Requirements for AA-T certified students in History Cal State Monterey Bay

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in History, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor's degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Social History at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

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Complete ALL of the following courses:

  • SBS 300: SBS Major ProSeminar: Theory (3 units)
  • SBS 300L: Professional Skills for the Social Sciences (1 units)
  • SBS 315: Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 (4 units)
  • SBS 328: Social Science Theory Module (3 units)
  • SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units) (also fulfills American Institutions requirement)
  • SBS 363: Historical Methods (4 units)
  • SBS 400: Senior Capstone Seminar I (3 units)
  • SBS 402: Senior Capstone Seminar II (3 units) OR SBS 404S: Service Learning Capstone (4 units)
  • SBS 405: Assessment Lab/Grad/Srs (1 units)

Complete ONE of the following course combinations:

  • SBS 360S: Mission Archaeology (3 units) AND SBS 360L: Archaeology Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 361: Introduction to GIS (3 units) AND SBS 361L: Introduction to GIS Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 362: Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis (3 units) AND SBS 362L: Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 366: Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis (3 units) AND SBS 366L: Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis Lab (1 units)

Complete THREE of the following courses:

  • SBS 304: California Indian Societies (4 units)
  • SBS 306
  • SBS 325: Art of the Aztec Empire (4 units)
  • SBS 332: The Rise & Fall of Civilizations (4 units)
  • SBS 348: Maya Civilization (4 units)
  • SBS 355: Archaeological Theory (2-4 units)
  • SBS 378: Revolution and People Power in the Modern World (4 units)
  • SBS 381: US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources (4 units)
  • SBS 382: History of Modern Africa (4 units)
  • SBS 383: African Civilizations (3-4 units)
  • SBS 385: Environmental History of California (3-4 units)
  • SBS 386: Social/Pol/Hist/CA (4 units)
  • SBS 388: Crisis and Development in Mexican Society (4 units)
  • SBS 475
  • GS 316: Approaches/ Global Histories (4 units)
  • GS 320: Global Issues & 3rd World (4 units)
  • GS 326: US Foreign Policy (4 units)
  • GS 339: Sweat/Service/Solidarity (4 units)
  • GS 339S: Sweat/Service/Solidarity SL (6 units)
  • GS 342: Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations (4 units)
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 350: Oral History and Community Memory (4 units)
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)
  • HCOM 354: Critical Public Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 357: Constitutional Law (4 units)
  • HCOM 358: Critical Perspective on Law in Society (4 units)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units)
  • JAPN 302: History of Japan (4 units)
  • JAPN 307: Japan-American Experience (4 units)
  • SPAN 307: History&Politics Of Mex (4 units)
  • SPAN 308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US (4 units)
  • SPAN 309: Hist & Polit Of Latn Amer (4 units)
  • SPAN 311

Students must also demonstrate second language proficiency through the 201 level. Read more about the Language Proficiency Requirement.

In addition students must also meet the University's Upper Division Service Learning (D4) and the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (A4).

Students may select the elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.