HIST 112 - History of the Chicano in the United States

    Recent Professors
    Christopher Gipson, Richard Flores, Damien Montano
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    38–40 students
    Difficulty
    5.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HIST 112
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4C · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course surveys United States history from the Chicano perspective and covers historical periods from the initial contact between European and indigenous North American societies through colonial, early national, and contemporary American historical periods. Emphasis is placed on this group's contributions to the development of the United States. Factors that have shaped the formation of Mexican American society within the context of United States history will also be analyzed.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 2:20pm–3:45pm, Mon Thu 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Fri 8:30am–9:55am