May 26, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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HIS 4492 - History Capstone

Credits: 4
The History capstone, taken in the fall of the senior year, is a semester-long seminar in which students conduct original and independent research on a topic approved by the instructor, and produce a journal-length paper that meets the standards of the History profession. At the end of the semester they defend their research orally before the faculty of the History Department.
Prerequisite(s) At least one 3000 level HIS course



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