Overview

The Public History Major is offered by California State University San Bernardino. The degree is intended to introduce students to the study and practice of history as presented and made useful to the public in a variety of venues and professional settings, and to prepare students for further professional and academic training and success. As history majors, students receive broad training in the academic discipline of history, and broad content knowledge by surveying courses from around the globe.

Key Facts

Applications for honors candidacy must be made by the beginning of the senior year. Approval of candidacy and of the honors project and project advisor rests with the department. The project advisor and one other faculty reader from the department will have the responsibility for evaluation of the completed thesis paper. Individual courses that must be approved by and scheduled separately, such as independent studies (Hist 5951 Hist 5953), internships (Hist 5750), and community based projects (Hist 3990), can only be repeated for a total of six units each. A one unit course can be repeated up to six times, a three unit course can be repeated twice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

World History to c. 1500

United States History to 1877

Expository Writing for the Social Sciences

Cultural Resource Management

Historical Archaeology
Historic Preservation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-16 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Bernardino, United States

Disciplines

Modern History View 71 other Bachelors in Modern History in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Have graduated from high school, have earned a Certificate of General Education Development (GED) or have passed the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)

Have a qualifiable minimum eligibility index

Have completed with grades of C- or better each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements also known as the “a-g” pattern

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17106 USD / year

≈ 17106 USD / year
Out-of-State

17106 USD / year

≈ 17106 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6450 USD / year

≈ 6450 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-Resident Fees: $10,656.00

Living costs

San Bernardino

United States

1000 - 1795 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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