Department of Humanities & Arts
Minor in History
Approval Form
A History Minor requires completion of 2 units of work in history distributed as follows:
1. 5/3 unit of history (HI) courses, which must include a minimum of one 3000-level course and a maximum of one 1000-level course.
2. 1/3 unit History Capstone Experience. This can be either a 1/3 unit Independent Study/Project in history or a 3000-level HI
course identified by the student and instructor as the 3000-level capstone course for the student’s program. The capstone course
must be taken last.
Notes: No more than one unit of work for the Humanities and Arts Requirement may be applied toward the history minor. Any
student at WPI is eligible to pursue the minor in history except for students majoring in Humanities and Arts with a concentration in
history.
Student Name:
WPI ID#
Expected graduation date:
Major(s):
Student E-mail Address:
Minor Advisor:
Courses for History Minor Term taken Grade Double-counted?
(Course number) (Y/N)
Capstone*
*HU 3900 and HU 3910 may not be used for the capstone.
The signature below indicates the student has successfully completed the requirements for the
history minor.
Minor Advisor Signature Date
Give Copy to HUA Department and Submit Form to Registrar’s Office
rev. 9/2019
