History AA

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The History program introduces students to the discipline of history. Courses are designed to encourage and enhance critical writing and thinking skills and analytical thinking. The program also focuses on helping students think problems through to logical conclusions, render informed decisions, and become productive citizens in a world of diversity and globalization.

The program prepares students to transfer as juniors to a university in the specialty they choose and includes a foreign language requirement often found in Baccalaureate programs.

Program Outcomes:

Acquire basic factual historical knowledge.
Reconstruct accurate historical sequences.
Analyze basic historical phenomena.
Evaluate various historical perspectives.
Critique historical conflicts.
Discriminate between viewpoints and sources.

Required Course of Study:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester - 16 credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Minimum Credits: 3
HIST 1211 - US to 1865 Minimum Credits: 3
BM 0000 - Basic Math with a C or better Minimum Credits: 3
FL 0000 - Foreign Language Minimum Credits: 4
PEL 0000 - Program Electives Minimum Credits: (3 credits)

Spring Semester - 17 credits

HIST 1221 - US from 1865 Minimum Credits: 3
CS 0000 - Cultural Studies Minimum Credits: 3 (other than Global Diversity & outside HIST dept)
FL 0000 - Foreign Language Minimum Credits: 4
SCI 0000 - Science Minimum Credits: 4
POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government Minimum Credits: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester - 15 credits

HIST 1110 - Western Civilization I Minimum Credits: 3
GD 0000 - Global Diversity Minimum Credits: 3 (outside HIST dept)
GEL 0000 - General Electives Minimum Credits: (3 credits)
AW 0000 - Advanced Writing with a C or better Minimum Credits: 3
PEL 0000 - Program Electives Minimum Credits: (3 credits)

Spring Semester - 12 credits

COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Minimum Credits: 3
HIST 1120 - Western Civilization II Minimum Credits: 3
GEL 0000 - General Electives Minimum Credits: (3 credits)
PEL 0000 - Program Electives Minimum Credits: (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 60

Program Elective Options:

HIST 1251 - Wyoming History Minimum Credits: 3
HIST 1425 - History of Rock Music Minimum Credits: 3
HIST 2020 - American Military History Minimum Credits: 3
HIST 2290 - History of North American Indians Minimum Credits: 3

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