History of the United States I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

HIST-1301-006 History of the United States I

Prerequisites

RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills

Course Description

A general survey of United States history from the European background to the present. The study includes political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life in this country and follows the development of the United States as a world power.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\ Required:  Farmer, Powell, Degler, Desantis, et al.:  Understanding American History, Vol I, 9th Custom Edition for Amarillo College, Horizon Textbook Publishing

\ Recommended:  Wheeler:  The Social Fabric, Custom Edition for Amarillo College, Pearson Publishing

Supplies

\ Paper and pens for note taking, #2 pencils and 4 #882-E Scantron sheets (available in bookstore).

Student Performance

\ After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to:

\ 1. Trace the development of a stable, democratic political system flexible enough to address the wholesale changes that occurred since the founding of the nation.
\ 2. Explain how this nation has been peopled from the first inhabitants to the many groups that arrived in slavery or servitude during the colonial period down to the voluntary immigrants of the Civil War era.
\ 3. Evaluate economic and technological changes as they have affected daily life, work, family organization, leisure, the division of wealth, and community relations.
\ 4. Delineate the role of religion in our nation since 1877.
\ 5. Recount how the recurring reform movements in U.S. history dealt with economic, political, and social problems in attempting to make their ideals congruent with reality.
\ 6. Define the changes in our beliefs and values over time and describe how they have varied among different groups: women and men; non-whites and whites; and people of different regions, religions, and classes.
\ 7. Describe the role of geographical factors in the history of the U.S.
\ 8. Practice critical thinking and information retrieval skills.

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Grading Criteria

\ You will have four one-hour exams.  Dates will be announced in class by the instructor.  THERE WILL BE NO EXEMPTIONS FOR THE FINAL EXAM.

\ The lowest score of the first three tests will be dropped.  If you miss a test, FOR ANY REASON, that will be the dropped grade.  If you miss the final, FOR ANY REASON, one-third of your grade will be a zero.  I DO NOT GIVE INCOMPLETES.

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\ All work will be graded on the following scale:  90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, 70-79 is a C, 60-69 is a D, and anything below 60 is an F.

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\ Attendance is necessary to successfully complete this course.  It will be your responsibility to drop the course if you decide to stop attending.

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