The history major consists of thirty-six course credits; it combines broad coverage with great flexibility. Students must take a one-year introductory American history course (six credits) and one year of European history (six credits) and one year of non-Western (i.e. Asian, Latin American or Middle Eastern) history (six credits). This eighteen credit core requirement provides a broad foundation upon which to develop fields of interest from a wide range of elective courses at the 200, 300, and 400 levels.

History majors can undertake a guided independent study in an approved subject of their choice; intern as curators and archivists at local museums and historical societies, participate in the activities of the History Club; and earn membership in the WPUNJ chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international History Honor Society.

Students who want to combine history with other subjects can take a double major (for example: history and early childhood education or history and communication), or can take an eighteen credit minor in history (combined, for example, with a political science major).