?A student needs 120 total credit hours as part of the graduation requirements at WSU. Therefore, the combined amount of total credit hours for the major requirements and general education may not exceed 120. Both the Legal Studies and History majors are easily combined with additional majors, minors, or focused areas of study. This means students who wait until the end of their sophomore year to declare a History or Legal Studies?major can still graduate from college in four years. The Social Science/History Teaching major and Law and Society major are interdisciplinary and therefore combine a wide range of subjects within the prescribed major.

Studying the craft of history allows students to:

• Build a set of skills employers are looking for in the 21st century
• Hone organization and presentation skills
• Sharpen critical thinking through the investigation of an abundance of materials

There is no substitute for being able to evaluate evidence and make clear, concise, and convincing arguments.

Any career that rewards clear thinking, good writing, articulate speaking, and the ability to ask and decipher complicated questions will be open to a well-trained History major. Moreover, history provides students with a cultural background to function in today?s contemporary, globalized society, providing students with in-depth knowledge of societies from the past to the present era.?