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 Outcomes:

Students will be able to identify important themes and trends in history appropriate to the college level.
Students will be able to interpret evidence of historical events/conditions to determine their credibility and apparent significance.
Students will utilize a variety of historical frameworks to discuss, present or evaluate evidence of historical conflicts, accommodations or other expressions of the human condition in organized and creative forms.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall

ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Mathematics	3-4 credits
Gen Ed-	Diversity	3 credits
HIS-101	World History to 1500	3 credits
Elective-	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Note: ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101.

First Year Spring

ENG-102	Advanced English Composition	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Arts/Humanities	3 credits
HIS-102	World History Since 1500	3 credits
Elective-	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Year Fall

Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	4 credits
Gen Ed-	Select any World Language course	3 credits
HIS-201	United States History to 1877	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
Elective-	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		16

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

Second Year Spring

Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	3-4 credits
-
Restricted Elective-	Take another semester of World Language	3 credits
-	Or
ANT-201	Cultural Anthropology	3 credits
-
HIS-202	United States History Since 1865	3 credits
HIS-240	Historical Research Methods	3 credits
Elective-	Choose in consultation with an advisor	2 credits
Total Credit Hours:		14

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

General Education Requirements (31-33 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

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

Any World Language course

3 credits

Any World Language course: HCC offers language instruction from elementary to intermediate proficiency in French (FRN-101, FRN-102, FRN-201, FRN-202), German (GER-101, GER-102, GER-201, GER-202), Japanese (JPN-101, JPN-102, JPN-201, JPN-202), and Spanish (SPN-101, SPN-102, SPN-201, SPN-202).

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, ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P

ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits
ENG-102	Advanced English Composition	3 credits

*(ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3-4 Credits)

Program Requirements (15 Credits)

Requirements List

HIS-101	World History to 1500	3 credits
HIS-102	World History Since 1500	3 credits
HIS-201	United States History to 1877	3 credits
HIS-202	United States History Since 1865	3 credits
HIS-240	Historical Research Methods	3 credits

Restricted Electives (3 Credits)

Select Restricted Elective Credits from the Following List

ANT-201	Cultural Anthropology	3 credits
-	Any World Language course	3 credits

Free Electives (9-11 Credits)

Requirements List

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:

GEO-105	World Regional Geography	3 credits
HIS-210	Latin American History	3 credits
POL-101	American Government	3 credits
POL-204	International Relations	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

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)