College World History I

This course will be a semester-long concurrent credit world history course covering the years 3500 BCE-1433 CE with a special emphasis on the comparison of concurrent ancient civilizations and changes in power over time. The course will span from the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia to the emergence of Empirical Europe. Students examine major contributions to the advancement of global civilizations from ancient times to the early modern period via lecture, discussion, analysis of documents and writing.

Admission Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0. Teacher and Principal recommendation. Before class begins in August, or in January (if 2nd semester), students must attain ACT Reading subscores of at least 19 or Accuplacer scores of 251 in Reading. 

Course Fee: $30 (UCA tuition) + cost of textbook. Students will be billed by UCA. The bill will be mailed to the student’s home address after the drop/add deadline given by the Registrar. A $75 CAC Administrative fee will be billed through FACTS.