Designed for students who are undecided about a career and who wish to explore different fields. The option can lead to various baccalaureate degrees. Students take basic general education courses which they can use in transferring to a four-year institution or use should they decide on a career area and change to an AAS degree. Prepares students for transfer to four-year liberal arts programs. In the core general education courses, emphasis is on major fields of academic inquiry, their approaches to creating knowledge, important developments in these fields, and the implications that these have for decision-making in our private and public lives.
Careers directly related to history include teaching, museum work and research.
Students seeking a baccalaureate degree in history from a four-year institution should obtain an A.A. degree in liberal arts. It is recommended that not more than 15 credits be earned in history at ACCC to avoid any possible transfer problems. Most four-year institutions prefer that courses in a student's major be taken there. Offers students a broad introduction to business administration and provides the background necessary to move into baccalaureate majors in such fields as accounting, management, economics and computer information systems. A broad base in the Humanities prepares students for transfer to a four-year college for the baccalaureate degree.