Programs

Undergraduate Program - Other Information

Pass-Fail

Two non-letter graded courses, including relevant Freshman Seminars taught by Department faculty, may count towards concentration credit (with the exception of tutorials).

Core Exemptions

Students in the History and Science concentration are exempt from Historical Study A, Historical Study B, Quantitative Reasoning, and either Science A or Science B (depending on the student’s science area).  Please consult the Handbook for Students for more information, or speak with the Manager of Student Programs or the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Courses in Concentration Form

 Students must submit a plan of their proposed program of study on the form entitled 'Courses in Concentration', and the form must be checked and signed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies or Manager of Student Programs.  Students should revise their plans annually to take account of changes in course availability and their own preferences, and submit a new 'Courses in Concentration' forms every year.  This is important since the courses they declare as their concentration courses are the ones from which their concentration grade point averages will be calculated.

Student/Faculty Committee

The concentration has a Student/Faculty Committee, which includes the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Department Chair (ex officio), and representatives from each undergraduate class. The undergraduates volunteer for this position. This committee deals with specific problems and issues that arise in the undergraduate program. For example, this committee helps evaluate tutorials and arranges social gatherings of faculty and students. Students in the concentration should talk to members of the committee if they wish to raise an issue of general concern or if they prefer not to talk to the Director of Undergraduate Studies directly. The student members of the committee are also primarily responsible for organizing FaUST, the annual undergraduate student conference.

Prizes and Awards

History and Science students have done extremely well in winning fellowships, including the Marshall, Rhodes, Mellon, Fulbright, Rockefeller, Rotary, Sheldon, Hoopes, and Ford Foundation Research grants, and are encouraged to apply for these and others. The Guide to Grants is available from the Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street (495-2595). We strongly recommend picking up a copy to familiarize yourself with the broad range of opportunities available.

Senior theses will be considered as well for a Rothschild prize, the Departmental award for the two best written theses. The Robert and Maurine Rothschild Prize of three hundred dollars was established in 1992 by Robert Rothschild '39 and his wife Maurine Rothschild, Radcliffe '40. It is awarded to two seniors who have written an outstanding honors thesis in either the Philosophy of Science or the History of Science.

Undergraduate Program