Program Map for History DTA

Program Description: This program is for students planning to earn a bachelor’s degree in History, preparing them to transfer to a university.  For more information, contact faculty program advisors Jason Ripper, jripper@everettcc.edu, or Shelli Jordan-Zirkle, sjordan-zirkle@everettcc.edu. If you have been assigned an advisor please work with them, otherwise you can choose either of these advisors. 

CHECKLISTS

• History Interest, AAS-DTA Checklist
• Pre-College to College English and Math Checklist

Before you can take your college-level courses, you may need to complete prerequisites. 

See an entry advisor for mandatory entry advising at the Advising Center located in RAI 108 to decide on your first quarter courses.

See your advisor for self-paced or accelerated alternatives in Math and English to prepare for college-level classes. Want to move further faster? Learn about EvCC's I-BEST classes. 

Prepare for college-level math

If your math placement is below MATH& 107, you’ll need to take the following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• TS 60 →  TS 70 → MATH/TS 76 →  MATH/TS 86 

 Prepare for college-level English

If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• ENGL/TS/AEP 97 → ENGL/TS/AEP 98

Note: English language learners may need additional courses before ENGL/TS/AEP 97 depending on their placement.

 Take COLL 101 - College Success in your first quarter to prepare for the pace and rigor of college.

Before registering each quarter, check your Degree Planner to see what classes you should take to stay on track.  See your faculty program advisor with any questions you have.

Recommended Actions 

• Looking for more support and assistance by phone, tablet, or computer? Visit the Online Student Support and Resources page. 
• Do you qualify for Financial Aid? Fill out a FAFSA or WASFA and visit the Financial Aid Office to begin talking about how to pay for college. 
• Visit the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and the Library.
• Consider registering for a study skills class offered by DEVED department.
• Get involved with Student LIFE and join a campus club.
• See if you qualify for TRiO, scholarships, or support from CDS.

Complete college-level courses. Focus on those that fit in the History DTA Pathway so that if you change to another DTA program, most of the credits you’ve earned already will apply to your new goal.

 Take one of the following courses:

• MATH& 107 - Math in Society
• PHIL& 120 - Symbolic Logic
• MATH& 141 - Precalculus I: College Algebra

Note: The prerequisite for MATH& 141 is MATH 96 which can be taken after MATH/TS 86.

 Take ENGL& 101 - English Composition I
 Take a class from one of the following two series

• US History: HIST& 146, HIST& 147, HIST& 148 
• Western Civilization: HIST 111, HIST 112

 Take PHIL& 101 - Introduction to Philosophy or ENGL 251 - Myth and Literature of Greece and Rome (F)
 Take another history class – either the next in the series you started, or HIST 103D - World Civilization or HIST 170D - Multicultural American History
 Take one of the following:

• ENGL 252 - Medieval and Renaissance Literature (W) 
• PSYC& 100 - General Psychology
• SOC& 101 - Introduction to Sociology
• HUM 247D - Introduction to World Religions

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss if this is the right program for you and update your plan of study as needed

• If you haven't already, join a club that aligns with your interest.

Complete specific degree requirements and begin preparing for graduation and transfer. If you change to another program in this phase, some credits earned may not apply to your new program.

 Take ENGL& 102 - English Composition II
 Take either English 253 - Modern European Literature (S) or ANTH& 206D - Cultural Anthropology
 Take a Natural Science lab class, perhaps ANTH& 215 - Bioanthropology with Lab or ENVS& 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab 
 Take another Natural Science distribution course in a different discipline from your first Natural Science course.
 Try out more classes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss transfer options and career opportunities.

Complete all remaining degree/certificate requirements before you graduate [and transfer/earn your certificate]. 

 Take another Natural Science distribution course in a different discipline from your first two Natural Science courses.
 Explore electives. History is a field that encompasses all human endeavors; as a discipline, all classes add to a History major’s versatility. You might try ENGL& 113 - Introduction to Poetry or ENGL 105 - Creative Nonfiction or PHIL 267 - Philosophy of Religion or HUM 166D - Germany in Transition - Toward a Multi-Ethnic Civilization.
 Take additional elective courses to reach 90 total college-level credits. These can be any college-level courses that match your interests as well as any courses that were listed as options in Phases 2, 3, and 4 above that you did not already take.

Apply for graduation at least one quarter in advance.

Recommended Actions

Meet with your faculty program advisor to make sure all degree/certificate requirements are met.