What professional requirements in terms of degrees or certifications
are required for becoming a history professor in California and
Oregon? Are the requirements the same in every state? How many years
does it take to acquire the additional degrees or certifications
required? Are any professional examinations required? What is the
entry level salary?

To become a professor, you need a PhD. This will require, first, a
bachelor's degree in any discipline, followed by entry to a graduate
school offering a PhD in History, which typically takes 5 to 8 years
to complete. There are no professional examinations beyond those
administered by the degree-granting institution. Today, an assistant
professor in the humanities is usually offered a salary between
$50,000 and $80,000 to start, depending on the applicant's academic
record and the hiring university's financial resources.

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