History - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
An Arts and Sciences Area of Study
Application Code 228
For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1620.
This curriculum is designed as a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. This curriculum prepares students for careers requiring a broad knowledge of history which may include teaching, historical research, public service, government and corporate archival work, law, and journalism. Geography, history, political science, pre-law, etc., students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.
General Education Core
Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.
Composition
Humanities, Arts and Literature
One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
Social Sciences
One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.
Science
must include one course with lab
Mathematics
Interdisciplinary
Required Courses Related to Major
Required Courses
| GEOG-101 | Introduction to World Geography | 3 credits |
| POLI-101 | American Federal Government | 3 credits |
| - | or | |
| POLI-201 | Comparative Government | 3 credits |
Arts and Sciences
| - | Arts and Sciences Electives | 4-6 |
| - | World Language Sequence | 8 |
World Language Sequence requirements vary by institution. At HCC, the World Language Sequence means two sequential foreign language courses in the same language (e.g. SPAN-101 and SPAN-102, or FREN-102 and FREN-201), excluding courses taught in English.
History Electives – Select 12 credits from the following (3 credits each):
| HIST-111 | American History to 1877 | 3 credits |
| HIST-112 | American History Since 1877 | 3 credits |
| HIST-121 | The Ancient World: Prehistory to the Middle Ages | 3 credits |
| HIST-122 | Western Civilization & Pre-Modern World World | 3 credits |
| HIST-123 | Western Civilization and the Modern World | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 60-68