| American Studies | | |
| An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) | |
| Application Code 140 | | |
| For Curriculum Information Contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—410-772-4832 |
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| This curriculum is designed as a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, emphasizing American Studies. This curriculum prepares students for careers requiring a broad knowledge of American culture which may include teaching, public service, history, government and corporate archival work, law, journalism, and social work. Geography, history, political science, pre-law, etc., students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| (General education core credits in excess of 36 will transfer as general electives or courses related to the major. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semesterhours of credit.) | |
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| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL-122 College Composition II | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | ENGL-201, ENGL-202, or ENGL-210 | 3 |
| FINE-102 Arts, Cultures, and Ideas | 3 |
| SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| History | HIST-111 or HIST-112 | 3 |
| Social Sciences | Complete American History sequence or | |
| HIST-226 and PSYC-101 | 6 |
| Science | Science Core Courses (see p. 52; must include | |
| one course with lab) | 7-8 |
| Mathematics | MATH-121, 122, 131 or higher | 3-5 |
| Interdisciplinary | CMSY-129, WMST-111, WMST-225, WMST-227 | 3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR | |
| Humanities | FILM-171, MASS-129, MUSC-108, or PHIL-202 | 3 |
| SOCI-201 or HIST-205 | Minorities in American Society or | |
| A History of Race and Ethnicity in the United | |
| States | 3 |
| POLI-101 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Arts and Sciences | HIST-221, HIST-226, SOCI-101, SOCI-102, | |
| SOCI-103, SOCI-201, SOCI-202, or | |
| World Language sequence* | 6-8 |
| POLI-102 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| English or Mass Media | Any course with an ENGL or MASS prefix | |
| (Course must be 200 level or higher) | 6 |
| | 61-66 |
| *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. |
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