History – AA Degree

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History

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in History.

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Program Details

000AA 0086

View Program Guide for Associate in Arts in History

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100 A, B, or CCollege Fundamentals 1
ENG 101English Composition I3
MAT 113 or 120IAI Math Elective3
COM 115Speech3
HIS 201US History I3
Foreign LanguageForeign Language Elective4
Total17

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102English Composition II3
HIS 202US History II3
Foreign LanguageForeign Language Elective4
BIO 100 or Life ScienceBiology for Non-Science Majors or Life Science Elective4
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
Total17

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

HIS 101 or HIS 103Western Civilizations I or World Civilizations I3
Foreign Language or ElectiveForeign Language or Elective3-4
Physical SciencePhysical Science Elective3
HumanitiesHumanities Elective3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
Total15-16

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

HIS 102 or HIS 104Western Civilizations II or World Civilizations II3
Foreign Language or ElectiveForeign Language or Elective3-4
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
HumanitiesHumanities Elective3
Fine ArtsFine Arts Elective3
Total15-16
Total Hours for Degree63

The History – AA Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for History, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

  1. Students will craft clear and persuasive prose to explain the process of change over time.
  2. Students will interpret a range of primary sources to determine their origins, perspective, usefulness, and reliability.
  3. Students will be able to put events in chronological order, clearly explaining cause and effect.

History Faculty Contact

Mike McNally

Instructor of History

Mike McNally

Email: mike.mcnally@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8827
Office: B205A