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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2027-03-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Associate in Arts for Transfer
Earning an Associate in Arts in History for Transfer degree provides students with a broad understanding of how the past has shaped the present-day United States and the world. Majors explore humanity's social development, including racial and ethnic diversity, gender roles, and migration; examine cultural accomplishments, including language, religion, civilization, and arts; and analyze political shifts, including the rise and fall of empires and the development of modern nation-states.
Salary, Growth and Careers
Salary
Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $36,000 to over $239,000 with an average salary of $103,000.
Growth
Career opportunities for this program are expected to grow nationwide from 2022 to 2032.
Careers
- Tour and Travel Guides
- Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
- Job Growth: +8.1%
- Average Salary: $44k
- Salary Range: $36k - $49k
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
- Job Growth: +3.9%
- Average Salary: $130k
- Salary Range: $85k - $163k
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
- Job Growth: +1.4%
- Average Salary: $128k
- Salary Range: $76k - $168k
- Historians
- Education Level: Master's degree
- Job Growth: +3.1%
- Average Salary: $92k
- Salary Range: $74k - $108k
- History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
- Job Growth: +1.3%
- Average Salary: $114k
- Salary Range: $82k - $134k
- Interpreters and Translators
- Education Level: Bachelor's degree
- Job Growth: +4.3%
- Average Salary: $69k
- Salary Range: $48k - $85k
- Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other
- Education Level: Bachelor's degree
- Job Growth: +7.4%
- Average Salary: $141k
- Salary Range: $77k - $239k+
- Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
- Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
- Job Growth: +5.9%
- Average Salary: $105k
- Salary Range: $50k - $165k
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Education Level: Bachelor's degree
- Job Growth: +1%
- Average Salary: $105k
- Salary Range: $78k - $127k
Program Map
Pathway: to UC/CSU - Full-time to UC/CSU - Part-time
History - Full-time
Associate in Arts for Transfer
60.0 - 70.5 Units
- Fall 2024 (1st Term)
- 15.0 - 16.5 UNITS
- MAJ / GEN: HIST 102 or HIST 103 (3.0 Units)
- GEN: English Composition (4.0 - 4.5 Units)
- GEN: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (4.0 - 5.0 Units)
- ELEC: UC/CSU Transferable Course (3.0 Units)
- ELEC: UC/CSU Transferable Course (1.0 Units)
- MILE: Department Information
- Spring 2025 (2nd Term)
- 15.0 UNITS
- MAJ: History List B Course (3.0 Units)
- MAJ / GEN: HIST 102 or HIST 103 (3.0 Units)
- GEN: U.S. Government (3.0 Units)
- GEN: Critical Thinking (3.0 Units)
- ELEC: UC/CSU Transferable Course (3.0 Units)
- Fall 2025 (3rd Term)
- 15.0 - 18.0 UNITS
- MAJ: HIST 245 or HIST 241 OR HIST 246 or HIST 242 (3.0 Units)
- GEN: Oral Communication (3.0 Units)
- GEN: Biological Sciences (3.0 - 5.0 Units)
- GEN: Arts (3.0 - 4.0 Units)
- ELEC: UC/CSU Transferable Course (3.0 Units)
- Spring 2026 (4th Term)
- 15.0 - 21.0 UNITS
- MAJ: HIST 246 or HIST 242 OR HIST 245 or HIST 241 (3.0 Units)
- MAJ: History List B Course (3.0 Units)
- GEN: Ethnic Studies (3.0 Units)
- GEN: Physical Sciences (3.0 - 5.0 Units)
- GEN: Laboratory Science (1.0 - 5.0 Units)
- ELEC: UC/CSU Transferable Course (2.0 Units)
History - Associate in Arts for Transfer 60.0 - 70.5 units