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Immigration Legal Services appointments remain available to students, staff, faculty, immediate family members, and alumni. Services can range from DACA Renewal, family petitions, U visas, deportation protection, and other immigration reliefs.

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Department of History
California State University Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, California 95382
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Faculty members in the Department of History specialize in a broad range of global regions, including the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Our professors are not only dedicated to exceptional teaching but are also highly active in the historical profession. They contribute to the field by publishing scholarly books and articles, presenting research at national and international academic conferences, consulting on historical documentary films and engaging in various other scholarly activities.

"Genocide in the Golden State: The Mariposa War, Indigenous Resistance, and Survival,” Theodore Rossier, 2025.

“The Vignoble Valley: A History of California’s Wine Industry and the Role of the Central Valley, 1769-1980,” Clayton Gomez, 2022.

“Seeing Red over the Climate Crisis: Ecosocialism as Emergency Brake,” Ken Boettcher, 2021.

“An Augustinian and His Age: Christopher Dawson’s Philosophy of History,” Joshua Tanis, 2020.

The Department of History at California State University, Stanislaus, adheres to the professional ethics and standards of the historical profession and the larger academic community. Both faculty and students are responsible for practicing and enforcing professional standards of conduct and scholarship.

All students will take a series of three 90-minute comprehensive exams. Students writing a thesis will take their exams after completing 22 units. Students not writing a thesis will take their exams after completing 30 units. Comprehensive exams must be completed within one year of completing coursework.

Master of Arts in History

YOU have a place in history!

How did we get where we are today? What caused past events? What difference did individuals make? If these and other questions intrigue you, history has the answers—or, more specifically, a choice of answers. Stanislaus State offers you the chance to study the varieties of history, explore your own favorite corners of the past, and effectively communicate what you have discovered.

Apply today! Learn more about what you can learn and where a history degree can take you.