My Academic Plan

Program Description

You can earn an Associate of Arts degree at FRCC and transfer to any public four-year college or university in Colorado for History.

As a liberal arts major, of course, the world is your oyster and you can consider a multitude of careers.

Among the jobs you can consider are: advertising executive, analyst, archivist, broadcaster, campaign worker, consultant, congressional aide, editor, foreign service officer, foundation staffer, information specialist, intelligence agent, journalist, legal assistant, lobbyist, personnel manager, public relations staffer, researcher, teacher . . . the list can be almost endless.

More specifically, though, with a four-year degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate, or even a businessperson.

Here is a brief list of the career opportunities available to the undergraduate history major. This list is based on a very useful pamphlet, Careers for Students of History, written by Barbara J. Howe and jointly published by the American Historical Association and the National Council on Public History in 1989. While this online miniguide is based on this pamphlet (now out of print), with appropriate paraphrases from its text, it discusses also some of the new opportunities that became available to the history major in the recent past.

History majors at FRCC who then go on to earn BAs intending to pursue an advanced degree in history should read the excellent guide, Careers for Students of History, by Constance Schulz, Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Marrs, and Kevin Allen (2002).

Historians as Educators 

Elementary Schools

Secondary Schools

Postsecondary Education

Historic Sites & Museums

Historians as Researchers

Museums & Historical Organizations

Cultural Resources Management & Historic Preservation

Historians as Communicators

Writers & Editors

Documentary Editors

Producers of Multimedia Material

Historians as Information Managers

Archivists

Records Managers

Librarians

Information Managers

Historians as Advocates

Lawyers and Paralegals

Litigation Support

Legislative Staff Work

Foundations

Historians in Businesses & Associations

Historians in Corporations

Contract Historians

Historians and Nonprofit Associations

Career Opportunities

A degree in History opens the door to:
- Teaching (secondary, and college level)
- Historian for a Museum
- Historian for a Government Agency
- Attend Law School (after achieving a four-year degree)

AA in History

First Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

Second Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

Third Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

Fourth Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows. Semester Four elective credits may vary depending on prior semester completion. You should not exceed 62 credits. You may want to check with your advisor to monitor your completion progress.