Undergraduate advising
Congratulations on your admission to the Department of History.
Mandatory steps to open your enrolment
- Ensure you have accepted your offer of admission and paid your confirmation fee.
- Take the mandatory Touchstone Orientation session, which is required by Student Academic Services in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Register for your preferred date.
- Once you have attended the presentation, the Department of History will waive the registration block within 48 hours, allowing you to enrol in your classes.
Important registration details
Selecting courses
- Peruse course descriptions for 2024-2025
- Watch the History advising PowerPoint
- Be sure to consult the program guide specific to your program.
- Honours in History: Seminar (as of fall 2022)
- Honours in History: Essay (as of fall 2022)
- Honours in History: Public History with Internship (as of fall 2022)
- Specialization in History (as of fall 2022)
- Joint Specialization in English and History (as of fall 2022)
- Major in History (as of fall 2022)
- Minor in History (as of fall 2022)
- Minor in Law and Society
Students admitted to a History program prior to fall 2022 should contact the department for assistance at helene.medeiros@concordia.ca.
Get advice from an academic advisor
Our undergraduate advisors in the department can answer your questions about registration questions, academic problems, career advice, or anything else related to your academic experience at Concordia.
Make your appointment by email:
- Undergraduate: history.advisor@concordia.ca
- Honours: histhons.advisor@concordia.ca
Please include the following in your email:
- Name
- Student ID number
- A detailed explanation
- Program of study
General education requirement
Be sure that you understand and meet all the requirements. Outside of your core courses, there is a General Education requirement that must be met. This means you must complete 24 credits outside of the History department.
Courses from the following Departments DO NOT count towards the General Education requirement for History students:
- Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Communication Studies
- English
- Études françaises
- History
- Journalism
- Liberal Arts College
- Philosophy
- School of Canadian Irish Studies
- Theological Studies
Registration
Once you’ve made your selections, log into your Student Centre to add your courses.
Find your way
Department of History
Familiarize yourself with your department, professors and classes.
The Department of History uses the following grading norms:
A = |
Superior work – of honours quality – in both content and presentation. The work answers all components of a question. It demonstrates clear and persuasive argument, a well-structured text that features solid introductory and concluding arguments, and examples to illustrate the argument. Few, if any presentation errors appear. |
B = |
Better than average in both content and presentation. The work is clear and well structured. Minor components of an answer might be missing, and there may be fewer illustrations for the argument. Some minor but noticeable errors in presentation may have interfered with the general quality of the work |
C = |
This work demonstrates a satisfactory understanding of the material. Ideas are presented in a style that is at least somewhat coherent and orderly. Occasional examples are provided to support arguments. Presentation errors that affect the quality of the work are more apparent than in B work. Some components of a question may have been omitted in the response. |
D = |
The work demonstrates only a basic grasp of the material. Organization and substance are not clear in the response. Few, if any, examples are provided to illustrate argument. Major components of a question might have been neglected; and major presentation errors hamper the work |
F = |
This work demonstrates an inadequate grasp of the material. The work has major errors of style; and provides no supporting illustration for argument. Ideas are not clear to the reader. The work lacks structure. |
Changes to your program
Change of concentration/plan
To transfer to, or to add, a Specialization/Major/Minor in History, or to transfer to the Honours program in History, complete the History Department Change of Plan Form.
Honours in History
A 60-credit program is intended for students with high standing, the Honours degree is particularly appropriate for students thinking of graduate studies. Students enter after finishing 24 credits at Concordia. If you meet these requirements and would like to discuss your options, please contact our Honours Advisor at: histhons.advisor@concordia.ca.
Other degree changes
- Learn about degree transfers within the Faculty of Arts and Science.
- Learn how to apply for a degree transfer outside of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Study abroad
Concordia students can take courses at other Quebec universities.
Graduating students
Are you about to graduate? You need to apply to graduate by January 15 (for spring graduation) and July 15 (for fall graduation).
