History

About the Program

Program Goal: Transfer

GE Pattern(s): Cal-GETC

Program Code: 31000.31AA-T

Students completing Associate Degrees for Transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system. Please see the beginning of the “Academic Programs” section for details.

History is the study of how the society we live in came to be. Through contemplation and analysis of historical materials, historians interpret the past and construct collective memory. The Associate Degree for Transfer in History supplies students with foundational knowledge in United States and World History, as well as with an introduction to the historical inquiry process. The degree offers three of five courses required in the CSU, Chico major core program, in addition to courses approved for CSU General Education.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Identify major developments in the history of the United States and of the world, and to examine the past from diverse perspectives.
2. Apply historical reasoning to the study of the past and to think in terms of causation, context, chronology, and change and continuity.
3. Utilize historical method through posing questions and conducting research, analyzing evidence, and articulating defensible conclusions.