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CSUF, Department of History, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92834
Office: Humanities (H) 815F - Phone: (657) 278-3474 - Fax: (657) 278-2101 - E-mail
FAQs (History Undergraduate Program)
What is the EWP and when should I take it?
The EWP is the Examination in Writing Proficiency. All CSUF students without exception must take this test. Like the SAT, students sign up for it in advance and spend about half a day on it. The History Department recommends that you take it after you successfully complete 300B but prior to your final semester.
For more information, go to
http://www.fullerton.edu/testing/ewp.htm#general
What is the graduation check and when should I file for it?
The graduation check is the final check to determine how many units and what courses, in general education and the major, you have left to take prior to graduation. The process begins when a student files for the graduation check by filling out a form and paying a fee at the Graduation Unit, Langsdorf Hall 114. Several months or so after filing students receive a form that they must bring to an appointment with a history advisor. Only after that form has been filled out and the student has returned it to LH 114 is the graduation check process complete. Because the deadline for filing for the graduation check is about a year in advance of graduation, the History Department recommends that students file at the earliest point possible, which is after they have completed a minimum of 90 total units. Students can find out whether they have earned at least 90 units by checking their Titan Degree Audit.
For more information on the graduation check, go to
http://www.fullerton.edu/admissions/CurrentStudent/Graduation.asp#Bachelor
Where do I go if I have questions about general education?
Academic Advisement can answer most questions about general education requirements. Their hours are 9-5, no appointments are required, and their location is UH-123. They can also be reached via their website, http://www.fullerton.edu/aac/ or at (657) 278-3606.
Where do I go if I am disabled or have special needs?
Disabled Student Services are located in UH 101, and they can be reached at (657) 278-3117 or http://www.fullerton.edu/disabledservices/.
Where do I go if I have a problem with my Titan Degree Audit or questions about transfer courses or units that are not showing up on my TDA?
Admissions and Records generates the TDA and handles these problems. If the issue is with a history course, you should first see a history advisor. Questions about general education courses you have transferred should be brought directly to Admissions and Records. They are located in LH-102 and they can be reached at (657)278-2300.
If my TDA states that 110A and/or 110B have been waived for general education, do I still have to take them as a history major?
All history majors are required to take 110A and 110B either at CSUF or at a community college prior to transferring to CSUF, even if they have been waived for general education.
I transferred to CSUF from a community college and am CSU general education certified according to my Titan Degree Audit. But my audit stays that I still have general education courses to fulfill? Why?
All CSUF students have to complete not only their lower division general education, which can be done at a community college, but also nine units of upper division general education, which cannot be completed at a community college because community colleges do not offer upper division courses. That may be one reason why your TDA states that you still have general education courses to complete.
I took 200-level history courses at my community college. Can they count toward my CSUF major?
No. The History Department accepts twelve lower division units, six units of 110A and 110B, and 6 units of lower division US history. Community colleges only offer lower-division courses, whereas all the rest of the CSUF history units besides the twelve mentioned above must be upper division. Upper division courses from four-year institutions can be transferred and count toward the upper division requirements of our major.
I want to teach high school? What do I need to do to prepare?
Please contact the Center for Careers in Teaching at (657)-278-7130, or visit their office at H-113.
How do I know which categories of the major a particular course I am taking fits?
Outside of the History Department office (H815F) you can pick up a copy of our “green sheet” which lists all of our courses and states the categories of the major in which they fit.
Can a History Advisor help me get into a course that is full?
No. That decision is up to the instructor.
At my community college, if I stopped attending a course I was automatically dropped with no penalty. Is that the case at CSUF?
No. If you stop attending a course without formally dropping it, at CSUF you will receive a WU for the course.
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