History Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

The History Concentration program is designed for those students who are planning to transfer to a four-year degree program in history or a related field. Program requirements include general education courses and the history survey courses required in order to advance to upper division coursework at most four-year programs in History.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall First Year Spring

Course Number Course Name Credits Course Number Course Name Credits

ENG 101 English Composition
(ELL 101 is an approved substitution for ENG 101) 3 ENG 102 Advanced English Concentration 3

Gen Ed Mathematics 3 Gen Ed Diversity 3

Gen Ed Choose a Foreign Language Course 3 Gen Ed Arts/Humanities 3

HIS 101 World History to 1500 3 HIS 102 World History Since 1500 3

Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3 Restricted Elective Take an additional Foreign Language or ANT 201 - Cultural Anthropology 3

TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

Second Year Fall Second Year Spring

Course Number Course Name Credits Course Number Course Name Credits

Gen Ed Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab) 4 Gen Ed Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab) 3

Gen Ed Behavioral/Social Science 3 Gen Ed Behavioral/Social Sciences 3

HIS 201 United States History I 3 HIS 202 United States History II 3

Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3 Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3

Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor; 1-2 credits 2 Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3

TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select any foreign language course (3 Credits)
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (3 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category - one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101 and ELL-101.

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
(ELL 101 English Composition for English Language Learners is an approved substitution for ENG-101)
ENG 102 - Advanced English Composition (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3 Credits)

Program Requirements (12 Credits)

HIS 101 - World History to 1500 (3 Credits)
HIS 102 - World History Since 1500 (3 Credits)
HIS 201 - United States History I (3 Credits)
HIS 202 - United States History II (3 Credits)
(For History majors only: History 202 should be taken only after HIS 101 , HIS 102 , and HIS 201 , have been completed).

Restricted Electives (3 Credits)

Select Restricted Elective credits from the following list (take ANT 201 or take an additional foreign language course, preferably of the same language):

ANT 201 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
FRN 101 - Elementary French I (3 Credits)
FRN 102 - Elementary French II (3 Credits)
FRN 201 - Intermediate French I (3 Credits)
FRN 202 - Intermediate French II (3 Credits)
GER 101 - Elementary German I (3 Credits)
GER 102 - Elementary German II (3 Credits)
GER 201 - Intermediate German I (3 Credits)
GER 202 - Intermediate German II (3 Credits)
SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I (3 Credits)
SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II (3 Credits)
SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credits)
SPN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credits)

Free Electives (13-14 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. It is recommended that they include courses in history, political science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and economics. Some recommended courses are listed below:

HIS 207 - The Civil War (3 Credits)
HIS 210 - Latin American History (3 Credits)
POL 101 - American Government (3 Credits)
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)

History Education

For those majors who are also interested in pursuing careers in teaching history at the secondary level, it is strongly recommended that you include the following courses in your electives/general education options and consult an academic advisor in Education as well as History.

EDU 101 - Introduction to Education (3 Credits)
PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 Credits)
PSY 203 - Educational Psychology (3 Credits)

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