2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
History Minor
Requirements for a Minor in History
Students who minor in history must complete at least 20 credit hours, including:
Additional Courses
The remaining six history courses must be selected and meet the following requirements:
- No more than three credits can be taken at the 100-level
- No more than six credits can be taken at the 200-level (exclusive of HST 200)
- At least nine credits must be taken at the 300- or 400-level
Minors must maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 (cumulative) in courses in the department.
Students may also count up to three credit hours of HST 490 - History Internship. We encourage students to take advantage of the various semester- and year-long study abroad opportunities led by Grand Valley faculty members. History courses taken abroad may count toward the major or minor if granted prior permission by the Department of History chairperson.
Students may count HSC 201 or HSC 202 toward HST 200-level courses, and they may count HSC 399 toward HST 300-level courses.
Transfer students seeking a minor in history must complete at least six credits from among the Grand Valley history offerings at the 300- or 400-level.