HIST 7 - History of the United States to 1877

    Recent Professors
    Filipe Melo, Frank Carlson, Benjamin Shultz, Harlan Hoffman, Cindy Macias, Ryan Hunt, Donald Hickey, Kim Earhart
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of HIST 7
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · CSU American Institutions Area US2
    Description
    Survey of American history from Native American origins through post-Civil War Reconstruction. Studies the United States and its major ethnic and social groups. Explores the influence of the geography and environment of North America and the ethnic, social, and religious complexity of the population. Examines political, cultural, philosophical, and intellectual influences on the people and political institutions of the United States. Requires substantial reading and writing assignments. Satisfies the requirement for a course in American history, including the study of American institutions and ideas and the Constitution of the United States as required by Title 5 of the California Administrative Code.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 8:00am–9:25am, Mon Wed 9:45am–11:10am, Mon Wed 11:30am–12:55pm, Tue Thu 11:30am–12:55pm