A.A.-T Degree for Transfer: History
Below is a sample academic plan that shows you how you can complete your Associate's Degree for Transfer in two years. Your path may look different depending on your circumstances?for example, if you attend part-time, choose to take Intersession or Summer courses, or have earned prior credit (Credit for Prior Learning, Dual Enrollment, Transfer Credit). The plan includes four semesters, each with an average course load of 15 units, and follows the Plan 2 Cal-GETC General Education pattern. You are required to meet with a counselor to set up a comprehensive education plan that is tailored to your individual circumstances and goals.
The Associate in Arts in History for Transfer (A.A.-T in History) prepares students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree in History. Please consult a counselor regarding specific course requirements for your transfer institution. Completion of the A.A.-T in History also provides guaranteed admission with junior status to the CSU system, although does not guarantee admission to a specific campus or major. Upon completion of the A.A.-T in History, students will have an understanding of both the breadth and depth of the history discipline. This knowledge will be grounded in the comprehension of history principles, concepts, ideas, theories, research, and terminology. Students will also have the capacity to write and think in a critical and analytical way about issues pertaining to history, economics, politics, culture and understanding the relationship between the social sciences and humanities.
Requirements for all Associate Degrees for Transfer:
- Completion of 60 semester CSU transferable units.
- Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). The CSU-GE (California State University General Education Breadth) or IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) pattern may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of at least a 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
- Minimum grade of "C" (or "P") for each course in the major. If the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis the "P" must be equal to a "C" or better.
- Completion of a minimum of 18 semester units in the major or area of emphasis.
1. Students who participate in SAC?s history program will complete necessary requirements to complete their academic degrees or transfer to a 4-year institution, while simultaneously acquiring knowledge and skills that will help them participate more fully in their workplace and in their community. 2. Students in SAC?s History Program will gain an understanding of social, historical, and political situations of the past in order to place current local, national, and international events in an historical context. 3. Students in SAC?s History Program will apply critical thinking in the creation, analysis and interpretation of past and current events, and will demonstrate their thinking and reasoning skills by completing a variety of assigned exercises.