2024-25 catalog
LENDOL G. CALDER, Professor
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
DAVID L. ELLIS, Professor
B.A., Wake Forest; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
ELIZABETH LAWRENCE, Associate Professor
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
BRIAN LEECH, Associate Professor and Chair
B.A., University of Montana; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison
JANE E. SIMONSEN, Professor
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus; M.A., Ph.D. University of Iowa
Contributing Faculty
MISCHA A. HOOKER, Continuing Lecturer
B.A. Calgary; M.A., Ph.D., Cincinnati
MARK SAFSTROM, Associate Professor
B.A., North Park University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Major in History
30 credits, distributed as follows: 8 credits from 100- or 200-level history courses; (HIST114, HIST115, HIST116, HIST120, HIST123, HIST124, HIST130, HIST131, HIST133, HIST150, HIST151, HIST170, HIST199, HIST205, HIST220, HIST230, HIST232, HIST235, HIST250, HIST252, HIST260, HIST267, HIST280, HIST299, SCAN250) 4 credits for HIST300; 6 credits for Senior Inquiry Sequence, HIST440 (2 cr.) and HIST450 (4 cr.); 12 additional credits in history at the 300/400 level (HIST305, HIST306, HIST316, HIST317, HIST323, HIST324, HIST330, HIST333, HIST335, HIST336, HIST337, HIST338, HIST340, HIST345, HIST350, HIST355, HIST358, HIST370, HIST393, HIST399, HIST400, HIST499, SCAN 350). Majors may elect to choose 300-level courses from one of the Compass Points; see your adviser for information.
Additional Requirements: At least 4 credits in a geographic area outside the U.S.
Majors are strongly recommended to take 300 before taking any 300-or 400-level courses.
Major in History Education
32 credits, distributed as follows: 4 credits from HIST130 or 131; 4 credits from HIST114, HIST115, or HIST116; HIST300; HIST305 or HIST306; 4 credits from a 300-level U.S. history course in a period other than the ones taken at the 100-level; 8 credits from 2 of the following geographic areas: Asia, Africa, Latin America, or World history; 4 additional credits from a history course selected in consultation with the advisor; at least 12 credits at the 300 level. See Department of Secondary Education for required supporting courses.
Minor in History
The minor in history consists of 4 courses (16 credits), at least two of which must be at the 300/400 level. Minors may elect to choose 300-level courses from one of the Compass Points; see your adviser for information.
Advanced Placement Credit
First-year students with scores of 4 or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in European History and American History are eligible for as many as 8 credits applied to the history major, teaching history major, or history minor (4 credits if in World History). Students who wish to have their scores considered should request that the College Board send them directly to Augustana College. Students applying AP History credits toward the major should consult with their advisor about the possible value of taking a 100-level history course at Augustana.
See chart of history credits possible.
Grade Point Average Notation: All courses listed in the catalog as required courses for any major and/or minor, including those courses outside of the department or with a different subject coding, are considered part of the major and will count in the grade point average. Some departments may have additional grade requirements for the courses offered within their department. Recommended supporting courses that are optional and not required may also count in the major depending on the program. For more information see your department chair or the degree requirements for Bachelor of Arts and information on Majors/Minors.
Five student-athletes — from hometowns in Illinois, Hawai'i, Texas and Tennessee — are the college's most recent Academic All-Americans. Now with 183 Academic All-Americans, Augustana ranks 14th among the NCAA’s 1,100 schools in DI, DII and DIII across the country.
Athleticism and the arts are a natural at Augustana, especially in opera. Football lineman Spencer Warfield ’23 and fencer Soryn Richter ’26 take the stage in “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on April 21 and 23.
During January term, students take a break from their 15-week semester schedule to engage in a month-long period of intensive learning. Here are four students' J-term stories and photos from several classes.
