HIST 17A

About this course

History of North America and the United States up to 1815. Survey of the political, economic, intellectual, and social antecedents of United States culture with emphasis on the interactions of peoples and ideas that led to the creation and evolution of the early United States.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.”

Transfer pathways that use HIST 17A

ASSIST maps HIST 17A to a requirement in 126 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• FOREST AND FIRE SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• POLITICAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• HISTORYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH AND SOIL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• History B.A. - History of ReligionsFoothill → Humboldt State
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Child Development/Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• History B.A. - General HistoryFoothill → Humboldt State
• History B.A. - History Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• HistoryFoothill → San Francisco State
• HistoryFoothill → UCLA
• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Special Education ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Bilingual Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal StudiesFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Comparative LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
• Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Law and SocietyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• FrenchFoothill → UC Irvine
• Chinese StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Medicine and Well-BeingFoothill → UC Irvine

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with HIST 17A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• HIST 17AHistory of the United States to Early National Era · De Anza
• HIST 17AHHistory of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS · De Anza