# History, Noncredit (HST) courses

Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu/schools/programs/school-art-social-science/courses/hst-courses

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### HST-900 — U.s. Citizenship

- **Advisory:** ENG-802
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/hst.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/hst.md)
- Course duration: 72 hours; open entry format

This course is best suited for non-U.S. citizens. It will provide non-U.S. citizens with a study of the federal and state system of government and the U.S. Constitution, preparing them for the naturalization citizenship interview with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The course will include civil rights, voting, historical development of the U.S., types of government, the electoral process, political parties, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, and the relationship between the state and federal systems of government. The student can practice reading, writing, speaking, listening, and pronunciation in English. (03/22)