History - Academic Certificate (3074)

Notes:

1. For an explanation of why General Education courses are included in this Program, please refer to the Section on General Education for an explanation of its Purpose and Requirements.
2. This plan assumes the student is eligible to enroll in College Level Courses (designated as 100 +, e.g., ACC 102 Prin Accounting II Managerial, HST 131 Latin American History I, MTH 221 Calc with Analytic Geom III).  Placement results will determine College Level Readiness in English and Mathematics.  

History

Curriculum Code: 3074

Will Earn Upon Program Completion: Academic Certificate (AC) 

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Why pursue the History Academic Certificate?

This certificate is designed for those seeking to gain knowledge within the study of various historical periods and topics. While created with those already holding an undergraduate degree in mind, anyone is eligible to enroll. It offers a seamless transfer to the Liberal Arts: History Option AA degree program should someone wish to continue on from 30 to 60 credits.

If I major in a degree or certificate program, can I transfer to a four-year college or university?

ECC’s AA and AS degree programs are designed for to you transfer to a four-year institution so that students can complete their baccalaureates. Our AAS degree programs are designed for graduates to immediately enter the workforce, although some later choose to attend a four-year institution (how the transfer credits get determined can vary for this type of degree). The certificates are designed for you to put towards pursuing associate degrees, if you so choose.

Are there any requirements I must satisfy before I start taking courses in my major?

Based on initial placement, you may have to take the ENG-099/101 co-requisite, which replaces traditional remedial English here at ECC. It is a 4.5-credit version of the standalone ENG-101 and will prepare you for further study here. In addition, your initial placement may result in your having to take remedial mathematics courses, but if you are a major within the Humanities & Bilingual Studies Division, the only standalone remedial math you will have to take is MTH-086/086T. Upon passing that, you can take either MTH-091S/101 or MTH-093S/103, which are similar to the ENG co-requisite.

How long will it take for me to complete my degree or certificate program?

For students pursuing AA, AS, or AAS degree programs, the length to completion can vary. If majors take a full-time load (a minimum of 12 college-level credits) each Fall and Spring and take advantage of the Winter Intercession and two Summer Sessions, there is no reason that it should take longer than two to two and a half years to finish your studies at ECC. The certificates should not take longer than a year to a year and a half.

Where should I direct specific questions about a degree or certificate program?

Call the Humanities & Bilingual Studies Division’s main number at 973-877-3285.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Show an understanding of how individuals are shaped by their own past and by the past of their society and institutions;
• Show an understanding of how the operation of large-scale forces are responsible for causing change over time;
• Identify and describe the contours and stakes of conversations among historians within defined historiographical fields;
• Apply historical methods to evaluate critically the record of the past and how historians and others have interpreted it; and
• Show basic historical research skills, including (as appropriate) the effective use of libraries, archives, and databases.