History: Associate in Arts
Program Requirements
Required Courses
| HIST 2210 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2202 | Western Civilization to 1600 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2204 | Western Civilization from 1600 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2231 | History of the U.S. to 1877 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2232 | History of the U.S. since 1877 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
PLUS any one of the following:
| ANTH 1512 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1500 | Art Appreciation | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2270 | California History | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SPAN 1601 | Elementary Spanish I | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| SOC 1510 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
SPAN 1601: If student has not completed two years of a foreign language in high school.
Total Credit Hours: 18
Career Options/Pathways
| *Possible career types/employment opportunities |
Median Hourly Rate, CA |
Annual Job Openings, CA |
| Researcher |
$25.63 |
60 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
$27.44 |
1,020 |
| Lawyer |
$68.45 |
2,390 |
| Historian |
$33.72 |
n/a |
*Some career options may require additional training and/or education.
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. Labor Market Information, State of California Employment Development Department, California Occupational Guides, 2012, on the Internet at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Search.aspx (visited February 12, 2015)
For additional career resources, please visit:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/; http://www.Mynextmove.org; http://www.onetonline.org
Transfer
This degree does not prepare a student to transfer to a four-year college or university. However, certain courses may be transferrable to other colleges and universities. If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a TC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that TC requires for an associate degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.