The Honors Specialization, Major, and Specialization all require students to satisfy two distribution requirements, a Geographic Distribution Requirement and a Pre-1800 Distribution Requirement.

The Geographic Distribution Requirement is satisfied by taking 1.0 course in United States history, 1.0 course in European history, and 1.0 course in World history. The designation World history means for this purpose the history of peoples living outside of North America and Europe. The Geographic Distribution Requirement cannot be satisfied by courses taken at the 2100 level.

• The requirement that students take 1.0 course in United States history may be satisfied by taking 1.0 course with any of the following numbers: History 2300-2399, 3300-3399, and 4300-4399.
  
  
• The requirement that students take 1.0 course in European history may be satisfied by taking 1.0 course with any of the following numbers: History 2400-2499, 3400-3499, and 4400-4499.
  
  
• The requirement that students take 1.0 course in World history may be satisfied by taking 1.0 course with any of the following numbers: History 2500-2599, 3500-3599, and 4500-4599 (Latin American or Pacific history), as well as History 2600-2699, 3600-3699, and 4600-4699 (Asian, African, or Middle Eastern history).  Other selected History classes that emphasize the history of regions other than North America and Europe also may satisfy the World history requirement.  History 3701E and History 3702F/G are both considered World history classes for this purpose. History 2811E, 2812E and 3707E, if completed in the 2012-13 academic year or earlier, also are considered World history classes for the purposes of satisfying the Geographic Distribution Requirement.
  
  
• Classical Studies courses may not be used to satisfy the Department's Geographic Distribution Requirement.
  

The requirement that students in the Honors Specialization, Major, and Specialization take at least one course that focuses on the period before 1800 may be satisfied by taking 1.0 course from History 2401E, 2403E, 2405E, 2407E, 2503F/G, 2607F/G, 2809E, 3301E, 3401E, 3403E, 3423F/G, 3426F/G, 3605E, 4403E, 4405E, 4412E and 4421E, and Classical Studies 3400E, 3410E or 3450E. Special Topics courses that satisfy the Pre-1800 Distribution Requirement are listed on the Department website.

A course may simultaneously satisfy both the Geographic Distribution Requirement and the Pre-1800 Distribution Requirement.