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2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

HIST 109 - American History to Reconstruction


Units: 3
General Education: Social and Behavioral Science [4]

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

United States history from pre-colonial societies to Reconstruction. Contact of cultures, patterns of settlement, contests over racial, ethnic, religious, class, gender, regional, and national identities and institutions. Satisfies the American Institutions requirement in American history and United States Constitution.

Maximum Credits: 3
Course Designations: American Institutions (AI)
Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer