Appendix B: PhD Checklist
PhD Checklist in History – General
Requirement
- 800 Dissertation (21 credit hours)
- 580 Historiography (3 credit hours)
- 595 Teaching History (3 credit hours)
Research Seminar (3/6 credit hours)
3 hours required in the primary field except for Public History track which requires both 528 and 529.
- 525 American
- 528 Public
- 529 Public
- 540 Seminar
Field Courses (6 credit hours)
3 credits must be taken in the primary field and 3 credits in an area outside the primary and general fields.
- 509 American
- 510 American
- 560 Early Europe
- 569 Modern Europe
- 570 World
- 571 World
- 578 Asian
- 597 Other
- 600 Independent Study
Public History Track (6 credit hours)
Additional requirements for Public History track only.
- 527 Public (Theory/Methods)
- 598 Internship
Electives (variable credit hours)
Up to 9 hours may be taken outside the department.
- Electives 400-500
- 400 level (max of 6)
Foreign Language Exam
Required by the 3rd semester.
Prelim Exam (written and oral)
Required by the 5th semester.
D-1 meeting
Required within four (4) months following preliminary exam.
Total Hours (72 credit hours)
***597 requires a petition to the Graduate Studies Committee when it is substituted for a field course. Students transferring hours from another school may use up to a maximum of ½ of the graded credits for the master’s and doctoral degrees, visit WSU Graduate School. 5/14
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