History
The Associates of Arts degree with a field of study in History is designated for students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate degree in History or Liberal Arts at four-year institutions.
The curriculum includes general academic courses and electives that enable students who intend to major in History to transfer to four-year institutions. Completing a History program can expand opportunities in teaching, law school, journalism and other related areas.
Instruction in History will promote critical thinking and writing, as well as develop an awareness of how the past has shaped the present. The History program has a foreign language requirement attached to it that will complete most four-year institution requirements.
For printable degree plan for this program, please click HERE.
| Core Curriculum (45 Credits) |
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication or SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 or SPCH 1321 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 United States History I | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 Composition | 3 |
| COSC 1301 Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| *Modern Language or Humanities Elective-Field of Study | 3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| HIST 1302 United States History II | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 Composition II-Rhetoric | 3 |
| Mathematics Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 or 4 |
| PHIL 2307 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| Visual & Performing Arts Elective- Core Curriculum | 3 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| GOVT 2301 American Government I | 3 |
| HIST 2327 Mexican American History I | 3 |
| HIST 2321 World Civilizations I | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum | 4 |
| *Modern Language or Humanities Elective-Field of Study | 3 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| GOVT 2302 American Government II | 3 |
| HIST 2322 World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIST 2328 Mexican American History II | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum | 4 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Elective-Core Curriculum | 3 |
*Courses to be chosen from Field of Study
| Total credits 63 |