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2024-25 Catalog

History/Literature


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Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements  

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:


Total major units: 15

This program requires an application to declare the major, approved by the History/Literature Committee.

Four Units in History (excluding 411, 470)


⇒A minimum of two units must be taken at Reed

⇒Courses cross-listed with history may apply to this requirement

Two Units of Literature in a Language Other than English at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470)


Students should inquire with the History/Literature Committee about appropriate substitutions, including study abroad. For guidance regarding this requirement, see the History/Literature  Committee page.

Four Additional Units in Any Literature (Excluding ENG 301, 302, or any 470)


⇒A minimum of two units must be taken at Reed.

⇒Any combination from the following courses:

  • English (ENG) courses (excluding 301, 470)
  • Literature (LIT) courses at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470). LIT courses cross-listed with any course used to meet the above requirement will not apply.
  • Comparative Literature (CMPL) courses (excluding 470)
  • Film and Media Studies (FMST) courses at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470)

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:


One Unit of Junior Seminar


Junior Qualifying Examination


Two units of Thesis


Recommended, but Not Required:


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