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Associate of Art - Oregon Transfer

Catalog 2007-08

MHCC Faculty Advisors:
Patrick Casey: 503 491-7302 - Room AC 2669 Pat.Casey@mhcc.edu
Elizabeth Milliken: 503 491-7127 - Room AC 2679 Elizabeth.Millike@mhcc.edu

The History transfer curriculum is designed to closely follow the lower division general education requirements for History majors at many colleges and universities in Oregon. History majors systematically observe and document the past; a History degree can lead to a career teaching History, or to founding or managing a business, or reporting the news, or managing an archive, or government, law and the professions.

Corporate management trainers report liberal arts majors advance further in business careers than students with other majors, and recent figures show that students majoring History score especially well in entrance examinations for Masters’ of Business Administration (MBA) programs and for law school.

Curricular Outcomes

At the completion of this curriculum, the student should be able to:

• identify and analyze major events and developments of prominent cultures and civilizations
• identify and analyze the interrelationships of selected social, cultural, political, economic and ecological systems
• recognize the effects of historical events upon current issues and situations
• demonstrate basic competence in geography and understand the effects of geography upon historical events
• use basic tools of historical inquiry---especially the practice of finding evidence, weighing its import and validity, and applying it to a historical problem
• recognize different interpretations of historical events
• research an historical question using conventional and electronic data, and be able to present findings in writing.

The two-year program listed below is designed to meet the requirements for an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree from MHCC and prepare a student to obtain a Bachelor of Science/Arts in History at Eastern Oregon University, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, University of Oregon, Western Oregon University, Lewis & Clark College, Reed College and University of Portland.

However, students from MHCC seeking a baccalaureate degree may also transfer to other institutions. These institutions may require different courses within the various areas of General Education. Students interested in transferring to a four-year college after MHCC should consult with the institution they plan to attend, their academic adviser, as well as the MHCC academic Advising and Transfer Center.

Six MHCC History courses (The American History series: HST201-203; and the World History series: HST110-112) will transfer directly to Oregon’s public universities as History credit; each may be taken individually or as part of a sequence. All other MHCC History courses transfer as a social sciences distribution requirement or a social sciences elective. As transfer policies differ, it is vital to check with the transfer institution directly for specific information.

Each of the History courses listed below is offered at least once a hear at MHCC and several are available in an Independent Study format.

* Courses offered only as Independent Study options

1 Refer to Associate of Arts - Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) requirements, page 10-14.
2 First-year language electives may be satisfied with the following course sequences FR101-103, GER101-103, ITAL101-103, JPN101-102, or SPAN101-103.

Useful History Web Links
American Historical Association - http://www.historians.org/

Transfer Schools' Web Links
Eastern Oregon University - http://www3.eou.edu/history/
Portland State University - http://www.history.pdx.edu/
Oregon State University - http://oregonstate.edu/cla/history/
Southern Oregon University - http://www.sou.edu/overview/history.html
University of Oregon - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~history/
Western Oregon University - http://www.wou.edu/las/socsci/history

Disclaimer

This information is meant to serve as a general guide for students intending to major in History. Specific requirements for transfer will vary from school to school. It is the student’s responsibility to contact his/her four-year transfer school to confirm specific admission requirements.