History Degrees

About the Program

Pericles in AthensFeather River College offers two degrees in History. The first is a History Transfer Model Curriculum degree for students anticipating transfer to a California State University political science or comparable degree program.  The second is an associate degree in History that can be completed by students seeking other transfer opportunities or who are not planning transfer to a four-year university.

History majors should check the degree requirements of the university to which they intend to transfer and should meet with an academic advisor to construct an academic plan.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the History program coursework, students will be able to:

  1. Identify significant events, people, and places in history.
  2. Comprehend the connections, contributions, and experiences of various regions, ethnicities, races and genders in the creation of the modern world.
  3. Interpret and extract meaning from primary and secondary sources.
  4. Appraise the connections between the past and the present through (written and orally) clearly and accurately about history.

Associate of Arts Transfer Degree in History

Course Units

Major Core Requirements (12 units)

HIST 108 United States to 1877 3 units
HIST 110 United States Since 1865  3 units
HIST 111 World History to 1500  3 units
HIST 112 World History Since 1500 3 units
Total Core Requirements 12 units

Major Electives (6 units)

(select 1 course from each group below - no duplicate courses allowed)

Group 1

ENGL 246 Women’s Literature

3 units

HIST 120 Women in American History

3 units

HIST 130 Native American History

3 units

HIST 135 African American History  

POL/SOC 140 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity

3 units

POL/SOC 160 Globalization

3 units

Group 2

ANTH 106 Intro Prehistory and Archaeology

3 units

ANTH 150 North American Indians

3 units

HIST 120 Women in American History

3 units

HIST 130 Native American History

3 units

HIST 140 California History

3 units

HIST 135 African American History

3 units

POL 130 Introduction to International Relations

3 units

POL/SOC 140 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity

3 units

Total Electives Requirements

6 units

Total Major Requirements

18 units

To earn an A.A.-T in History:

  1. Complete the Major Core Requirements and Major Electives, as outlined above with a minimum grade of “C” or better in each course.
  2. Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework. Students expecting to transfer to a four-year college or university must complete the CSU Breadth or IGETC requirements.
  3. Complete electives so that major units, plus GE units, plus elective units total sixty (60) units or higher.
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Associate of Arts Degree in History

The Associates in Arts Degree may be obtained by completion of the required program (18 units) plus FRC general education requirement, plus sufficient electives to meet the 60-unit total. A minimum grade of “C” or better is required in all classes taken for the major. Students expecting to transfer to a four-year university are strongly advised to complete either the CSU Breadth or the IGETC requirements.

Course Units

Core Requirements (9 units)

Choose one of the following year-long course sequences and one course from the other sequence (9 units total)

U.S. History Survey

HIST 108 United States to 1877 3 units
HIST 110 United States Since 1865 3 units

World History Survey

HIST 111 World History to 1500 3 units
HIST 112 World History Since 1500 3 units
Total Core Requirements 9 units

Additional Requirements

(minimum of 12 units from below; *recommended)

ANTH 106 Introduction to Prehistory

3 units

ANTH 150 North American Indians

3 units

HIST 108 United States to 1877

3 units

HIST 110 United States Since 1865

3 units

HIST 111 World History to 1500

3 units

HIST 111 World History Since 1500

3 units

HIST 120 Women in American History

3 units

HIST 130 Native American History

3 units

HIST 135 African American History  

HIST 140 California History

3 units

HIST 170 Washington D.C. Week

3 units

HIST 172 Democracy in Practice

3 units

POL/SOC 140 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity

3 units

Total Electives Requirements

12 units

Total Major Requirements

21 units

To earn an A.A.in History:

  1. Complete the core requirements as listed above, as outlined above with a minimum grade of “C” or better in each course.
  2. Complete FRC General Education (GE), CSU Breadth, or IGETC requirements.
  3. Complete electives so that major units, plus GE units, plus elective units total sixty (60) units of higher.

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