The following pre-major is recommended for students who are considering completing a Bachelor’s degree in History after transferring to a four-year institution. It is designed for students who have not decided upon a specific four-year college or university. Once a transfer school is selected, students are strongly encouraged to consult the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success and the transfer institution’s catalog to select courses that will meet both Oakton and transfer institution requirements.
For more information on course selection or program-specific advising, contact the Program Coordinator. Part time students should also consult the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success for part-time pre-major recommendations. General Education courses should be selected from the list of IAI General Education Courses.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Hours | |
| EGL 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Note: At least one science course with lab is required for degree completion | ||
| Introduction to Life Science (lab ) | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Science (lab) 1 | ||
| Plants and Society 1 | ||
| MAT 125 or MAT 131 | General Education Mathematics or Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| HIS 111 or HIS 112 | United States History to 1877 or United States History from 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 131 or HIS 132 | Western Civilization to 1650 or Western Civilization since 1650 | 3 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| EGL 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| SPE 103 | Effective Speech | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Note: At least one science course with lab is required for degree completion | ||
| Introduction to Earth Science (lab) | ||
| Introduction to Weather and Climate | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology 1 | ||
| World Regional Geography 1 | ||
| Cultural Geography 1 | ||
| American Government | ||
| International Relations 1 | ||
| Introduction to Sociology 2 | ||
| Social Problems 3 | ||
| Introduction to Ethnic Studies 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History of the Middle Ages | ||
| Introduction to Jewish Studies | ||
| History of the Ancient World: Greece | ||
| History of the Ancient World: Rome | ||
| History of Great Britain and Ireland to 1600 | ||
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester One | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| World Mythologies 1 | ||
Modern Language course (2021 or higher) 4 | ||
| Select one (Modern Europe): | 3 | |
| History of Great Britain and Ireland from 1600 to the Present | ||
| History of the Holocaust | ||
| Women In Western Civilization | ||
| Select one (Pre-Modern Non-Western World): | 3 | |
| History of South Asia I 1 | ||
| History Of Ancient Africa 1 | ||
| History of the Islamic Middle East from the 7th Century to 1918 1 | ||
| History of Latin America to Independence 1 | ||
| Select two Humanities/Fine Arts courses: | 6 | |
One course must be from Humanities and one course must be from Fine Arts | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| Select two (Modern Non-Western): | 6 | |
| History of Contemporary Non-Western Civilizations 1 | ||
| History of South Asia II 1 | ||
| History of Modern Africa 1 | ||
| History of the Islamic Middle East in Modern Times 1 | ||
| History of Genocide | ||
| History of Modern Latin America 1 | ||
| History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Women in Non-Western Civilization | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| World Mythologies 1 | ||
Modern Language course (2021 or higher) 4 | ||
| Select one (United States History): | 3 | |
| History of Native Americans 3 | ||
| Introduction to African American History 2 | ||
HIS 223 | ||
| Women In American History | ||
HIS 240 | ||
HIS 241 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art History: Art of the Non-Western World 1 | ||
| Introduction to Native American Literature 3 | ||
| Global Cinema 1 | ||
| Introduction to World Music 1 | ||
| Music Literature and History | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 61-63 | |
- 1
Course fulfills the Global Studies requirement. At least one Global Studies course is required for degree completion.
- 2
Course fulfills the U.S. Diversity Studies requirement. At least one U.S. Diversity Studies course is required for degree completion.
- 3
Course fulfills both, the Global Studies and U.S. Diversity Studies requirements.
- 4
Please note that transfer institutions may have a language requirement, and that only the 202 level language courses meet Humanities and Global Studies requirements.
Note: Pre-major is a recommended sequence and selection of courses. See Associate in Arts (A.A.) page for degree requirements.