Earn your Associate in Arts degree online with a major in American Studies at Foothill College.
Associate Degree Requirements available as online courses:
NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all core and support courses for the degree.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
The courses listed BELOW are generally offered as online courses at least once every two years. Please see Online Schedule of Classes for verification.
| ONLINE COURSE | TITLE | UNITS |
| CORE COURSES: 25 units | ||
| ENGL 41 | LITERATURE OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA | 4 |
| HIST 17A | HISTORY OF U.S. TO 1816 | 4 |
| HIST 17B | HISTORY OF U.S. FROM 1812 TO 1914 | 4 |
| HIST 17C | HISTORY OF U.S. FROM 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
| MUS 8 | MUSIC OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA | 4 |
| or MUS 8H | HONORS MUSIC OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA | 4 |
| POLI 1 | POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTRO TO AMER GOV & POLITICS | 5 |
| SUPPORT COURSES: 8 units | ||
| ANTH 4 | FIRST PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA | 4 |
| HIST 10 | HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA: THE MULTICULTURAL STATE | 4 |
| SOC 15 | LAW & SOCIETY | 4 |
| WMN 5 | INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUIDES | 4 |
Based on 2012-2013 Curriculum Sheet. For a list of on-campus courses that satisfy degree requirements, visit the Curriculum Sheet.