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History

Learn from the past and improve the future with your Associate of Arts in History Transfer Major from ACC.

ACC history students sitting in a student lounge at the Littleton Campus.

The study of history informs and reminds us of all that came before us in humanity’s timeline. When you study history, you’ll learn how empires formed and fell, who lead revolutions and conquered nations, and where ideas and philosophies developed. With our Associate of Arts in History Transfer Major, you won’t just be learning about the people who moved mountains: you’ll mark the starting point where you moved yours.

ACC Admissions
Admissions
admissions [at] arapahoe.edu
Don Walker
Faculty / Department Chair
Communications, Humanities, Art, and Design
don.walker [at] arapahoe.edu

What You'll Learn

Our history program will teach you how to:

  • Compose historical essays with an introduction, body, and conclusion
  • Recognize patterns of historic continuity and change
  • Identify historical trends, events, people, groups, cultures, and institutions
  • Select and apply contemporary forms of technology for historical work

CIP 540101 (DHIS)

The purpose of a statewide articulation agreement is to identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an AA/AS degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete the designated baccalaureate degree program at public four-year colleges and universities as designated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) transfer agreement.

For more information about this transfer degree please refer to the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (31 credit hours)
Written Communication (6 credit hours)
Mathematics (3 credit hours)
Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)
  • GT - Three GT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4)
History (3 credit hours)

* Note: Students planning to transfer to University of Colorado Boulder must take either HIS 1310 or HIS 1320 to fulfill this requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)
  • GT - Two GT Pathways Social & Behavioral Science courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)
Natural and Physical Sciences (7 credit hours)
  • GT - Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2): one course must be with required lab
Additional Required Courses (15 credit hours)

Please Note: If these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor's degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

** Note: Students planning to transfer to University of Colorado Boulder must take either HIS 1310 or HIS 1320 to fulfill this requirement.

  • GT - One additional GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1)
Electives *** (11 credit hours)

*** Students planning to transfer to CSU-Ft. Collins are advised to complete at least two semesters of one college-level foreign language.

Elective credit must be completed from the following lists of approved prefixes or courses to bring the total credit hours to 60.

Guaranteed Transfer
Any course in the following prefixes
  • Any course in the following prefixes except Special Topics, Independent Study, Capstone, and Internships:
    ANT, ART, BIO (1000 OR above), CHE, ECO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PED, PHI, PHY (1105 OR above), POS, PSY, SOC.
Note(s):

Students planning to transfer to CSU-Ft Collins should complete at least two semesters of one college-level foreign language.

Any additional courses taken in the discipline covered by this agreement might not count toward the requirements of the major at the receiving institution.

Total: 60 credit hours

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Graduation Requirements

ACC academic plans will help guide you through your chosen program. The academic plan will provide you with important information, like which semesters courses are offered if there are any prerequisites or co-requisites for courses, program outcomes, course sequence recommendations, notes for the program, graduation requirements, and other important information. These are updated annually, so we recommend downloading a copy of yours to keep on track to graduation.

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