Jun 02, 2026  
2026-27 RCC Catalog 
    
2026-27 RCC Catalog
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HST 202Z - United States History II


4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: Survey of United States history from the early 1800s to the early 1900s: Jacksonian era, expansion, Industrial Revolution, slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Populism, Imperialism, the Progressive Era, and the First World War. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree.

Course meets Cultural Literacy requirement on the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer: Yes

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Evaluate a variety of historical sources from the early 1800s to the early 1900s.  
  • CLO#2: Describe continuities and change in American history (e.g., political, social, economic, cultural).  
  • CLO#3: Construct evidence-based historical arguments.  
  • CLO#4: Communicate historical knowledge and analysis effectively in written and/or verbal forms. (ILO: Communication)
  • CLO#5: Recognize the relevance of the past to the present. 

Course Meeting Hours Type: Lecture
Course meeting hours minimum: 40
Course meeting hours standard: 44
Course meeting hours maximum: 48

ACTI Code, Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate



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