History is a core program in the Social Sciences/History department. The program fosters a strong foundation in the substantive content and skill set of the discipline and enables students to examine critically the values and institutions of their own culture by exposing them to earlier forms of that culture as well as to alternative values and institutions of other cultures. Primary emphasis is placed on the influence of social, economic, political and cultural (i.e., philosophical, racial, religious and gender) forces in shaping human activity. Students who successfully complete the AS degree in history by attaining a minimum 3.0 grade point average will be prepared to transfer to a four-year institution.

This program provides the student the opportunity:

• Develop a base of substantive knowledge in the discipline of history.
• Acquire the skills of critical thinking, reading, writing and research to apply knowledge of the past and advance professional development in history, social studies education and/or a related field.

The graduate of this program is able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the major topics and themes in history;
• Describe and apply research methods in history using both
• qualitative and quantitative data, including primary and secondary source material;
• Utilize critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry in their understanding of the past as well as in their articulation of that understanding;
• Communicate effectively through traditional means (oral and written work), as well as through contemporary media and technology.

FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits
HIS-101 - Western Civilization I, 3 credits
or HIS-201 - American History to 1865, 3 credits
MAT-101 - Survey of Mathematics I, 3 credits
Elective - Science Elective (4 cr), 4 credits

FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
Elective - General Elective, 3 credits
HIS-102 - Western Civilization II, 3 credits
or HIS-202 - American History Since 1865, 3 credits
MAT-107 - Basic Statistics, 3 credits
or MAT-121 - College Algebra, 3 credits
POS-101 - American Government, 3 credits
Elective - Science Elective (4 cr), 4 credits

SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Elective - General Elective, 3 credits
HIS-101 - Western Civilization I, 3 credits
or HIS-201 - American History to 1865, 3 credits
Elective - History Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Humanities Elective, 3 credits
SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits

SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
ECO-151 - Principles of Economics I Principles of Economics I (macro), 3 credits
or ECO-152 - Principles of Economics II Principles of Economics II (micro), 3 credits
HIS-102 - Western Civilization II, 3 credits
or HIS-202 - American History Since 1865, 3 credits
HIS-190 - Research Methods, 3 credits
Elective - History Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits
Elective - Humanities Elective, 3 credits

Total Credits for Degree: 61