History

Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act (SB1440)

Associate in Arts
Transfer Preparation* (Major Code: 01795)

History is the study of all human experience. History examines the people, institutions, ideas, and events of the past and present. History is a social science that studies and analyzes the chronological, geographical, national, and ethnic accounts of what we believe to be the human record.

Program Student Learning Outcome

  • Student will be able to write a term paper that demonstrates their command of research, critical thinking, content development, with coherent sentence structure and command of historical facts.
The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:
  • Completion of minimum 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable degree applicable courses.
  • Minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
  • Minimum 18 semester or 27 quarter units in major or area of emphasis with a minimum grade of “C” (or “Pass”) for each course in the major.
  • Completion of the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern.  For more information, refer to the catalog section, “Certificate of Achievement” under Graduation, Certificates, and Degree Requirements.
Required Core
HIST 100AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I3
HIST 101AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II3
List A: Select two courses6
WORLD HISTORY I
WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
WORLD HISTORY II
WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
List B: Select one course from Area 1 and one course from Area 26
Area 1: Select one course or any List A course not already used
WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY
LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES I
LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES II
WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY I
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY I
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY II
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY II
MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Area 2: Select one course or any List A course not already used
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAS
ART AND CULTURE OF PRE-HISPANIC MEXICO
ASIAN ART
WOMEN IN WESTERN ART HISTORY, 1550- PRESENT
ART HISTORY SURVEY---STONE AGE TO THE AGES OF FAITH
ART HISTORY-RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY
NINETEENTH THROUGH TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART
FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE
CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
CHICANO LITERATURE
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
LITERATURE OF THE U.S. - MEXICO BORDERLANDS AND BAJA CALIFORNIA
LITERATURE BY WOMEN
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD CULTURE
WOMEN AND GENDER IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD ART
CHICANA AND CHICANO HERITAGE
INTRODUCTION TO CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES
CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHICANA/LATINA STUDIES
RACE AND CLASS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
RACE AND ETHNICITY
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
Total Units18
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Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses specific to the transfer institution of choice. University requirements vary from institution to institution and are subject to change. Therefore, it is important to verify transfer major preparation and general education requirements through consultation with a counselor in either the Counseling Center or Career and Transfer Connections. See catalog Transfer Courses Information section for further information.

  • Sequence courses in List A, for example HIST 104 & HIST 105 or HIST 106 & HIST 107, are recommended for students transferring to a UC.
  • It is recommended for students to check the transfer university catalog to verify if there is a language requirement