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Associate Degree for Transfer: A Degree with a GuaranteeWe are now offering associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. This provides a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. This AA-T degree guarantees admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and gives priority admission consideration to your local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to your community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses. More information on the Degree with a Guarantee Program.

The History Degree for Transfer

  • Guarantees acceptance to the CSU system
  • Prepares students for transfer at the junior level to California State University programs and colleges offering bachelor's degrees in History and careers in
    • Education
    • Law
    • Politics
    • Information Management
    • Business
    • Travel
    • Government
    • Museums and Librarues
    • Archival Work
    • Journalism

History teaches students an introductory foundation of the knowledge and skills to interpret and build understanding of our political, economic, and social past. Upon successful completion of the program students will be able to analyze important events in historical eras, critique the value of varied sources of historical information, and apply the analysis of history, from a diversity of historical opinions and debates, to derive conclusions and assessments using support evidence.

Current and prospective community college students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.

What will I learn?

  • To analyze important events in historical eras, variables of historical phenomena, and the cause and impact of significant changes in a global context.
  • To demonstrate awareness of and critique the value of varied sources of historical information including professional lectures, secondary texts, primary documents, fiction, and/or current journalistic reports.
  • To compare and contrast the experiences and issues of subsets of minorities with that of mainstream in power, including concerns of race, class, and gender.
  • To apply the analysis of history, from a diversity of historical opinions and debates, to derive conclusions and assessments using support evidence.

What courses do I take?

Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.

NOTE: Students who pass the AP US History exam with a 3 or higher will receive subject credit for both HIST C131 and C132, but will only be awarded three units. In order to fulfill the unit minimum for the major, students with AP US History credit must take an additional course from List B.

Required Core: (6 units minimum)

C-ID: HIST 130 United States History to 1877

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from the establishment of European colonies in the New World through Reconstruction. Special attention is given to the study of select topics, such as the development of American ideologies, institutions, and legal structures. Approved for IGETC Area 3B & 4 & US History, CSU GE Area C2 or D & US History, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 130 United States History to 1877

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL C101. Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in this honors course is limited to students enrolled in the associated course. Students will be required to read and comprehend challenging materials and analyze in depth a chosen topic appropriate for intensified study and be able to maintain a minimum standard of coursework at the honors level.

72 hours lecture. This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from the establishment of European colonies in the New World through Reconstruction. Special attention is given to the study of select topics, such as the development of American ideologies, institutions, and legal structures. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4 & US History, CSU GE Area C2 or D & US History, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 140 United States History from 1865

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. The course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Special attention will be paid to the study of selected topics, such as American institutions, ideologies, and constitutional development. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4 & US History, CSU GE Area C2 or D & US History, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 140 United States History from 1865

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL C101. Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in this honors course is limited to students enrolled in the associated course. Students will be required to read and comprehend challenging materials and analyze in depth a chosen topic appropriate for intensified study and be able to maintain a minimum standard of coursework at the honors level.

Repeat Status: Not repeatable

72 hours lecture. The course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Special attention will be paid to the study of selected topics, such as American institutions, ideologies, and Constitutional development. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4 & US History, CSU GE Area C2 or D & US History, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

 

LIST A: Select two (6 units minimum)

C-ID: HIST 170 Western Civilization I

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course covers the growth of European civilization. Social, political, and cultural developments are integrated with the introduction of ideas and institutions basic to the understanding of one's own heritage. This course also covers the development of Western Civilization from the earliest times to the close of the Middle Ages. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4, CSU GE Area C2 or D, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 170 Western Civilization I

Prerequisite: ENGL C101.

Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in this honors course is limited to students enrolled in the associated course. Students will be required to read and comprehend challenging materials and analyze in depth a chosen topic appropriate for intensified study and must be able to maintain a minimum standard of coursework at the honors level.

72 hours lecture. This course covers the growth of European civilization. Social, political, and cultural developments are integrated with the introduction of ideas and institutions basic to the understanding of one's own heritage. This course also covers the development of Western Civilization from the earliest times to the close of the Middle Ages. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course; the honors course also requires at least one extra research assignment. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4, CSU GE Area C2 or D, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 180 Western Civilization II

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course covers the growth and development of European Civilization from the Renaissance to the present, integrating social, political, and cultural developments of European and the Western heritage. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4, CSU GE Area C2 or D, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: HIST 180 Western Civilization II

Prerequisite: ENGL C101.

Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in this honors course is limited to students enrolled in the associated course. Students will be required to read and comprehend challenging materials and analyze in depth a chosen topic appropriate for intensified study and must be able to maintain a minimum standard of coursework at the honors level.

72 hours lecture. This course covers the growth and development of European Civilization from the Renaissance to the present, integrating social, political, and cultural developments of European and the Western heritage. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course; the honors course also requires at least one extra research assignment. Approved for IGETC Area 3B or 4, CSU GE Area C2 or D, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

 

LIST B: Select one course from each area (6 units minimum)

Area 1:

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100

54 hours lecture. This ethnic studies course is a survey of the Native peoples and cultures of North America. It emphasizes native languages, history, culture, intellectual traditions, social organizations, religion, world view, artistic representations, social struggles, and social justice movements. Students critically examine the impact of tribal nations on each other, as well as the interactions with other groups of people. This course examines the roots of present-day conditions of Native communities and the contributions of Native Americans to the cultures of the Americas. This course is cross-listed with ETHN C141. Approved for IGETC Area 4 or 7, CSU GE Area D or F, Local GE Area 2 or 3, & 6.

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100

54 hours lecture. This ethnic studies course is a survey of the Native peoples and cultures of North America. It emphasizes native languages, history, culture, intellectual traditions, social organizations, religion, world view, artistic representations, social struggles, and social justice movements. Students critically examine the impact of tribal nations on each other, as well as the interactions with other groups of people. This course examines the roots of present-day conditions of Native communities and the contributions of Native Americans to the cultures of the Americas. This course is cross-listed with ANTH C141. Approved for IGETC Area 4 or 7, CSU GE Area D or F, Local GE Area 2 or 3, & 6.

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. The course covers Mexican history from Pre-Columbian period to the present. It includes an analysis of the social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of the Mexican past. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area D, Local GEArea 2 & 6.

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course is an introduction to the historical and stylistic developments of American popular music, with an emphasis on its cultural, social, economic and political consequences. This course studies the development of Anglo-American folk music, African-American music, Latin music, musical theatre, and various rock styles. Concert attendance required. Approved for IGETC Area 3A, CSU GE Area C1, Local GE Area 3 & 6.

 

Area 2:

C-ID: ANTH 120 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100.

54 hours lecture. This course analyzes social and cultural factors of human behavior in the recent past and present. Students compare and contrast cultural traditions, practices and beliefs, discussing the associated environmental and social factors that shape human cultures. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2 & 6.

C-ID: ANTH C150 Introduction to Archaeology

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100

54 hours lecture. This course is an introduction to the study of archaeology. The course includes a discussion of the nature of scientific inquiry, the history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research, dating techniques, methods of survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation, cultural resource management, professional ethics, and selected cultural sequences. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2.

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This course provides an overview of western art and architecture from prehistory through the Middle Ages. Approved for IGETC Area 3A, CSU GE Area C1, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ARTH 120 Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Renaissance to the Contemporary period. (ART C105 is not a prerequisite for ART C106.) Approved for IGETC Area 3A, CSU GE Area C1, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ENGL 140 Survey of World Literature 1

Prerequisite: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from antiquity to the mid or late seventeenth century. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area C2, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ENGL 140 Survey of World Literature 1

Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance to the Honors Program or eligibility for this honors course as determined by the instructor.

72 hours lecture. This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from antiquity to the mid or late seventeenth century. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course; the honors course also requires at least one extra research assignment. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area C2, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ENGL 145 Survey of World Literature 2

Prerequisite: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from the mid or late seventeenth century to the present. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area C2, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ENGL 145 Survey of World Literature 2

Prerequisite: ENGL C101

Limitation on Enrollment: Honors courses limit enrollment to those students who are approved by the instructor or who are members of the Honors Program.

72 hours lecture. This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from the mid or late seventeenth century to the present. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors course; the honors course also requires at least one extra research assignment. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area C2, Local GE Area 3.

C-ID: ENGL 135 Survey of American Literature 2

Prerequisite: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This literature course introduces students to American authors from the 1865 to the present. The course emphasizes analyzing texts and studying the intellectual, social, and cultural history of Americans. Approved for IGETC Area 3B, CSU GE Area C2, Local GE Area 3.

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. The course covers the political, economic, social and cultural development of California from prehistory to the present. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2 or 3.

C-ID: PHIL 110 Introduction to Logic

Prerequisite: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course introduces students to the principles of inductive and deductive inference and their practical applications in everyday situations, such as problem solving and evaluation of arguments. The course examines the uses of language, formal and informal fallacies, syllogistic argument forms, and scientific method. This course also develops the ability to integrate the principles of critical thinking with the techniques of effective written argument. Approved for CSU GE Area A.3, Local GE Area 3.

 

General Ed Requirements

Complete one of the following general education patterns:

Program Pathways

All classes needed for this degree are available at the following campuses: Ridgecrest / IWV CC Online

Additionally, some of the general education courses needed to complete this major are available at all our locations.

See Counseling for specific help with enrolling and completing this major.

How can I afford it?

This degree requires 60.0 units and will likely take 4 semesters.

Approximate Total Costs

CA Residents

60.0 units

at $46 per unit

Equals $2,760 in tuition and fees

Plus approximately $3,600* for books and supplies

Total cost $6,360 for 4 semesters

Non-residents

60.0 units

at $388 per unit

Equals $23,280 in tuition and fees

Plus approximately $3,600* for books and supplies

Total cost $26,880 for 4 semesters

*This is an estimate. Actual costs will vary.

Need help? Financial Aid can help with fee waivers and scholarships and other aid. Make sure to fill out your FAFSA every January.