding 12 months. The paper must conform to
the Department guidelines regarding format and citations. Minor modifications (format, spelling, syntax)
of the original, graded paper are acceptable.
Livio Stecchini Award For Best Undergraduate Paper
Awarded annually for a best research paper and/or historiographic essay by a Major or Minor.
1) Complete the History Department’s common award application. 2) Submit a research paper or essay
for a 2600, 3000 or 4000 level course in the Department. The paper must have been written within the
preceding 12 months. The paper must conform to Department guidelines regarding format and citations.
Minor modifications (format, spelling, syntax) of the original, graded paper are acceptable.
Academic Excellent Award Certificates
All graduating seniors whose overall GPAs are over 3.65 will be awarded with an award certificate. The
Awards Committee will inform these students.
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History Department Common Award Application
Name: ____________________________________________________
Student Identification Number: ________________________
Semester you plan to graduate: ________________________
Current cumulative GPA: ________________________________
List of History courses taken and faculty instructor:
Course title and number Name of instructor
Please check the box next to the award for which you are applying:
Paul Vouras History Award
Outstanding Senior Award in History
Education and History Award
Patricia Ripmaster Award in History
Livio Stecchini Best Paper Award
Please attach following material:
1. Write a paragraph of about 200 words explaining why you are a good candidate for the award(s).
2. List your extracurricular activities.
3. Submit any supporting documentation like papers or portfolio.
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HISTORY CLUB
The purpose of the History Club is to provide a forum outside of the classroom for students interested in
historical study, research, and debate. The WPU History Club will promote interest and awareness of
History through the use of historical films, lectures, outings, and other events. The WPU History Club
will nurture the development of historical research, leadership, and teaching skills through field trips to
historical sites and facilities. Additionally, the WPU History Club will explore ways to increase its
members’ consciousness of the diverse resources available to them pertaining to History. The WPU
History Club will also work to develop tutoring and outreach programs to History students of local
schools.
History Club Advisor: Profs. Joanne Cho and Rochisha Narayan (on leave)
History Club Officers 2013-2014
The President: William Loyola
VP: Kyle Nicole Deveza
Treasurer: Colleen Lugli
Secretary: Heather Lane PHI ALPHA THETA-RHO ALPHA Phi Alpha Theta is an international honor society in History, organized 17 March 1921. Since that
time it has grown to over eight hundred chapters in the US with more than a quarter million initiates--
more than any other collegiate honor society.
Phi Alpha Theta is composed of students and professors who have been selected on the basis of
excellence in the study and writing of History. At the same time, Phi Alpha Theta is a professional
society whose objective is promoting the study of History through research, teaching, and the exchange
of learning among historians. It seeks to bring students, teachers, and writers of History together. Phi
Alpha Theta encourages and assists historical research as well as publication by its members.
Rho Alpha Chapter was established at William Paterson in 1968. Since that time, its members
have been involved in all aspects of university affairs.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Bone, Faculty Advisor (Atrium 209; [email protected]).
Requirements for Membership (undergraduates)
o At least 12 Credits of History
o A minimum overall GPA of 3.0
o A minimum History GPA of 3.1
o Two faculty references, including at least one from a History Department faculty member
o An initiation fee of $40
Membership benefits include a subscription to the organization's quarterly journal The Historian: A
Journal of History. The Society also sponsors scholarships and writing contests for its members, regional
and national conventions that serve the exchange and presentation of research, and a wide variety of
activities that promote History.
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WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society) Rho Alpha Chapter: Application for Membership
Full Name:_________________________________ Telephone: (H) _______________ (W) ____________
Address:___________________________________ Email: (WPUNJ) _____________ (Other) ________
City:________________ State: ___ ZIP: _______ Current Academic Status: (So/Jr/Sr/Grad): _____
List all courses taken in History and completed: Grade: Semester and Year:
_________________________________________ _____ _________________
_________________________________________ _____ _________________
_________________________________________ _____ _________________
_________________________________________ _____ _________________
Declared Major: __________________________
Minor(s), if applicable: _______________________________________
Faculty References (2 signatures required; 1 must be in History)
Faculty Member: _____________________________________
Faculty Member (History):______________________________
Please complete form, obtain signatures, and return with your check or money order for $40 made
out to "Phi Alpha Theta" to PAT Faculty Advisor, Jon Bone (Atrium 209).
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CAREERS IN HISTORY1 (The American Historical Association)
Many, many things
As a liberal arts major, of course, the world is your oyster and you can consider a multitude of careers.
Among the jobs you can consider are: advertising executive, analyst, archivist, broadcaster, campaign worker, consultant,
congressional aide, editor, foreign service officer, foundation staffer, information specialist, intelligence agent, journalist, legal
assistant, lobbyist, personnel manager, public relations staffer, researcher, teacher . . . the list can be almost endless. More
specifically, though, with your degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information
manager, advocate, or even a businessperson.
Here is a brief list of the career opportunities available to the undergraduate history major. This list is based on a very useful
pamphlet, Careers for Students of History, written by Barbara J. Howe and jointly published by the American Historical
Association and the National Council on Public History in 1989. While this online miniguide is based on this pamphlet (now
out of print), with appropriate paraphrases from its text, it discusses also some of the new opportunities that became available
to the history major in the recent past.
History BAs intending to pursue an advanced degree in history should read the excellent guide, Careers for Students of
History, by Constance Schulz, Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Marrs, and Kevin Allen (2002: 64 pages, $7 members, $9
nonmembers. ISBN 0-87229-128-6).
Historians as Educators
Elementary Schools/ Secondary Schools
Postsecondary Education
Historic Sites and Museums
Historians as Researchers
Museums and Historical Organizations
Cultural Resources Management and Historic Preservation
Think Tanks
Historians As Communicators
Writers and Editors
Journalists
Documentary Editors
Producers of Multimedia Material
Historians As Information Managers
Archivists
Records Managers
Librarians
Information Managers
Historians As Advocates
Lawyers and Paralegals
Litigation Support
Legislative Staff Work
Foundations
Historians in Businesses and Associations
Historians in Corporations
Contract Historians
Historians and Nonprofit Associations
For more information on all these career opportunities as well as other possibilities, consult the pamphlet referred to above
and, of course, the career guidance office at your college or university.
1 Information on this page is from http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/careers/Index.htm
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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
1.How many credits can one transfer to one’s major?
One can only transfer up to 18 credits in one’s major to WPUNJ.
2. How many credits can one transfer to one’s minor?
One can only transfer up to 9 credits towards one’s minor at WPUNJ.
3. Can one take courses from other colleges or community colleges?
A. One can take courses from other two year colleges when one has fewer than 70 credits. One
can take courses from other four year colleges or universities when one has fewer than 90 credits.
B. Any students who take classes from other colleges or universities must have at least a 2.0 GPA
and they must get approval from the department chair or assistant chair and the college dean
before they take classes in other colleges or universities.
4. Can one take more than 12 credits in the summer or more than 18/19 credits in the fall or spring
semester?
Only exceptional students with a GPA of 3.00 or higher may be allowed to take more than 12
credits during the summer or more than 18/19 credits in the spring and fall semesters. They need
to get permission from the department chair and then from the associate dean.
7. Can one repeat a class to improve my GPA?
Currently enrolled undergraduate first degree students may repeat once any course taken toward
degree completion in which a grade of D+ or D has been received. A grade of F many be
repeated only twice.
8. Can an undergraduate student take graduate classes?
One has to meet all following criteria: 1) above 3.0 GPA: 2) advanced standing (2nd
semester
seminar or almost); and 3) permission of Chairperson and Associate Dean. NOTE: Graduate
course used for Under Graduate degree and never apply to MA.
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History M.A. Program Overview
Dr. Dewar MacLeod ([email protected])
Graduate Director Atrium Room 213
The master of arts in history is designed for the twenty-first century. Through an innovative curriculum
that focuses on global historical analysis and the integration of information technology into historical
research and teaching, the program provides graduates with the skills necessary to communicate
historical insights in a diverse and technologically advanced society.
Graduate students in History may choose from three academic paths: the Examination option, the Thesis
option or the Applied Historical Studies track – all requiring 30 credits.
The history faculty at William Paterson is one of the largest in New Jersey and offers a wide range of
courses that reflect the latest scholarship in the discipline. Thematic courses, such as the history of crime,
science, women, and sexuality, complement the traditional menu of national histories. The program’s
flexibility also allows students to tailor a course of study to fit their needs.
All incoming students will take HIST 5000 Historical Thinking, the core course designed to introduce the
fundamentals of historical interpretation, theories, and methodologies. Those pursuing the Examination
and Thesis options are required to take one of the Global History Seminars. Students in the Applied
Historical Studies track will take courses in Digital History and Public History, as well as an Internship.
Applications
Prospective students must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and an undergraduate
grade point average of 3.0 (out of 4) in their major. Applications should include two academic letters of
recommendation, a writing sample, and GRE scores. Further information is available at the Office of
Graduate Admissions.
Financial Aid
A limited number of graduate assistantships and graduate internships are available. Assistantships and
internships include a stipend and a tuition and fee waiver. More information is available at Graduate
Admissions Office Financial Aid for Students.
Library Resources
One of the gems of William Paterson University is the Cheng Library and its extraordinary staff. Start
your research at the page for Library Resources for Graduate Students. The History Department liaison at
the Library is Richard Kearney, a graduate of our Master's Program. You may access the University
Archives here; for more information contact Bob Wolk.
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HISTORY M.A. PROGRAM
William Paterson University
MA in History
Thesis Option
MA in History
Examination Option
MA in History
APPLIED HISTORICAL STUDIES
TRACK
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS (3 credits)
HIST 5000 Historical Thinking
THESIS OPTION
REQUIREMENT (3 credits)
One of the following Global History
Seminars:
HIST 5360 Intellectual & Cultural History
HIST 5370 Twentieth Century
HIST 5380 Empires
HIST 5390 War & Revolution
ELECTIVES (18 credits)
6 courses
CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (6 credits)
HIST 6980 Advanced Writing Seminar
HIST 6990 Independent Thesis Research
Research Project: Submission of MA
Thesis or approved research project to
Advisor and one other faculty member;
presentation of thesis in a public forum.
EXAMINATION OPTION
REQUIREMENT (3 credits)
One of the following Global History
Seminars:
HIST 5360 Intellectual & Cultural History
HIST 5370 Twentieth Century
HIST 5380 Empires
HIST 5390 War & Revolution
ELECTIVES (21 credits)
7 courses
CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
HIST 6970 Reading Colloquium
Open to all students; required for those in
Examination Option
Examination (not credit bearing):
Departmental M.A. examination to be
evaluated by panel consisting of faculty
who teach in the program. Readings will
be prepared as part of HIST 6970 Reading
Colloquium.
APPLIED HISTORICAL STUDIES
REQUIREMENT (6 credits)
HIST 5010 Digital History
HIST 5010 Public History
ELECTIVES (15 credits)
5 courses
CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (6 credits)
HIST 6900 Internship in Public History
HIST 6980 Advanced Writing Seminar
Applied Project: Expanding on the
internship students will take HIST 6980
to develop an exhibition in a historical
society or museum, or a digital project, or
another appropriate work in Applied
History as approved by Advisor and
Graduate Director.
TOTAL CREDITS: 30
TOTAL CREDITS: 30
TOTAL CREDITS: 30
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OFF CAMPUS Center for International Education
Raubinger Hall Lower Level Room 21 (973)720-2976
Cinzia Richardson, Director, [email protected] The Center for International Education, www.wpunj.edu/academics/cie, is responsible for
global initiatives and activities at William Paterson University. It is the cornerstone of the
University’s unwavering commitment to international education. The Center develops,
coordinates, and supports international, interdisciplinary academic and development activities. This agenda seeks to be responsive to the needs of four constituencies: students, faculty, New
Jersey’s ethnic communities, and New Jersey businesses and industries. The Center’s
objectives, therefore, are (1) to expose students to international experiences such as study
abroad on exchange, teaching, working, or participating in short-term educational programs
abroad; (2) to develop the faculty’s international expertise; (3) to reach out to New Jersey’s
multiple ethnic communities; and (4) to formulate joint ventures with New Jersey’s business
and industrial community. International Education Programs Abroad
Study Abroad Programs Students at William Paterson University have the opportunity to participate in a Study
Abroad program under the sponsorship of the New Jersey State Consortium for International
Studies. (www.njscis.org). Programs vary in price and length. Students may apply for summer,
semester or a full academic year in over 40 different countries in Europe (Great Britain,
Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Austria, Ireland, and France); Latin America (Mexico, Ecuador,
Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Brazil); Australia; and select countries in Asia and Africa. In
most cases, the language of instruction is English, except where the main purpose is to learn a
foreign language. And up to 30 credits may be earned toward graduation from William Paterson. To qualify, students must have completed at least one year of University study, have a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and be approved for participation prior to departure. Most Application deadlines are March 1 for spring applications and October 1 for the fall term.
Short term Education Programs Taught Abroad The Center for International Education assists faculty with promoting short-term programs
abroad, organized by various academic departments, providing William Paterson University
students with international awareness, knowledge, and culture. These opportunities offer the
student skills on practical and intellectual levels to become a functional and productive citizen
of an ever shrinking world. National Student Exchange Program The National Student Exchange program (www.nse.org) enables William Paterson University students who have a 2.5 GPA or higher to attend up to one calendar year in another state while having the option to
continue paying William Paterson tuition and fees or the host school's in state tuition and
fees. The program includes nearly 200 colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY (from the Student Handbook)
Introduction Every student is expected to know and comply with all policies and regulations stated in the
University Catalog and Student Handbook. Students are also expected to be aware of, and
accept responsibility for, their academic standing at all times. This includes their cumulative
and major grade point average, number of credits completed, and progress toward meeting
graduation requirements.
The University reserves the right to introduce changes in the rules regulating admission,
programs, instruction, and graduation. Changes take effect as determined by the proper
authorities and apply to prospective students as well as to those already enrolled. Students
are, therefore, urged to read carefully all materials sent from the University by website, mail
and/or posted in appropriate locations around campus. Regular contact with faculty and other
advisors is strongly recommended. The administration of academic regulations is the
function of the Dean of each college.
Students who experience academic difficulty are advised to consult first with the faculty
member directly concerned. If the problem cannot be resolved, a student should consult his
or her assigned academic advisor, speak with an advisor in the Gloria Williams Advisement
Center, or contact the department chairperson or Dean for guidance.
At their initial registration, students are given a degree audit outlining particular
requirements and recommending the sequence in which they should pursue those
requirements. It is the students’ responsibility to maintain the degree audit, know the
curriculum, and take courses in the proper sequence. I. Standards of Academic Conduct As an academic institution committed to the discovery and dissemination of truth, William
Paterson University expects that all members of the University community shall conduct
themselves honestly and with professional demeanor in all academic activities.
William Paterson University has established standards of academic conduct because of its
belief that academic honesty is a matter of individual and University responsibility and that,
when standards of honesty are violated, each member of the community is harmed.
Members of the University community are expected to acknowledge their individual
responsibility to be familiar with, and adhere to, the Academic Integrity Policy.
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II. Violations of Academic Integrity Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy include, but are not limited to, the following
examples: A. Cheating during examinations includes any attempt to (1) look at another student’s
examination with the intention of using another’s answers for attempted personal benefit;
(2) communicate, in any manner, information concerning the content of the examination
during the testing period or after the examination to someone who has not yet taken the
examination; (3) use any materials, such as notebooks, notes, textbooks, or other sources
not specifically designated by the professor of the course for student use during the
examination period; or (4) engage in any other activity for the purpose of seeking aid not
authorized by the professor.
B. Plagiarism is the copying from a book, article, notebook, video, internet or other source
material, whether published or unpublished, without proper credit through the use of
quotation marks, footnotes and other customary means of identifying sources, or passing
off as one’s own the ideas, words, writings, programs, and experiments of another, whether
or not such actions are intentional or unintentional. Plagiarism also includes submitting,
without the consent of the professor, an assignment already tendered for academic credit in
another course.
C. Collusion is working together in preparing separate course assignments in ways not
authorized by the instructor. Academic work produced through a cooperative
(collaborative) effort of two or more students is permissible only upon the explicit
consent of the professor. The collaboration must also be acknowledged in stating the
authorship of the report.
D. Lying is knowingly furnishing false information, distorting data, or omitting to
provide all necessary, required information to the University’s advisor, registrar,
admissions counselor, professor, etc., for any academically related purpose.
E. Other concerns that relate to the Academic Integrity Policy include such issues as
computer security, stolen tests, falsified records, as well as vandalism of library materials.
No list could include all the possible violations of academic integrity. These examples
should, however, give a clearer idea of the intent and extent of application of this policy. III. Faculty Responsibilities for Upholding the Academic Integrity Policy
A. Faculty are expected to be familiar with the Academic Integrity Policy. Each faculty
member will inform students of the applicable procedures and conditions early in each
semester before the first examination or assignment is due.
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B. Ordinarily, class tests and final exams should be proctored. Proctoring is defined
as having a faculty member present in the room. Proctoring is the responsibility of the
faculty member teaching the course although, where necessary, that responsibility
may be shared with, or delegated to, faculty colleagues or graduate assistants assigned
to the course. IV. Resolution of Academic Integrity Policy Violations
A. If a faculty member has sufficient reason to believe that a violation may have occurred
on any work submitted for a grade, he/she must attempt to discuss this matter with the
student within ten (10) working days of the incident.
B. After discussing this matter with the student, and if the student accepts the proposed
penalty, the student waives his/her right to a hearing. Depending on circumstances as
assessed by the faculty member who has discussed the matter with the student, the
penalty imposed could be:
1. Resubmission of the assignment
2. Failure of the assignment
3. Failure of the course
4. Forced withdrawal from the course with no credit received
5. Imposition of other appropriate penalties with the consent of the student
6. Recommendation to the President of suspension or expulsion from the University
7. With any of the above, the faculty member can have a written record of the sequence of
events placed in the student’s permanent record with a copy to the student.
C. If the student does not admit to a violation or disagrees with the proposed penalty, he/she
must:
1. Speak directly to the faculty member within ten (10) working days of being informed of a
violation or of the proposed penalty. If, after repeated attempts, the student is unable to reach the
faculty member within ten (10) working days, the student must notify the department
chairperson in writing within that ten (10) day period.
2. If, after discussion with the faculty member, the student is dissatisfied with the
outcome, the student must contact the department chairperson, presenting a dated, written,
and signed statement describing the specific basis for the complaint. At this time, the
student will also provide the faculty member with a copy of these written materials.
3. The department chairperson will try to resolve the issue by reaching a settlement that
is agreed upon by both the student and the faculty member. If the issue is not resolved at
the chairperson’s level, the student will request that the chairperson convene the
Department Executive Council (or other appropriate department committee) excluding the
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faculty member involved to hear the appeal. The faculty member will submit a written,
dated, and signed statement of the alleged violation to the council/committee. The student
will submit a written, dated, and signed statement describing the basis of the complaint.
The accuser will assume the burden of proof. When the faculty member involved is the
chairperson, then the student will request that the Dean of the College convene the
Department Executive Council (or other appropriate department committee). The
Department Executive Council/Committee will submit its decision to the chairperson (or
College Dean, if the faculty member involved is the chairperson).
4. If not satisfied with the Department Executive Council’s (or other appropriate
department committee’s) decision, the student may ask the Dean of that College to bring
the matter to the College Council. The faculty member will submit a written, dated, and
signed statement of the alleged violation. The student will submit a written, dated and
signed statement describing the basis for the complaint. The accuser will assume the burden
of proof. The chairperson of the department concerned will not take part in the final vote
(though the written decision from the department chairperson will be part of the record).
The College Council’s decision will constitute the University’s final decision regarding the
substantive nature of the case.
5. Each step in the procedure must be initiated within ten (10) working days of the
faculty, chairperson, department, or College response. Dated, written, and signed statements
are required at each step. Likewise, at each level, the faculty member(s), chairperson,
Department Executive Council (or other appropriate department committee), or College
Council must complete a review of all pertinent written materials prior to rendering a
decision, in writing, within ten (10) working days of receipt of complaint materials. In case
the faculty member has verifiably been unable to be contacted, or in other instances of
extenuating circumstances affecting students or faculty, it is understood that the student’s
right to appeal will not be jeopardized and the time constraints will be extended. Due
process must be followed at every step of this procedure. No penalty will be changed by
anyone other than the faculty member who assigned it unless there is convincing evidence
that the penalty will be changed by anyone other than the faculty member who assigned it
unless there is convincing evidence that the penalty was inconsistent with professional
standards of the discipline.
6. Each student who registers a complaint with a department chairperson must be given a copy
of this policy. A copy must be attached to the appeal and signed by the student to indicate that
he/she has been given a copy of the procedure, read it, and understands it before the appeal can
proceed.
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V. The Academic Integrity Policy is published in the following University publications:
1. Student Handbook
2. University Catalog
3. Faculty Policy Handbook
UNIVERSITY POLICIES2
Academic Honors
Dean’s List Students carrying a minimum of 12 credits who earn a grade point average of 3.45
or better are named to the Dean’s List; after the completion of the Fall or Spring semester.
Courses taken under the pass/fail option are not counted toward the 12 credit requirement.
Graduation Latin Honors Students who have completed at least 48 credits—not including
credits earned with pass/fail grades—at William Paterson University and who graduate with a
final grade point average of 3.45 or better for all undergraduate courses are recognized as honor
students with the following designations:
Average of 3.45-3.64 = cum laude
Average of 3.65-3.84 = magna cum laude
Average of 3.85-4.00 = summa cum laude
Undergraduate second-degree students are not eligible for graduation honors.
Academic Standing
William Paterson University expects all matriculated undergraduate students to maintain a
cumulative grade point average (hereafter referred to in this policy as "GPA") of at least
2.0.* The basic principle of this policy, therefore, is that any student whose GPA falls below
2.0 is no longer in good standing. Academic standing will be computed at the end of the first
semester at which time the student has accumulated a total of 12 attempted credits, and every
semester thereafter. As academic standing is a serious matter, it is important that all students set
as a priority and succeed in the achievement of the 2.0 GPA or better at the conclusion of each
semester.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend regularly and punctually all classes, laboratory periods, and
other academic exercises. Students are responsible for all work required in courses. Individual
instructors determine the effect of absences upon grades and may permit or deny the privilege
of making up work, including examinations, within the time limits of the semester. Students are
encouraged to ask instructors about their class attendance policy if it is not explicitly stated on
the course syllabus. In the event of a prolonged absence due to illness or personal emergency, a
2 This information is from “Academic and Related Regulations” --
https://webapps.wpunj.edu/catalog/front.cfm?section=ARR
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student is advised to consult with the Office of the Vice President of Student Development
regarding withdrawal from courses.
Summer Session
Students may not carry more than four courses (usually 12-14 credits) during the entire summer
session. This policy of maximum load applies equally to all students.
Winter Session
Students may not carry more than one class (3-4 credits) in the 3-week winter term.
Course Repeat Policy
A first-degree undergraduate student may repeat once any course taken for credit toward degree
completion in which he or she received a grade of D+ or lower. A course in which a failing (F)
grade is received may only be repeated twice. In the case where a department or program
requires that departmental permission be granted to repeat a particular course, this requirement
will be stated in the officially approved course outline, syllabus, and other official publications.
Credit for courses repeated can only be earned once.
Course Withdrawal
A student withdrawing from a course may do so via WPConnect, within the timeframe
specified in the schedule of the semester in question. Failure to follow this procedure will result
in the recording of a grade of F. For withdrawal/refund dates, please refer to the schedule on
the Web. Failure to attend classes does not constitute a withdrawal from a course. Students
seeking to withdraw from all courses must follow the procedures described under the Leave of
Absence/Withdrawal section in this catalog.
Credit by Examination and Experience
Currently registered undergraduate students in good standing may receive credit for certain
courses by successful performance in examinations offered by academic departments, in
examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Thomas Edison College
Examination Program (TECEP), or the College Proficiency Examination Program (CPEP). In
some instances, a supplementary laboratory, practicum, or performance examination may be
required to satisfy major program requirements.
Students who think they have sufficient knowledge, acquired by experience or private study,
are encouraged to accelerate or enrich the University program in this way. When credit by
examination is awarded by the University, it is so entered on the student’s transcript. Failure in
such examinations carries no penalty.
Incomplete Grade Policy
Work relating to grades of Incomplete (IN) must be completed and grades submitted by the end
of the fourth week of classes in the semester subsequent to the semester in which the grade was
issued. Grades of Incomplete (IN) may be assigned only when the student has successfully
completed most of the work required for a course but due to extraordinary circumstances is
unable to submit a portion of course work or completed final project (paper, exam, or other
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work) by the end of the semester. Under no circumstances should an Incomplete (IN) be
assigned when, through negligence or with no acceptable excuse, a student fails to take an
examination or to submit required work on time.
Grades of Incomplete (IN) may be assigned only with an agreement of mutual understanding
between the faculty member and the student.
Pass/Fail Courses
UCC major and minor courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis. With the exception of
courses that are designated by the University as “pass/fail only,” students may exercise a
pass/fail option for free elective courses only, and for a maximum of 3-4 credits or one course
per semester or a career maximum of 12 credits or four courses, whichever is greater. Students
must be in good academic standing (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0) to opt for pass/fail.
Students wishing to take a course on a pass/fail basis must complete the necessary form at the
Office of Registration Services during the first ten (10) days of the fall or spring semesters or
during the first three (3) days of any particular part of summer session in which they are
enrolled in the course. Once the form is submitted the decision is irreversible.
Investigating Complaints about Grades or Student Academic Performance
Students who are dissatisfied with treatment by a faculty member in reference to grades or
student academic performance should pursue the following procedure. Due process must be
followed at each step of this procedure. No grade will be changed by anyone other than the
faculty member who assigned it unless there is convincing evidence that the assignment of the
original grade was inconsistent with professional standards in the discipline. Each step in the
procedure must be initiated within ten working days of the faculty, chairperson, or
departmental response. Dated, written statements are required at each step. Likewise, at each
level, the faculty member, chairperson, or Department Executive Council (or other appropriate
departmental committee) must complete a review of all pertinent written materials prior to
rendering a decision and inform the student in writing of the decision within ten (10) working
days of receipt of the complaint materials. If the student can verify that she or he has not been
able to contact the faculty member, it is understood that the student’s right to appeal will not be
jeopardized, and the deadline will be extended. A copy of all materials submitted at each level
of the appeal process should be retained by the student. If the student so chooses, he/she will be
allowed to appear before the appropriate committee or council at each level of the appeal
process.
1. The student must write to the faculty member within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the
grade or of the incident related to the student’s academic performance to request an
appointment to discuss the complaint. The letter must also include any pertinent documentation
to substantiate the student’s complaint.
2. At the meeting with the faculty member, the student must present any additional pertinent
documents to substantiate the complaint. The faculty member must make available for review
at this meeting material submitted by the student for evaluation and not yet seen by the student.
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3. If the student is unsuccessful in making contact with the faculty member or upon meeting with
the faculty member is dissatisfied with the outcome and wishes to further pursue the complaint,
the student must write to the department chairperson and request an appointment to discuss the
complaint. A copy of all materials originally presented to the faculty member must be included.
The department chairperson will try to resolve the issue by reaching a settlement that is agreed
upon by both the student and the faculty member. Each student who registers a complaint with
a department chairperson must be given a copy of this policy. A copy must be attached to the
appeal and signed by the student to indicate that he/she has been given a copy of this procedure,
has read it, and understands it before the appeal can proceed.
4. If the complaint is not resolved at the chairperson’s level, and if the student wishes to pursue
the complaint, the student must request, in writing, that the department chairperson convene the
Department Executive Council (or other appropriate department committee) to hear the appeal.
The committee must consult with the faculty member involved in the complaint and review the
documents provided by the student. The committee will then submit a recommendation to the
department chairperson. When the faculty member involved is the chairperson, the student may
request that the dean of the College convene the Department Executive Council (or other
appropriate department committee).
5. If not satisfied with the Department Executive Council’s (or other appropriate department
committee’s) recommendation, and if the student wishes to further pursue the complaint, the
student must write to the dean of that College requesting that the complaint be brought to the
College Council for a recommendation by the department chairpersons of the College
concerned. The chairperson of the department concerned will not take part in the final vote.
The Council’s recommendation will be given to the dean of that College. This recommendation
will constitute the University’s final decision.
6. The University faculty unequivocally has the final responsibility with regard to grade changes.
Independent Study
The purpose of the undergraduate independent study program at William Paterson University is
to encourage self-education under the auspices of a faculty supervisor. The program is open to
matriculated junior and senior students who have shown themselves responsible and capable of
self-direction and who possess a grade point average of at least 3.0, both overall and in the
major, or in the field of the independent study. Independent study cannot substitute for an
existing course, but may be utilized in lieu of a degree requirement. A student cannot undertake
an independent study in which the student has no background. The choice of an independent
study should be initiated by the student.An application form, with a one-page prospectus,
should be submitted to the sponsoring faculty member. The application form requires the
approval of the faculty member, the department chairperson, and the dean of the appropriate
college. The completed application must be submitted by the student to the Office of
Registration Services no later than the late registration period for the semester in which the
independent study is to be undertaken. This deadline may be moved to an earlier time at the
discretion of a department. The prospectus should include the following:
1. Statement of the purpose of the project,
2. Description of the proposed methodology to be used in carrying out the independent study,
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3. Brief preliminary bibliography,
4. A proposed time schedule,
5. If the project is expected to continue for two or more semesters, it should be clearly stated
which part of the proposed work should be completed by the end of each semester,
6. Description of the final product that will be evaluated for independent study credit. Three
credits of independent study may be undertaken in a given semester; no more than 9 credits of
independent study may be credited toward degree requirements. Credit and awarded by the
faculty sponsor. The maximum number of independent study credits that can be applied
towards a degree is 9.
Leave of Absence
A leave of absence can be granted for one academic year (two semesters). A student must be in
good standing in order to be eligible to take a leave of absence. If a student is not in good
standing, a leave of absence cannot be granted, and the student electing to leave school must
withdraw from the University (see below). A leave of absence must be applied for at least thirty
days prior to the last day of classes of the semester for which it is applicable. Refunds after the
deadline will not be considered under any circumstances. Students can obtain the forms for a
leave of absence online at WPConnect.
Formal Withdrawal from the University
A withdrawal from the University will not be refused to any matriculated student. A
withdrawal is a permanent separation from the university an indefinite length of time and is in
force until the student chooses to apply for readmission. Withdrawal should not be confused
with dropping a course nor should a withdrawal be confused with a leave of absence.
Nonattendance in classes does not constitute a withdrawal from the University. For
matriculated students, a withdrawal from the University must be officially processed through
the Office of Registration Services, [email protected]. Non-matriculated students who wish
to withdraw from the University during the school year are required to complete the appropriate
form, which can be found online at WPConnect.
Students who withdraw from the University (from all their courses) must apply for readmission
through the admissions office according to the admissions calendar. Readmission is not
automatic; college or department enrollment restrictions and other considerations may not
permit return during a particular semester. Students who are not in good standing upon
withdrawal and subsequently seek readmission must simultaneously seek readmission to a
major, if previously declared. Refunds after the deadline will not be considered under any
circumstances.
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