History
Associate in Arts for Transfer History · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
Chabot College offers an Associate in Arts for Transer Degreee in History specifically for majors who wish to transfer as History majors to a California State University. Historians study significant events of the human, recorded past. This broad field allows historians to study broad concepts such as world history, as well as focusing on shorter time periods, or specific groups of people or ideas. The core courses for the major cover those broad surveys of American history as well as the world. Students can then narrow the focus in other history courses that study certain areas of the world, specific groups in American history as well as other topics. They can also pursue related courses in other disciplines to round out their knowledge of historical events and approaches to history. The AA-T in History requires the following: Complete 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of CSU degree-applicable courses, earn a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in those CSU degree-applicable courses, earn a minimum grade of "C" (or "P") for each course in the major and general education, and complete the Cal-GETC general education course pattern. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES An Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree enables students to continue on to upper division and graduate studies, which can be used to pursue a career in teaching, research, or public history. Teaching can be done at many levels, from social studies and history in K-12, to college and university professorships. Historians can also work in the field of public history at historic sites, museums, historical societies, and at some corporations and businesses maintaining company histories and public relations. A degree in history is seen as excellent preparation for archival and library work and in the legal field. The skills learned while acquiring a history degree, such as research, cultural sensitivity, and effective writing and communication can translate to many other fields.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- analyze the causes and consequences of political, economic and social change;
- synthesize factual information and historical evidence from a variety of sources and identify the connections between them;
- demonstrate a body of knowledge about, and critical understanding of historical eras, their key events and ideas, and the process of change over time.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 (Active) | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 1 | History of Western Civilization to 1600 (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 3 | World History: Beginnings to 1500 (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 2 | History of Western Civilization Since 1600 (Active) | 3 |
| orHIS 4 | World History: 1500 to the Present (Active) | 3 |
| ES 11 | Solidarity in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 25 | American Indian History and Culture (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 32 | Colonial Latin America (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 33 | Modern Latin America (Active) | 3 |
| ES 42 | Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Active) | 3 |
| ES 43 | Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 48 | U. S. Women's History Through Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 49 | U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 52 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 62 | The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 63 | The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active) | 3 |
| SPA 2A | Intermediate Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| SPA 2B | Advanced Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| FRNC 2A | Intermediate French (Active) | 4 |
| FRNC 2B | Advanced French (Active) | 4 |
| JAPN 2A | Intermediate Japanese (Active) | 4 |
| JAPN 2B | Advanced Japanese (Active) | 4 |
| HIS 12 | History of California (Active) | 3 |
| ES 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ANTH 3 | Social and Cultural Anthropology (Active) | 3 |
| GEO 2 | Cultural Geography (Active) | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology (Active) | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics (Active) | 3 |
| POSC 30 | International Relations (Active) | 3 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Social Sciences, Humanities & Education
Program Control Number: 37910
TOP Code: 220500 - History
CIP Code: 54.0101 - History, General