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Course Title: HSC US History

Title Abbreviation: HSC US HISTORY

Department: HSC

Course #: 65

Credits: 5

Variable: No

IUs: 5

CIP: 320204

EPC: n/a

REV: 2024

Course Description

This course examines major developments in U.S. history.

Prerequisite

Prerequisite/Corequisite: HSC 018 or ELA 018 with a C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:

Academic N/A

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution	Course #	Remarks
Anacor HS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
BEHS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
Concr HS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
LaConn HS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
MV HS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
Stanw HS	US History	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)
SW HS	US HIST	Fulfills up to 1 HS U.S. History credit or up to 2 elective credits (2 credits total)

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

Analyze key ideals and principles outlined in seminal U.S. documents of historical significance, including the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln�s Second Inaugural Address, and Martin Luther King Jr�s �Letter from Birmingham Jail.�
Describe the ongoing struggles for civil rights and social justice throughout U.S. history.
Recognize and analyze dominant and marginalized narratives at work in primary and secondary sources that present multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.
Analyze causal factors that have shaped major events in U.S. history.
Analyze contemporary issues and events, using U.S. historical events to provide context.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

Content includes major developments in U.S. History, including effects of colonization.
Dominant and marginalized narratives in U.S. History