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LENGTH OF STUDY:
2 Years

ACCREDITATION:
Associate of Arts Degree

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

History is more relevant than you may think—let us
show you why. For students interested in earning

a bachelor of arts degree in history, this associate
of arts degree provides two years of university
transferable courses that fulfill most or all of the
requirements to enter the third year of a major or
honours program in History.

PAST, PRESENT TO FUTURE

To understand the present and move forward into the
future, you have to know where you came from. Get a
handle on where the world is headed by learning how
the past is still shaping our current realities. Apply
your knowledge to your future career through being
able to identify and address historical problems in
any given situation.

Take this program for the simple love of history—or
to get started on years one and two of your
bachelor’s degree in history. You will get two years of
university level, fully transferable courses that fulfill
most, if not all, of the requirements for third-year
entry into a history major or honours program.

Your associate degree in history gives you a broad
knowledge of various historical topics, in addition to
a variety of humanities, social sciences and science
courses at the 100- and 200-levels. Check with one of
our counsellors for full program requirements.

Additional Information

Students in the West Kootenays and British Columbia
history courses have access to the “Minto Room”
archives. The Castlegar Campus library has a

unique local history collection in the Minto Room,
which houses over 5000 items relating to the West
Kootenays, including books, audio recordings, video
material and historical newspapers.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program requires the completion
of English Studies 12 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Other prerequisites depend on the electives chosen
to complete the program and should be determined
with the advice of a Selkirk College counsellor.

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Year1

Students are advised to meet with an academic counsellor to ensure that their course selections will
meet the degree requirements of the subsequent institution(s) they plan to attend.

Note: This is a suggested listing of courses for a two-year Associate of Arts degree in History

SEMESTER 1
Course Name Credit
ENGL 110 College Composition On Campus 3
MATH Math or Stats On Campus 3
ELECT First-year Arts Elective (not History) On Campus 3
LAB SCI Lab Science On Campus 3
HISTORY HIST 104: Canada Before Confederation OR On Campus 3
HIST 106: Western Civilization I
Total 6
SEMESTER 2
Course Name Credit
ENGL 111 Introduction to Literature On Campus 3
OPEN SCI Open Science On Campus 3
ELECT First-year Arts Elective (not History) On Campus 3
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3
HISTORY HIST 105: Contemporary Canada OR On Campus 3
HIST 106: Western Civilization II
Total 6
Year 2
SEMESTER 3
Course Name Credit
HIST 210 An Indigenous History of Canada On Campus 3
HIST 220 Latin America pre-1821 On Campus 3
ELECT Second-year Arts Elective (not History) On Campus 3
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3
Total 6
SEMESTER 4
Course Name Credit
HIST 215 History of the West Kootenay On Campus 3
HIST 221 Latin America: post-1821 On Campus 3
ELECT Second-year Arts Elective (not History) On Campus 3
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3
Total 6
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