History Option, A.A. - Liberal Arts

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The History Option is primarily designed to prepare students to transfer into the junior year of a baccalaureate degree program in history. In addition, students seeking admission into political science or pre-law programs would receive a solid academic foundation upon which to build a successful major.

The objectives of this program are to:

Demonstrate general knowledge of historical inquiry and research.
Describe the interconnection between economics, politics, society and culture, and analyze the effects of these influences on historic development.
Provide examples of the impact of individual and collective action upon historic development.
Examine the impact of perspective on the interpretation of historic events.
Communicate clearly in both oral and written form.
Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

First Year

Fall Semester

COLL 101 - Foundations for Success Credits: 3
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GTEC 000 - Technology Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
MATH 900 - Math Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
POLS 105 - American Government Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Summer Session

Second Year

Fall Semester

HIST 105 - U.S. History I Credits: 3
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
PHIL 000 - Philosophy Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
ANTH 120 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 16

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ENGL 201 - Effective Speaking Credits: 3
HIST 106 - U.S. History II Credits: 3
ANTH 115 - Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4

Total Semester Hours: 14

Summer Session

Total Program Hours: 60

Philosophy, Technology, Math and Science General Education Courses

Choose from the list of approved courses in the College catalog.

Humanities General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Humanities General Education courses in the College catalog.

AMSL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
AMSL 102 - American Sign Language II Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3

Social Science General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Social Science General Education courses in the College catalog.

SOCA 101 - Intro. to Sociology Credits: 3

History General Education Courses

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved History General Education  courses in the College catalog. Must choose a level I & II sequence.

HIST 101 - Hist of Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 102 - Hist of Western Civilization II Credits: 3

Developmental Courses

Sussex has embraced a practice of directed self-choice whereby students are encouraged, through guided conversations with an advisor, to best determine their readiness for this course. Students should be aware that Developmental Studies exist and are available to help strengthen skills and encourage success. Pursuing testing and/or developmental courses is entirely up to the student. Further, testing, though providing a valuable reference point for reflection, does not create for the student an obligation to follow Accuplacer recommendations.

The exception to this is where students seek enrollment in higher-level math courses. Students wishing to enroll in the following math courses are required to take and adhere to placement guidance from, the Advanced Algebra and Functions test, as part of Accuplacer, through the college’s testing center, for admission into any of the following courses: MATH 110, MATH 112, and MATH 113. Please note, courses in other disciplines may also require advanced mathematics placement. Students should check with their advisor.