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Program Options

• BA in History
• BA in History, Adolescence Education
• Minor in History
• Minor in Conflict Studies
• Minor in Medieval Studies
• Minor in Native American Studies

Additional Options

• Certification in Adolescence Education: Social Studies (7–12)
• Concentration in History with Childhood Education with Special Education (1–6)
• Concentration in History with Early Childhood/Childhood Education (B–6)
• Microcredential in Carceral Studies

Program Highlights

• Choice: With only two required courses, students may tailor their degree to the topics and subjects that interest them.
• Global Perspectives: Faculty teach histories from many different parts of the world, in both the recent and the deep past, to better enable students to become globally aware and engaged.
• Hands-on Learning: Students work with active historians in primary source research, including research in governmental records, newspaper articles, census data, medieval manuscript pages, and more.
• Prestigious Student Awards: Geneseo history students have earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, US State Department Critical Language Scholarships, US Student Fulbright Awards, and more.
• Academic Excellence: Students regularly collaborate with faculty members on projects, collaborate with students at other public liberal arts colleges, and present their independent research at regional and national conferences.
• Inspired Teaching: Award-winning professors dedicate time outside of the classroom to supervise honors theses, help arrange student internships, give talks and lectures, organize study-abroad trips, and plan social events.
• Student Activities: History Club, Phi Alpha Theta academic honor society,  internships, honors, and prizes.