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An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 228
For Curriculum Information Contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—410-772-4832
This curriculum is designed as a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.  This curriculum prepares students for careers requiring a broad knowledge of history which may include teaching, historical research, public service, government and corporate archival work, law, and journalism.  Geography, history, political science, pre-law, etc., students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.
GENERAL EDUCATION CORECredits
(General education core credits in excess of 36 willtransfer as general electives or courses related to the
major. Each student’s total of general education and
required courses must equal at least 60 semester
hours of credit.)
CompositionENGL-121 College Composition I3
ENGL-122 College Composition II3
Arts & HumanitiesLiterature Core Course (see p. 51)3
Fine Arts Core Course (see p. 51)3
SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
HistoryHistory Core sequence (see p. 52)6
(HIST-111 & HIST-112, HIST-121 & HIST-122,
or HIST-122 & HIST-123)
Social SciencesSocial and Behavioral Sciences Core Course
(see p. 52)3
ScienceScience Core Courses (see p. 52; must
include one course with lab)7-8
MathematicsMATH-121, 122, 131 or higher3-5
InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core
Course (see p. 53)3
REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR
HumanitiesHumanities Elective (see p. 54)3
GEOG-101Introduction to World Geography3
HistoryHistory Core sequence (not taken in CORE)
(see p.52)6
Political SciencePOLI-101 American Federal Government 
OR
POLI-201 Comparative Government3
World LanguageAny World Language Sequence*8
60-63
*World Language Sequence requirements vary by institution. At HCC, the World Language Sequence means two sequential foreign language courses in the same language (e.g. SPAN-101 and SPAN-102, or FREN-102 and FREN-201), excluding courses taught in English.