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	2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 																	 
	    History Studies - TAP/CSCU Transfer Degree, AA (HIST-AA-TAP)
					
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			CT State Community College Catalog 2023-2024
			
				- New students enrolling for the first time in Fall 2023 will begin as students of Connecticut State Community College under this catalog. 
 
				- Continuing students from one of the 12 community colleges will be transitioned into a CT State program in this catalog as of the start of the Fall 2023 term.
 
				- The policies, courses and programs described are applicable as of the Fall 2023 term and may be updated as circumstances require.
 
			 
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This program is designed to provide you with a foundation in the area of History Studies.  Upon completion of the CSCU Pathway Transfer, A.A. Degree: History Studies program, you will be able to transfer seamlessly within the Connecticut State College and University system, being guaranteed full junior status in your pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in the same discipline, without losing any credits or being required to take extra credits upon transfer.
 Learning Outcomes:   
Students who complete the CSCU Pathway Transfer, A.A. Degree: History Studies program will demonstrate familiarity with historical methods of inquiry and analysis and will be able to  
	- Define and interpret primary and secondary historical sources. 
 
	- Explain and evaluate the influence of historical agency (race, class, gender, region/location, and/or belief system) in the context of defined periods. 
 
 
			 
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		Framework Courses (30-35 credits)
 Pathway Courses (30 credits)
 4 Unrestricted Electives (12 credits)
 Students should consider beginning or completing work on foreign language requirements (at CCSU, ECSU and WCSU) not already met in high school and beginning work on a minor (required at CCSU - up to 9 credits can be completed at the community college). They may also complete other General Education requirements for CCSU, WCSU, SCSU, and CO-but NOT ECSU. Students who do not use open electives to complete at least 6 credits of additional history courses, minor courses or remaining foreign language requirements will not complete the baccalaureate in under 120 credits at CCSU.  Students can elect to take up to 6 credits of additional history courses as electives. The guidelines for HIST electives are as follows:    - They must all be at the 1000- or 2000- level 
  - No more than 6 credits can be at the 2000-level and no more than 6 can be at the 1000-level
  - No methodology or capstone courses will be accepted into the major
  - These additional history courses will be accepted as specifically designated or history elective courses in the major at all CSUs and CO. 
  - HIST 1001 - Western History to the 1500s  and HIST 1002 - Western History from the 1500s : WCSU will receive only one or the other in the major. 
  - HIST 1021 - World History to the 1400s  and HIST 1022 - World History since 1500s : WCSU will receive neither in the major.
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