Which courses meet a history requirement?

Only if your college says so. UMGC and Illinois file it under the arts and humanities: UMGC counts ARTH courses in its Arts and Humanities, and Illinois says its ARTH 110 “satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts”. For a US history requirement, take US History 1 or 2; Art History 1 and 2 fit an arts or humanities requirement.

It depends on the college. UT Austin asks for US history, “6 hours, 3 of which may be in Texas history, chosen from:” its list; Cal State Long Beach for one 3-unit U.S. History course; TESU for 3 credits of history. Georgia Tech adds a state rule: “all undergraduate students must satisfy four legislative requirements to graduate: United States History. Georgia History. United States Constitution. Constitution of Georgia.”

Its syllabus says so: US History 2 lists History 101 (US History 1) and English Composition I and II as prerequisites, and US History 1 lists English 101, with English 102 before or alongside it. Both are self-paced.

US History 1 (HIST 101) covers American history from the pre-Columbian era through the Civil War, with practice reading primary sources and writing arguments. US History 2 (HIST 102) covers U.S. history from Reconstruction to the early 21st century, using primary sources to explain how modern America took shape.

US History 1: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in U.S. History among other subjects. US History 2: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in U.S. History among other subjects.

US History 1: 15 chapters and 82 instructional hours. US History 2: 17 chapters and 86 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

US History 1: 102 multiple-choice (Section A), 5 short analytical responses with parts A-C (Section B), 1 source-based analysis with parts A-D (Section C); 121 marks overall, 25% of the grade. US History 2: 105 multiple-choice (105 marks) plus a cumulative assessment: primary source analysis, comparative essays, capstone interpretation (100 marks), 25% of the grade.

Both syllabi list Corbett, P. Scott, et al. U.S. History. OpenStax, 2014. Web version last updated 2024, with other references.

No: neither is on the ACE list. US History 1 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in U.S. History; US History 2 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in U.S. History. Not being on the ACE list never means not recommended for credit.

Once US History 1 shows 100% complete in your dashboard. Assignments take about 48 hours to be checked, so allow about two days after your last submission; then request the transcript and UPI Study emails it to your college.

Yes: every UPI Study course is its own enrollment, so you can take US History 1 without any other course and transfer it by itself.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. NCCRS recommends US History 1 and US History 2 for 3 semester hours each in U.S. History. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar whether they meet your history requirement. It helps to name the subject: NCCRS recommends US History 1 in U.S. History and US History 2 in U.S. History.