History Department

Challenge Examinations in World and U.S. History

The state code requirement in world or U.S. history may be satisfied by passing the department's challenge examinations. Only students in resident study may take the exams. The exams may be repeated one time if the first attempt is not successful. You will need a 100 answer scantron and a blue book for each exam.
THESE EXAMS ARE FOR NON-HISTORY MAJORS ONLY.

CHALLENGE EXAMS FOR UNITED STATES HISTORY

History 251: History of the United States to 1877
History 252: History of the United States since 1865

These examinations are designed for students who seek to fulfill the Statutory/General Education (D3) requirement in United States History. If the exam is passed, the student can also receive three (3) units of credit by enrolling in History 150 prior to Census Date. History 150 is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

To find out more about the exam, and to set up an exam time, please contact the following professors:

For Hist 251: Professor Michelle Jolly
For Hist 252: Professor Steve Estes

(For contact information, go to Office Hours/Contact Info)

To prepare for the examinations, students should choose from among the following volumes that will improve their overall grasp of American History:

John Mack Faragher, et. al., Out of Many
Robert Divine, et. al., America: Past and Present or a U.S. history survey text currently used (check bookstore)

To improve their understanding of American historiography, students should read:

Eric Foner, ed., The New American History (2nd ed., if available)

To find suggested objective and essay questions, students should consult any one of the number of good outline histories of the United States.

CHALLENGE EXAMS FOR WORLD HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION

History 201: (Ancient) The Foundations of World Civilization
History 202: (Modern) The Development of the Modern World

These examinations are designed for students who seek to fulfill the Statutory/General Education (D2) requirement in World History and Civilization. If the exam is passed, the student can also receive three (3) units of credit by enrolling in History 150 prior to Census Date. History 150 is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

To find out more about the exam, and to set up an exam time, please contact the following professors:

For Hist 201: Professors Judith Abbott or William Poe
For Hist 202: Professors Stephen Bittner or Kathleen Noonan

(For contact information, go to Office Hours/Contact Info)

To improve their overall grasp of ancient world history and prepare for the examination, students should choose from among the following volumes:

Kevin Reilly, The West and the World: A History of Civilization, 2nd ed., Vol. 1
Kevin Reilly, Readings in World Civilization, Vol. 1: The Great Traditions
W.M. Medreile, History of the Human Community, Vol. 1
L. Stavrianos, The World to 1500.

To improve their overall grasp of modern world history and prepare for the examination, students should choose from among the following volumes:

R. Goff, et al. The Twentieth Century World.
Stanley Chodorow, et al. A History of the World, Vol. II
Alfred J. Andrea & James H. Overfield, The Human Record, Vol. II
W.M. McNeih, A History of the Human Community, Vol. 2
L. Stavrianos, The World Since 1500.