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HIST 498 · History

Independent Study in History

Self-directed reading and scholarly inquiry in a specialized historical field not offered in standard coursework, pursued under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Requires an approved written proposal and an extensive bibliographic essay or research paper.

How to enroll Where it fits

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
1–3
Level
400 upper division
Typically offered
By arrangement
Prerequisites
Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, HIST 201, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.

400-level courses: advanced capstone, senior research, and specialized seminars. Counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.8.

Department of History

Department page →
Lovell Hall Chair: Dr. Manuel Ibarra, Lovell Hall 205

Questions about a major or your plan: Academic Advising Center, Lovell Hall 101, (555) 555-0158.

HIST 498 has no scheduled class meetings. You arrange it with a faculty sponsor in your department, who agrees the plan of work, meeting schedule, and how it's graded before you register. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Degree planning

Where HIST 498 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

Take first

Catalog wording: Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, HIST 201, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.

Leads to

All History courses →

No other catalog course lists HIST 498 as a prerequisite.

Counts toward

All programs →

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

AP equivalency table →

No AP exam awards credit for HIST 498 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

Registration

How to enroll in HIST 498

  1. Check the prerequisites

    Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, HIST 201, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    HIST 498 is offered by arrangement with a faculty sponsor, in any term. Agree the plan of work with your faculty sponsor, then submit the signed proposal or learning agreement through AlkimiHub by the add deadline; the Registrar enrolls you once it's approved (Undergraduate Catalog §2.13 and Undergraduate Catalog §2.14). Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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