Associate in Arts in History for Transfer
Santa Clara, USA
Associate of Arts
DURATION
60 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
Associate in Arts in History for Transfer (AA-T) The Associate in Arts for Transfer in History (AA-T in History) provides students the opportunity to cultivate a broad perspective on history. The program is designed to stimulate appreciation for, and understanding of historical and cultural trends, and knowledge of key figures and events.
The program is also designed to facilitate learning in such a way as to allow students to make connections to modern institutions and ideas, patterns of change, and progress, and encourage an interest in the 21st-century world.
Students will also refine their cognitive and analytical faculties through studying historical works, researching historical subjects, and writing using primary and secondary sources.
Critical thinking skills and historical understanding through these courses provide a framework for lifelong study in the history and the humanities areas and offer students a breadth of knowledge that could be focused into single discipline degrees as well as applied to an interdisciplinary degree.
The AA-T in History is designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU institution for students who plan to transfer and complete a CSU major or baccalaureate degree in History.
California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T in History are guaranteed admission with junior standing within the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU institution or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major.
This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or institutions.
What is an AA-T?
The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) is intended for students who plan to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing these transfer degrees:
- will earn an Associate's Degree from Mission College;
- are guaranteed admission to a similar major at a campus in the CSU system;
- will be prepared to start upper division coursework at the CSU;
- and will not have to complete more than 60 units after transfer.
Skills Needed
- Understanding perspectives from a variety of angles
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Ability to construct an argument
- Ability to understand and express numerical data
- Digital literacy to share your findings
- Curiosity is what you don't know
- Research
- Students will identify major historical issues.
- Students will identify the main participants in historical events of the culture under study.
- Students will analyze major historical events either verbally or in writing.
- Students will define and be able to compare and contrast key historical issues and cultural assumptions.
- Students will describe the value and positive attributes of different cultures and societies.
To earn this degree, students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of the following major courses with grades of C or P or better.
- Completion of 60 CSU-transferable semester units with a grade point average of at least 2.0; and
- Certified completion of either the California State University General Education Breadth pattern (CSU GE-B) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).
Core Curriculum Courses Required (6.0 Units)
HIS 017AH and HIS 017BH can be taken in lieu of HIS 017A and HIS 017B
- HIS 017A ---- History of the United States to 1877 (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 017B ---- History of the United States Since 1877 (3.0 Lecture) 3.0
- HIS 017AH ---- History of the United States to 1877 - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 017BH ---- History of the United States Since 1877 - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
List A - Select two (2) courses, one from each of the following areas (6.0 Units Total)
HIS 004AH, 004BH, 015H or HIS 016H can be taken in lieu of HIS 004A, 004B, 015 or HIS 016
- HIS 004A ---- History of Western Civilization (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 004B ---- History of Western Civilization (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 015 ---- World History to 1500 (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 016 ---- World History Since 1500 (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
List B - Select one (1) course from Area 1 and one (1) course from Area 2. Courses can not be used for more than one list.
Area 1 - Diversity
- HIS 015 ---- World History to 1500 (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 015H ---- World History to 1500 - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 016 ---- World History Since 1500 (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 016H ---- World History Since 1500 - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 033 ---- Women's Issues Past and Present (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HIS 033H ---- Women's Issues Past and Present - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 018 ---- African-American Culture and Humanities (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 018H ---- African-American Culture and Humanities - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FRN 001 ---- First Semester French (Elementary Level) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- FRN 002 ---- Second Semester French (Elementary Level) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- FRN 003 ---- Third Semester French (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- FRN 004 ---- Fourth Semester French (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- HIS 031 ---- History of East Asia (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 001A ---- Human Values in and From the Arts (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 001B ---- Human Values in and From the Arts (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 016A ---- Hispanic Roots and Culture (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 022 ---- Introduction to Islam (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- JPN 001 ---- First Semester Japanese (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- JPN 002 ---- Second Semester Japanese (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- SPA 001 ---- First Semester Spanish (Elementary Spanish) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- SPA 002 ---- Second Semester Spanish (Elementary Level) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- SPA 003 ---- Third Semester Spanish (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- SPA 004 ---- Fourth Semester Spanish (Intermediate Level) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- SPA 050A ---- Basic Conversational Spanish and Culture (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- SPA 050B ---- Basic Conversational Spanish and Culture (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- VIE 001 ---- First Semester Vietnamese (Elementary Level) (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- VIE 002 ---- Second Semester Vietnamese (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
- VIE 049A ---- Vietnamese for the Vietnamese-Speaking (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- VIE 049B ---- Vietnamese Language and Culture for Fluent Speakers (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
Area 2
- ANT 003 ---- Cultural Anthropology (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- COM 012 ---- Introduction to Intercultural Communication (3.0 Lecture) 3.0
- COU 055 ---- Valuing Diversity (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- HUM 007 ---- International Films (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- POL 001 ---- American Government (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- POL 004 ---- International Relations (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- POL 007 ---- International Films (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- PSY 001 ---- General Psychology (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- PSY 001H ---- General Psychology - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- SOC 001 ---- Introduction to Sociology (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- SOC 001H ---- Introduction to Sociology - Honors (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
Scholarships at Mission
Mission College offers a variety of scholarships ranging from $50 to several thousand dollars per year. Eligibility may vary based on fields of study, community and/or college involvement, and/or financial need.
All continuing Mission College and new students, including graduating high school students and transferring students, may apply.
Current Scholarships Available
Mission College 2022-23 General Scholarships Application
New, returning, continuing, or transferring Mission College Scholarship opportunities are available. The 2022-23 MC Scholarship Application-visit the website for more details. The deadline has closed for this year.
NEW Spring 2022 Scholarship Opportunities!
Jim McEntee Legacy Scholarship: Deadline April 30, 2022. Download the application here: 21-22 Jim McEntee Scholarship
American Association of University Woman-AAUW (San Jose Branch Scholarship Application & Opportunity. For more information, visit the website. The deadline to apply is April 15,
NEW Chicana Latina (CLF) Foundation Scholarship
The Chicana Latina Foundation awards scholarships to Latina college students valued at $1500 each. Deadline to Apply: March 31st, 2022
NEW Progress Pride Scholarship!
For the first time, the Mensa Foundation seeks to award our Progress Pride Scholarship: up to two $10,000 scholarships. The scholarship is intended for college-bound, college, or graduate students at U.S. universities who identify as both BIPOC and LGBTQ—and who have demonstrated positive service to the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities.
POINT Foundation Scholarship
The Community College Scholarship Program launched in 2016 and went national in 2017. To be selected for the scholarship, students are evaluated on academic performance and potential, financial need, involvement in school and community, and goals for the future. Deadline to Apply May 3rd.
Mission Promise Program
Mission College is proud to expand our Mission Promise Program to make college more affordable for our new, first-time college students! Eligible students will have their enrollment fees paid for their first two years AND get up to $1,000 to pay for books or other educational expenses.
Dreamer Scholarships
Dreamers: Scholarship opportunity for undocumented and/or DACA recipients
- Immigrants Rising Scholarships
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- List of Undergraduate Scholarships
- Latinos in Technology (Includes Business and Nursing)
STEM Based
STEM: Science, Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) Scholarship Opportunities. New opportunities are open!
- NEW! Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship.
- NEW! Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship.
- Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Gates Millennium
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
External Scholarships New opportunities!
Additional scholarship resources and links.
- pointfoundation.org (LGBTQI+ Scholarship Opportunity)
- Progress Pride Scholarship (BIPOC & LGBTQI+ Scholarship Opportunity)
- Latinos in Technology (includes Business and Nursing)
- Horacio Alger Scholarship (various & Career & Technical Scholarships)
- Pivotalnow.org (Foster Youth Scholarship Opportunity)
- National League of American Pen Woman (NLAPW) (females only scholarship)
- 2022 Scholarship Details 2022 NLAPW Application
- African American Scholarship Opportunity
- African American Scholarship
- Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship
- Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship
- Soroptomist-Live Your Dream Award New!
- Live Your Dream Award NEW! (Due Nov. 15)
- VAPW Scholarship Application (Vietnamese American Professional Women Association of Silicon Valley Deadline May 1)
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