History, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Banner Code: 2_AAT_HIST
Control Number: 31116
Financial Aid Eligible
History is the study of past human events and ideas that continue to inform the present. The study of primary sources (i.e. original documents and objects) fosters essential critical thinking, analytical, and interpretative skills for students. Multiple voices and conflicting interpretations of sources encourages a healthy skepticism of preconceived information and challenges students to ask essential questions, to explain historical causality, to pose new interpretations, and to conduct their own research using historical evidence. An understanding of the past, moreover, enables students to better understand their identity and to contribute to their society as more informed citizens.
The Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer in History focuses on a critical analysis of the past to understand how it has influenced our identities and shaped today’s societies. Students choosing this major will study a range of historical subjects including United States History, World History, and Western Civilization. In addition, students will learn how to identify historical significance, to analyze historical evidence, and to construct historical arguments based on primary and secondary sources. Completion of this major will provide students with a well-rounded understanding of History and equip them with the skill set of a historian. Students will be prepared to pursue a baccalaureate degree in History.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Describe the structure, pace, and causal agents of changing historical contexts.
- Employ interpretative skills to reach reasoned conclusions from historical evidence.
- Evaluate cultural, socio-political, and economic contexts through historical time.
Associate Degree for Transfer Graduation Requirements
Associate Degrees for Transfer require students to meet the following requirements:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
- Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
- Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
- Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.
Students should consult a GWC counselor in order to select the best pathway to meet their educational goals. For students who intend to transfer, the choice of general education will be specific to both their major and transfer institution.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses – Core | ||
| HIST G170 | History Of The United States To 1876 | 3 |
| HIST G175 | History of the United States Since 1876 | 3 |
| List A | ||
| Select one course from each of the following groups: | 6 | |
| Group 1 | ||
| HIST G161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST G180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| Group 2 | ||
| HIST G162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST G185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| List B | ||
| Select one course from each of the following groups: | 6 | |
Any course from List A not already used | ||
| Group 1 | ||
| HIST G161 | World History 1 1 | 3 |
| HIST G162 | World History 2 1 | 3 |
| HIST G120 | Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST G121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST G150 | History of Latin America | 3 |
| ANTH G150 | Native Peoples of North America | 3 |
| SOC G133 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| Group 2 | ||
| HIST G161 | World History 1 1 | 3 |
| HIST G162 | World History 2 1 | 3 |
| HIST G180 | Western Civilization 1 1 | 3 |
| HIST G185 | Western Civilization 2 1 | 3 |
| HIST G110 | Economic History Of The United States | 3 |
| HIST G140 | California History | 3 |
| ART G105 | Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART G106 | Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| Major Total | 18 | |
| GE Pattern (CSU GE-Breadth or IGETC) | 37-39 | |
| Total units that may be double-counted | 6-15 | |
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) | 9-20 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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If not used in List A.
Recommended Program Sequence
These sequences are general course maps for students to finish all major and general education requirements for two-year completion of degrees, completion of short-term certificates, and/or fulfillment of transfer requirements. However, this may not be an appropriate path for all students. The two-year sequence is based on English and Math placement and meeting other course prerequisites. Students are advised to meet with a GWC Counselor to review course selections and sequences to ensure that completion of this program will meet a student's transfer and career goals.
Year 1:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| HIST G170 | History Of The United States To 1876 | 3 |
| HIST G175 | History of the United States Since 1876 | 3 |
| ENGL G100 | Freshman Composition ^ | 4 |
| Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development course | 3 | |
| Area A1: Oral Communication course | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | ||
| HIST G161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| or HIST G180 | Western Civilization 1 | |
| HIST G162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| or HIST G185 | Western Civilization 2 | |
| Area A3: Critical Thinking course | 3-4 | |
| Area C1: Arts course | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| MATH G100 | Liberal Arts Mathematics (UC or CSU transferable) | 3 |
| ECON G105 | Consumer and Financial Math (CSU transferable only) | 3 |
| Units | 15-16 | |
Year 2:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 3 | ||
| Area B2: Life Science course (with or without lab) * | 3-4 | |
| PSCI G180 | American Government (Area D: Social & Behavioral Science course) | 3 |
| or PSCI G181 | American Government: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity | |
| CSU Transferable elective coursework for a total of 6 units | 6 | |
| Select two of the following NOT already taken: | 3 | |
| HIST G161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST G162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST G120 | Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST G121 | History of American Women | 3 |
| HIST G150 | History of Latin America | 3 |
| SOC G133 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| ANTH G150 | Native Peoples of North America | 3 |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 4 | ||
| Area B1: Physical Science course (with or without lab) * | 3-4 | |
| CSU Transferable elective coursework to reach a minimum of 60 units | 5-8 | |
| Select one of the following NOT already taken: | 3 | |
| HIST G161 | World History 1 | 3 |
| HIST G162 | World History 2 | 3 |
| HIST G180 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST G185 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HIST G110 | Economic History Of The United States | 3 |
| HIST G140 | California History | 3 |
| ART G105 | Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART G106 | Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| Units | 11-15 | |
| Total minimum units required | 60 | |
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Program sequence may not be recommended for students who self-place into ENGL G100S. Students should see a Counselor for appropriate advisement.
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Either B1 or B2 must include a lab.