History, B.A. - Pre-Credential Subplan/Option: 180 units

Required Core Courses for Major: 36 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses in order to receive a degree in the major.

• HST 100 - The Study and Practice of History (4)
• HST 101 - History of World Civilization: The Ancient Period (4)
• HST 102 - History of World Civilization: The Middle Period (4)
• HST 103 - History of World Civilization: The Modern Period (4)
• HST 201 - United States History (4)
• HST 300 - History Methods (4)
• HST 390 - History and Historians (4)
• HST 461 - Senior Thesis in History (4)
• HST 462 - Senior Thesis in History (4)

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• *Note: If course(s) is taken to satisfy GE requirements, then student will need to complete additional approved units for “Required Core.”

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 40 units

• HST 370 - History of California (4)
• HST 463 - Assessment Seminar and Field Training for Potential Teachers (4)

Required Support Courses: 68 units

• ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (4) (D3)

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• COM 100 - Public Speaking (4) (A1) or
• COM 204 - Advocacy and Argument (4) (A1)

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• EC 201 - Principles of Economics (4) (D2)
• EC 202 - Principles of Economics (4) (D2)

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• EC 407 - History of Economic Thought (4) or
• EC 408 - Money and Banking (4) or
• EC 409 - Economic History of the U.S. (4) or
• EC 437 - Economics of Poverty and Discrimination (4)

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• ENG 105 - Freshman English II (4) (A3)

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• ENG 107 - Stretch Composition III (4) (A2) or
• ENG 109 - Advanced Stretch Composition II (4) (A2) or
• ENG 110 - First-Year Composition (4) (A2)

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• EWS 301 - Ethnic Identity (4) (C4) or
• EWS 420 - Gender, Ethnicity, and Class (4)

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• GEO 101 - Physical Geography (4) (B1)
• GEO 102 - Human Geography (4) (D3)

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• GEO 350 - U.S. and Canada Geography (4) or
• GEO 351 - Geography of California (4) (B5 or C4)

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• HST 202 - United States History (4) (D1)

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• PHL 220 - Religions of the World (4) (C2) or
• PHL 221 - Introduction to Religious Studies (4) (C2)

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• PLS 201 - Introduction to American Government (4) (D1)
• PLS 202 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (4) (D2)
• PLS 481 - California Government (4) (D4)
• PSY 201 - General Psychology (4) (E)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-24 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 104 units.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)

Other Requirements:

All new majors should contact the department office to learn the name of their advisor.  Continuing Students should see their assigned faculty advisor one or more times per year.

All students seeking a teaching career should immediately see Dr. Judith Anderson, History Department, for guidance.

Students desiring to pursue graduate study should take at least one foreign language for Area C3.