American Institutions Courses

6 Units

All three requirements (US History, US Constitution, and California Government) must be completed from the following course work.
Courses do not satisfy Core GE unless there is a GE area designator in parentheses.
The WST is a prerequisite for HIST 170S and POLS 170V only.

Courses in American Institutions should expose students to alternative interpretations of the historical events and political processes that have shaped the social, economic, and political systems in which we live.

^ = Eight GE areas, including third Area C, and all of American Institutions completed when the Humanities Honors sequence (HUM 1A /HUM 1B /HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) is completed with grades of “C- or better.”

US History, US Constitution & California Government (US 1-2-3)

All of these sequences satisfy Core GE requirements listed in parentheses. All courses in the sequence must be completed to satisfy the requirement.

AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I 3 units (D2/3)
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II 3 units (D2/3)
AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government 3 units (D2/3)
AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government 3 units (D2/3)
AMS 1A - American Cultures to 1877 6 units (C1/2, D2/3)
AMS 1B - American Cultures 1877 to present 6 units (C1/2, D2/3)
CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (D2/3)
CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (D2/3)
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 units (D2)
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 units (D3)
HUM 1A - Honors - World Cultures and Societies A 6 units ^ (A2, C1/2, D2)
HUM 1B - Honors - World Cultures and Societies B 6 units ^ (A2, C1/2, D2)
HUM 2A - Honors - Modern World Cultures A 6 units ^ (A1/3, C/3, D/3)
HUM 2B - Honors - Modern World Cultures B 6 units ^ (A1/3, C/3, D/3)

American History Only (US 1)

HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 units (D2)
HIST 20A - History of the American People 3 units
HIST 20B - History of the American People 3 units
HIST 170 - Topics in American History 3 units
HIST 170S - Topics in American History: American Identities and Institutions 3 units (S)

US Constitution & California Government Only (US 2-3)

POLS 1 - American Government 3 units
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 units (D3)
POLS 170V - American Politics in Global Perspective 3 units (V)

California Government Only (US 3)

HIST 189A - California History to 1900 4 units
HIST 189B - California History Since 1900 4 units
POLS 102 - State Government and Politics 4 units