Bachelor of Arts in History - Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration is intended to facilitate the timely graduation of History majors who decide to transition from the Social Studies Teaching concentration to another concentration in their third or fourth year of study at CSU. Upon successful completion, students will be able to: Analyze and interpret historical materials, such as documents, artifacts, and images. Engage in chronological reasoning, to understand causation and change over time. Examine critically how people in the past understood their own history, in scholarly works and in popular forms such as myths or commemorations. Interpret, write, and speak about the past using evidence and according to the standards and expectations of the historical discipline, including honest use of evidence, openness to multiple perspectives, and historical empathy. Analyze how processes - such as revolution, migration, war, ecological disturbance, and globalization - shaped societies over time and how people grappled with issues like class, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and ideology.

Students need to submit their most-recent transcripts or mark sheets. If a record is not in English, a certified literal English translation must accompany the official transcript. Only transcripts sent directly from the school or stamped and sealed are considered official. Admissions decisions are provisional until we receive your final transcript verifying graduation. In general, students with a 3.0+ GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and a steady or upward trend in grades are admitted to CSU.