History/secondary education majors are required to complete 33 credits in history. These are normally fulfilled by completing a three-credit?gateway course,?nine credits in United States history and European history, and 12 from departmental electives, of which two?non-Western history courses and a junior/senior seminar are required.?Necessary adjustments and appropriate substitutions for departmental requirements may be made in accordance with approved department policy and with the permission of the chairperson of the department. ?

History/secondary education majors should be aware that, in preparation for social studies endorsement in Rhode Island, they need to take two courses within the same field of another social science (anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, or political science) in addition to their history courses.