What can I do with this?

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)

 

LIST A: Select two (6 units minimum)

 

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

Area 1:

 

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

Area 2:

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 $375 per unit

Equals $22,500 in tuition and fees

Plus approximately $3,600* for books and supplies

Total cost $26,100 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.