United States History Graduate Certificate

How America started, grew and developed

This 18-hour certificate offer specialized courses in U.S. history.

Explore major historical events and time periods, such as the American Revolutionary War, women’s history and American education.

Gain a deeper understanding of America’s history and development.

Required courses

3 hours - HST 701 Historiography and Historical Methods
3 hours - Required US History Primary Source Seminar: HST 783, HST 784, HST 785, HST 786 , HST 787
3 hours - Required US History Reading Seminar: HST 720, HST 724, HST 725

U.S. History requirements (9 hours)

9 credit hours of US History courses at either the 600 or 700 level. Students may take complete additional US History Primary Source Seminars and/or US Reading Seminars to meet this requirement. Eligible courses: HST 609, 611, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 621, 623, 624, 625, 628, 631, 636, 637, 638, 698, 720, 724, 725, 730, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787

Completion requirements

Students must have an overall GPA of 3.00 for completion of the certificate program.

Go farther: Get a master’s degree

Upon completing the United States history certificate, you can apply your certificate course work toward a master’s degree in history.

Review the admission requirements for more details.