HIST 310 - History of the United States (To 1877)

    Recent Professors
    Danielle Davis, Claire E. Eberhardt, Justin T. Whitney, Stacey Svilich, Sara Lee, Deborah B. VanElls, Shauna M. Mulvihill, Seth C. Clark and 2 more
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of HIST 310
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course was formerly known as HIST 310 History of the United States (To 1877). This course is a survey of United States history from its European, African, and Native American backgrounds to 1877. It examines the origin and development of many of this nation's political, social, economic, and intellectual institutions including their influences upon contemporary American life. It also emphasizes such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, historical context, and historical interpretation. This course is not open to students who have completed HIST 483.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:30am–11:50am, Mon 10:30am–11:50am, Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:20pm, Tue Thu 9:00am–10:20am