# History (A.A. Degree)

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: History

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/34297/34898/36129/34930/35911

Program Code: SAC.HIST.AA

Program Control Number: 04257

The associate degree curriculum in history provides a basic program to aid students in thinking critically about one’s self, one’s cultural heritage, social and economic processes, and national and international affairs.
Completion of the degree prepares students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree and eventually into careers with government agencies, libraries or museums, research programs in business, journalism, international organizations, archival work, and work in law, international relations, and business. Consult a counselor for information about course requirements for specific universities.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Students who participate in SAC?s history program will complete necessary requirements to complete their academic degrees or transfer to a 4-year institution, while simultaneously acquiring knowledge and skills that will help them participate more fully in their workplace and in their community.
2.  Students in SAC?s History Program will gain an understanding of social, historical, and political situations of the past in order to place current local, national, and international events in an historical context.
3.  Students in SAC?s History Program will apply critical thinking in the creation, analysis and interpretation of past and current events, and will demonstrate their thinking and reasoning skills by completing a variety of assigned exercises.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Course** | | 12 |
| HIST 101 | World Civilizations to the 16th Century | 3 |
| or HIST 101H | Honors World Civilizations to the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST 102H | Honors World Civilizations Since the 16th Century | 3 |
| or HIST 102H | Honors World Civilizations Since the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors | 3 |
| **Required electives: Choose 3 electives from the following group. Must include at least one History class.** | | 9 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| or GEOG 100H | Honors World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HIST 123 | African American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 124 | Mexican American History in the United States | 3 |
| or HIST 124H | Honors Mexican American History in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 127 | Women in U.S. History | 3 |
| HIST 133 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History from 1863 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 150 | Latin American Civilization to Independence | 3 |
| HIST 151 | Modern Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 163 | Introduction to Southeast Asian History | 3 |
| PHIL 112 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 118 | History of Philosophy | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| or POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors | 3 |
| POLT 200 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| POLT 201 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLT 220 | International Politics | 3 |
| **Total** | | **21** |