糖心少女

password iconPASSWORD
MANAGEMENT
Your  Account:
password iconPASSWORD
MANAGEMENT
history

Bachelor of Arts in History
Program Details

Application Deadlines

Applications to the online Bachelor of Arts in History program are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply at any time! However, priority is given to applications that are received by this deadline: 

  •  Fall 2026: May 13, 2026

APPLY NOW

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the BA in History program, you must complete the requirements listed below. 

Show All
  • General Requirements
    • Completion of 60 transferable semester college units (or 90 quarter units) to be eligible for admission, including the prerequisite courses listed below
    • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all transferable units attempted
      • 2.5 GPA for students who have already completed a bachelor鈥檚 degree
    • Must reside in an approved state 
  • Prerequisite Courses
    • Successful completion of the following courses with a 鈥淐-鈥 or better (12 units)
      • Oral Communication (Area 1C)
      • Written Communication (Area 1A)
      • Critical Thinking (Area 1B)
      • Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (Area 2)
    • Successful completion of HIST 101 and 102 with a "C" or better
    • Successful completion of HIST 130 and 131 with a "C" or better
    • Language Proficiency
      Can be satisfied via coursework, proficiency exams, AP language courses, IB, CLEP, TOEFL exams, three years of high school or college instruction in a language other than English or ASL proficiency 

Connect with a Specialist

Set up an appointment with your enrollment specialist to learn how you can take advantage of the BA in History program.

Sujeith Ordonez

Sujeith Ordonez, M.A.
Senior Outreach & Recruitment Specialist
糖心少女 Extended Learning
(760) 750-8454

 

teacher
Funding Options

The history bachelor's degree program is eligible for financial aid. 

Visit the funding page or call 760-750-4850 to learn more about your funding options. Active-duty military, veterans and their dependents should visit the military services page or call 760-750-8705. 

Federal VA educational benefits can be used for this program (not eligible for Cal Vet fee waiver).  


FUNDING OPTIONS

Program Costs

Complete the online BA in History in just two years, thanks to guaranteed class availability that ensures no delays in your educational journey. The program consists of 60 units, priced at $430 per unit. 

Invest In Your Future: A Breakdown of Your Bachelor's Degree Costs 

Semester Units Subtotal*
Fall Semester 1  12 $5,160
Spring Semester 1  12 $5,160
Summer Semester 12 $5,160
Fall Semester 2 12 $5,160
Spring Semester 2 12 $5,160
Total 60 $25,800

*Not all university semester fees are included in this table鈥攕ee the comprehensive breakdown of Extended Learning fees. Semester tuition subtotals are based on a sample program sequence. All quoted tuition rates are based on previous academic years and are subject to change without notice.

Courses

This online degree-completion program has a set schedule of courses that you are expected to follow as part of your cohort.

Fall Semester 1

Show All
  • HIST 310A: Ancient Greece I: From the Bronze Age to the End of the Persian Wars (3)

    An overview of the development of the social, political, and cultural institutions of ancient Greek civilization from the Bronze Age kingdoms of the Minoan and Mycenaean periods through the development of independent city-states in the Archaic period (particularly Sparta and Athens) and ending with the Greek victory in the Persian Wars in 479 BCE.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 347: California History (3)

    Beginning with the diverse native cultures of the region, the course explores the impact of Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. control. Traces the origins of contemporary issues through the area鈥檚 economic development, multi-ethnic immigration, and evolving political institutions, and provides a survey of the human response to a place called 鈥淐alifornia.鈥

    Units: 3

  • HIST 359: A History of Brazil (3)

    Starting with the arrival of the Portuguese in the early 16th Century through the long colonial period, independence, the Brazilian Empire, and, in the 20th Century, periods of alternating republican and military rule, this course introduces students to the fascinating experience of the other Latin America. Themes of race and economic modernization suffuse the political and cultural evolution of this nation. Syncretism in Brazilian culture and society emerges as a central theme.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 300-4: Colonial Latin America (3)

    Thematic Topics in History: Colonial Latin America.

    Units: 3


Spring Semester 1

Show All
  • HIST 301: Historical Methods and Writing (3)

    Offers an introduction to historical methodology and theory. Explores the various approaches historians take to their study and the variety of tools historians use, including digital history. Students will produce an original research project based on primary sources, in engagement with existing historical scholarship.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 345: The Immigrant Experience (3)

    Patterns of migration to and the experience of immigrants in areas now part of the United States. Themes include the role of the family, neighborhood, church, and work; patterns of assimilation and acculturation; formation of political and social institutions; and the impact of immigration on the country.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 348: United States Film History (3) OR HIST 388: History of War in Modern Society (3)

    HIST 348:
    Introduction to the     history of film in the United States from its inception at the turn of the 20th Century to the present. Explores the many facets of U.S. film and looks at the manner in which the film industry developed during the course of the 20th Century. Looks at the evolution of film making and the manner in which film not only shaped but also reflected the historical moments in which it was born, with careful attention to the manner in which film reflects American society鈥檚 tensions over race, class, and gender.

    Units: 3

    HIST 388:
    War has been one of the greatest agents of change in world history, and it has shaped irrevocably the world in which we live. This course explores modern war and the idea of war since the late 18th Century and focuses on the transition in the 20th Century to the realities of both 鈥渢otal鈥 wars and 鈥渨orld鈥 wars, and considers the role of war in modern state-building, in social movements and institutions, and in intellectual and artistic expression. An important aspect involves a consideration of the intellectual, philosophical, and cultural history of war, including the development of the ethics of war in an international context. 

    Units: 3

  • HIST 385: Middle East, 1700-Present (3)

    Explores the history of the region from the eighteenth century to the present. Begins with the question of imperial decline and investigates the cultural and political responses of Middle Eastern societies to the challenges of European colonialism and imperialism; the emergence of nationalism and nation-state building; and modern social, political, intellectual, and religious movements. Emphasis on the historical background and development of contemporary issues, such as revolution, Islamism, women鈥檚 rights, and globalization.

    Units: 3


Schedule is subject to change without advance notice. 

Summer Semester - Block 1

Show All
  • HIST 343: Religion in the United States (3)

    Religious traditions studied in the context of changes of social, cultural, and political traditions of the United States from 1600 to the present.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 387: History of the United Nations (3)

    Focuses on the creation and development of the United Nations as an international actor since 1945. Includes: UN as successor to League of Nations; creation of UN and UN system; development of UN missions (e.g., peacekeeping, human rights); the international Cold War; international politics of de-colonization and the Non-Aligned movement. Provides a critical examination of analysis of the claims and behavior of the UN over time.

    Units: 3


Summer Semester - Block 2

Show All
  • HIST 340: Environmental History of the United States (3)

    Considers the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment in the United States. Specific subjects include: the Native American interaction with the environment, nature鈥檚 influence on European colonization, the role of natural resources in America鈥檚 national development, the human attempt to control nature in the industrial era, the emergence of conservation and preservationist movements at the end of the nineteenth century, and the development of current environmental issues and concerns over the course of the twentieth century.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 389: History of Pandemics (3)

    Studies the transnational history of Covid-19, through a comparison of past pandemics: smallpox, the bubonic plague of 1300s, the Great Dying of the 1500s, and the 1918 influenza pandemic. Also covers the history of public health responses on a comparative national level and globally.  Examines how pandemics are reflected in primary sources from diverse transnational settings, as well as international mass media, from newspaper, films, and memes in present.

    Units: 3


Fall Semester 2

Show All
  • HIST 310A: Ancient Greece 1: From the Bronze Age to the End of the Persian Wars (3)ORHIST 311A: Ancient Rome 1: The Republic (3)

    310A:
    An overview of the development of the social, political, and cultural institutions of ancient Greek civilization from the Bronze Age kingdoms of the Minoan and Mycenaean periods through the development of independent city-states in the Archaic period (particularly Sparta and Athens) and ending with the Greek victory in the Persian Wars in 479 BCE.

    Units: 3

    311A:
    An overview of the development of the social, political, and cultural institutions of ancient Roman civilization from the founding of Rome, through the creation of the Republic and overseas expansion, to the dictatorship of Julius Caesar and the collapse of the Republic.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 321: Nationalism and Unification in Europe (3)OR HIST 323: Society and Culture in Modern Europe (3)

    HIST 321:
    Explores the movements for unification and national recognition in 19th and 20th Century Europe. Includes the unification of Germany and Italy, the dismantling of the Austro-Hungarian empire, movements for independence in eastern Europe.

    Units: 3

    HIST 323:
    Changes in European thought, art, and society from the rise of romanticism to post-modernism.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 359: A History of Brazil (3)

    Starting with the arrival of the Portuguese in the early 16th Century through the long colonial period, independence, the Brazilian Empire, and, in the 20th Century, periods of alternating republican and military rule, this course introduces students to the fascinating experience of the other Latin America. Themes of race and economic modernization suffuse the political and cultural evolution of this nation. Syncretism in Brazilian culture and society emerges as a central theme.

    Units: 3

  • GEOG 311: Earth: The Habitable Planet (3)

    Survey of the underlying physical, chemical, and biological principles and processes governing the interactions among Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. Subjects include the role of the Sun in planetary energy balance and climate, the carbon cycle, oxygenation of the atmosphere, and climate change. Focuses on characteristics that make Earth a planet capable of supporting life.

    Units: 3


Spring Semester 2 

Show All
  • HIST 310B: Ancient Greece 2: Classical and Hellenistic Periods (3) OR HIST 311B: Ancient Rome 2: The Empire (3)

    HIST 310B:
    An overview of the development of the social, political, and cultural institutions of ancient Greek civilization from the 鈥淕olden Age鈥 of Athens in the fifth century BCE, through the Peloponnesian War and the conquest of Alexander the Great, to the end of the Hellenistic period and the absorption of Greece into the Roman Empire.

    Units: 3

    HIST 311B:
    An overview of the development of the social, political, and cultural institutions of ancient Roman civilization from the creation of the Empire by Augustus, through the Pax Romana and the rise of Christianity, to the 鈥渄ecline and fall鈥 of the West and the creation of the Byzantine Empire in the East.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 355: Women in Latin America (3) OR HIST 356: Culture & Identity in Latin America (3)

    HIST 355:
    Focuses on women and gender in 19th- and 20th-Century Latin America. Students will explore the evolution of the historiography, recent research, and first-hand testimonial sources. Connections between gender, race, and class will guide the discussion.

    Units: 3

    HIST 356:
    Exploring indigenous, European, and African elements, this course encompasses Latin American nations which trace their origins to the Spanish and Portuguese empires. The theme of identity guides the discussion of cultural expressions in the aural, literary, plastic, and visual genres. The goal of national cultural unity contrasts with alternative notions of diversity, and the nation-state is the terrain where this cultural debate takes place. The time-period will be limited to the 19th and 20th centuries, allowing students to study contemporary cultural expressions as well as current historical analysis.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 336A: The U.S. Historical Experience: The Revolutionary Era (3)

    Explores eighteenth century British America with a focus on the American Revolution. Looks at the Revolution鈥檚 intellectual origins in American and European thought and culture, its social and political origins, and its consequences for American culture, society, and politics through the 1790s.

    Units: 3

  • HIST 400: Seminar in European History (3)

    An intensive look at selected areas of European History. A capstone course for history majors in which they draw from their previous work and write a paper.

    Units: 3


 

Understand the Past. Shape the Future.

 APPLY NOW