Program Manager: Corwin Parker
Email: cparker@frederick.edu
Phone: 301.846.2537
Program Description
Designed to prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions. This option provides the opportunity to acquire knowledge about how people have interacted within societies and between societies in relation to a multitude of disciplinary areas.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Graduates will evaluate both primary and secondary sources.
- Graduates will apply and properly cite both types of evidence in their written work.
- Graduates will employ a formal style of writing and the professional ethics that historians use in their work.
- Graduates will use basic research techniques in history.
- Graduates will demonstrate a general familiarity with the intellectual, political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States and Europe.
- Graduates will create a thesis statement exploring historical issues.
Program Requirements
- Students must complete their credit English and Mathematics within the first 24 credits.
- One course must meet the cultural competence graduation requirement.
- CORE: The General Education CORE is that foundation of the higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution (ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.usmd.edu/
- In some General Education categories (Mathematics, Biological & Physical Sciences), a 4-credit course selected from the GenEd course list will satisfy the requirement in place of a 3-credit course. Students should check with an advisor before selecting these courses.
- For the Physical Education, Health, or Nutrition requirement, a 3-credit PHED, HLTH, or NUTR course may satisfy the requirement in place of a 1-credit course. Students should check with an advisor before selecting this course.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 101 English Composition.
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Students must complete a minimum of nine credits at the 200-level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| English | ||
| ENGL 101 | English Composition | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) - select two courses from different disciplines | 6 | |
| Arts & Humanities | ||
| Arts Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective (Gen Ed course list) - Recommended course(s) below: | 3 | |
| Ethics | ||
| Communication Elective (Gen Ed course list) – Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| English Composition and Literature | ||
| Biological & Physical Sciences | ||
| Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) (Lab course) | 4 | |
| General Education Elective | ||
| General Education Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Physical Education, Health, or Nutrition Requirement | ||
| Select one PHED, HLTH, or NUTR course | 1 | |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Select one course from each of the three categories below: 1 | 9 | |
| Category 1: | ||
| History of Western Civilization I | ||
| History of Western Civilization II | ||
| Category 2: | ||
| World History I (satisfies Cultural Competence requirement) | ||
| World History II (satisfies Cultural Competence requirement) | ||
| Category 3: | ||
| We the People: U.S. History to 1865 | ||
| Let Freedom Ring: U.S. History since 1865 | ||
| Select two 200-level History courses from the list below: | 6 | |
| Civil War | ||
| History of the South | ||
| The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| African-American History | ||
| World War II | ||
| The Sixties | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 13 credit hours in consultation with an advisor or the transfer institution (ARTSYS) 2 | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
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Students should check with an advisor or transfer institution (ARTSYS) before selecting their courses.
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Additional HIST 200 level courses and 2 semesters of the same foreign language are recommended.
Transfer Note
For more information on careers and transfer, contact the Career and Academic Planning Services office at 301.846.2471 or visit Transfer Services.
Guided Pathway to Success (GPS)
Suggested schedules map your path to degree completion.
Students should meet with an advisor each semester to carefully select and sequence courses based on their specific academic goals and interests. Visit Jefferson Hall or call 301.846.2471 for advising.
| Recommended First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History of Western Civilization I (Milestone) | ||
| History of Western Civilization II (Milestone) | ||
| Mathematics Elective (Gen Ed course list) 1 | 3-4 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Arts Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Recommended Second Semester | ||
| Humanities Elective (Gen Ed course list) - Recommended course(s) below: | 3 | |
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| We the People: U.S. History to 1865 (Milestone) | ||
| Let Freedom Ring: U.S. History since 1865 (Milestone) | ||
| Communication Elective (Gen Ed course list) – Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| English Composition and Literature | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) (in a different discipline from the first) | 3 | |
| Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) (Lab course) | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Recommended Third Semester | ||
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| General Education Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World History I (Milestone) | ||
| World History II (Milestone) | ||
| Select one 200-level History Elective from the list below | 3 | |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Recommended Fourth Semester | ||
| Select one 200-level History Elective from the list below | 3 | |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Physical Education, Health, or Nutrition Requirement | 1,3 | |
| Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (Gen Ed course list) | 3-4 | |
| Elective (credits may vary to fulfill 60 credits for degree) 2 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14-17 | |
| Total Credits | 60-64 | |
- 1
Take this course within the first 24 credits.
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Additional HIST 200 level courses and 2 semesters of the same foreign language are recommended.
200-level History Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 212 | Civil War | 3 |
| HIST 213 | History of the South | 3 |
| HIST 214 | The Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| HIST 215 | Constitutional History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 217 | African-American History | 3 |
| HIST 220 | World War II | 3 |
| HIST 221 | The Sixties | 3 |
Part-time Students
Part-time students should complete courses in the order listed on the pathway. Please contact program manager for questions about part-time status.
Students who take fewer than 15 credits each semester or who require developmental English or Math coursework will need additional semesters to complete their degrees. Summer term and January session classes may help students to make faster progress.
Pathway Legend
Milestone - courses with the Milestone notation should be taken within the recommend credit range to stay on track for program completion.
Fall, Spring, Summer - courses with a Fall, Spring, or Summer notation indicate the course is offered in the specified semester only.