Although knowledge about a variety of cultures is valuable, higher education in a free society is also the education of citizens. Therefore, it is essential that colleges and universities ensure that students have a working knowledge of the history and governing institutions of this country. A comprehensive understanding of American national history and government that includes both chronological and thematic breadth is indispensable for the formation of citizens and for the preservation of our free institutions. Accordingly, we define a U.S. government or history requirement as a survey course in either U.S. government or history, with enough chronological and topical breadth to expose students to the sweep of American history and institutions. Narrow, niche courses do not count for the requirement, nor do courses that only focus on a narrow chronological period or a specific state or region.
- Baylor University
- City University of New York - Brooklyn College
- City University of New York - Hunter College
- Georgia State University
- McNeese State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Southern University - New Orleans
- Texas A&M University
- Texas Tech University
- United States Military Academy
- United States Naval Academy
- University of Arkansas
- University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- University of Oklahoma
- University of South Carolina
- University of Texas - Austin
- University of Texas - Dallas
- University of Utah
- University of Wyoming
- Utah State University
Schools With U.S. Government or History Requirement
- Amherst College
- Arizona State University
- Auburn University
- Barnard College
- Bluffton University
- Bowdoin College
- Brown University
- Bryn Mawr College
- Carleton College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Chicago State University
- Claremont McKenna College
- Clemson University
- Colgate University
- College of William and Mary
- Colorado State University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- Denison University
- Duke University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Emory University
- Florida State University
- Grambling State University
- Grinnell College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard University
- Haverford College
- Howard University
- Illinois State University
- Indiana University - Bloomington
- Iowa State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kansas State University
- Louisiana State University
- Michigan State University
- Middlebury College
- Mississippi State University
- Montana State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- New Mexico State University
- North Carolina State University
- North Dakota State University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Rutgers University - Newark
- Smith College
- Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Stanford University
- State University of New York - Buffalo
- State University of New York - Stony Brook
- Stetson University
- Swarthmore College
- University of Alabama
- University of Alaska - Fairbanks
- University of Arizona
- University of California - Berkeley
- University of California - Los Angeles
- University of Chicago
- University of Colorado - Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii - Manoa
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois - Chicago
- University of Illinois - Springfield
- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisiana
- University of Maine
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of Missouri
- University of Montana
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Mexico
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- University of North Dakota
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Rhode Island
- University of South Dakota
- University of Tennessee
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Virginia Tech
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- West Virginia University
- Western Illinois University
- Williams College
- Yale University