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Earn your Associate of Arts Degree in History online!

Online Fee Structure ~ Only $99 per semester hour

The Darton College Online Degree Program in History provides the opportunity to earn an online associates degree while keeping up with the busy schedule of work and home. This program provides convenient scheduling and flexibility allowing you to complete your course work via the Internet while earning the same quality degree as students attending the Darton campus in Albany, Georgia. The online program includes a total of 64 to 68 credit hours of coursework meeting University System of Georgia standards in the core curriculum, with 18 hours of credit in the history major. Under the recommended program of study, full-time online students will complete the Associate of Science degree in just four semesters. 

For Online Admissions information, see Online Admissions.
For Financial Aid information, see Online Financial Aid.

Online Program Advisor
Ms. Corrine Sweet, corrine.sweet@darton.edu
229-317-6523

History Transfer Degree
Online Program of Study
Area A Essential Skills - 9 hours
ENGL 1101 English Comp I 3 Online every semester
ENGL 1102 English Comp II 3 Online every semester
MATH 1101 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
or MATH 1111 College Algebra or higher math
3 MATH 1111 Online every fall and spring and sometimes summer. Other courses offered at various times
Area B Institutional Options -4 hours
Choose courses to equal 4 hours from the following
COMM 1110 Public Speaking* 3 Online every semester
PHIL 1101 Critical Thinking 2 Online every fall and spring

BUSA 1100 Financial Planning

2 Online every semester
CISM 1100 Computer Concepts/Software Applications 2 Online every semester
CISM 2201 Fundamentals of Computer Applications 3 Online every semester
SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I 3 Online every semester
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II 3 Online every spring
JAPN 1001 Beginning Japanese I 3 Online every fall and spring
Other courses offered at various times    
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts 6 hours
ENGL 2111 World Lit I
or  ENGL 2112 World Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
ENGL 2121 British Lit I
or  ENGL 2122 British Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
ENGL 2131 American Lit I
or  ENGL 2132 American Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
Optional Area C Elective (3 hours ) from the following:    
COMM 1110 Public Speaking* 3 Online every semester
JAPN 1001 Beginning Japanese I 3 Online every fall and spring
SPAN 1001 Beginning Spanish I 3 Online every semester
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II 3 Online every spring
A second English literature course 3 At least one literature course online every semester
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation 3 Online every semester
Other courses offered at various times    
Area D Science, Mathematics, And Technology - 11 Hours
BIOL 1110K Introduction to Environmental Science 4 Online every fall and spring
PHSC 1012K Physical Science II 4 Online every fall and spring
MATH 1145 Survey of Calculus or 3 Online every other fall (even years)
MATH 2205 Introduction to Statistics 3 Online every semester
Area E Social Science 12 hours 
HIST 1111 Survey of World History I
or HIST 1112 Survey of World History II
3 Online every semester
HIST 2111 US History through 1877
or HIST 2112 US History after 1877
3 Online every semester
POLS 1101 American Government in World Perspective 3 Online every semester
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics or 3 Online every fall and spring
PSYC 1101 General Psychology 3 Online every semester
SOCI 1101 Principles of Sociology or 3 Online every fall and spring
Other courses offered at various times    
Area F Courses Related To The Major - 18 Hours
HIST 1111 Survey of World History I
or HIST 1112 Survey of World History II
3 Online every semester
HIST 2111 US History through 1877
or HIST 2112 US History after 1877
3 Online every semester
Foreign Language  6 hours required.  3 hrs. if one course is taken in Area B.
(6 hr. required at the two-year level and 9 hrs. at the bachelor level)
3 - 6  
SPAN 1001 Beginning Spanish I 3 Online every semester
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II 3 Online every spring
JAPN 1001 Beginning Japanese I 3 Online every fall and spring
Optional Area F Electives - Select 12 hours:    
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Online every fall and spring
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Online every spring
MATH 2205 Introduction to Statistics 3 Online every semester
POLS 2401 Introduction to Global Issues 3 Online every other spring (even years)
SOCI 1101 Principles of Sociology 3 Online every fall and spring
Other courses offered at various times    

Area G Physical Education
Student completing their degree totally online will satisfy the physical education requirement by meeting the fitness competency. The online fitness course PHED 1161 fulfills the fitness competency requirement. Students who complete any portion of the degree program by attending classes on the Darton Campus must meet the regular Physical Education Requirement of 1 course for each semester of full time enrollment.  (Military waiver accepted)

PHED 1161Fitness I

1

Online every semester
*Oral Communications
- Competency in oral communications is required of all graduates of Darton College. COMM 1110 Public Speaking (in Area B or C above) satisfies this requirement, or the requirement may be fulfilled by examination.
Total

64 - 68

 

Get Ready to Learn
You'll find the essential information you need to get ready for distance leaning at Darton's Distance Learning orientation web pages. Warm up with a general overview of distance learning, then get into gear with course specific orientations from each course instructor. Get a preview of course requirements, materials, and learning objectives, even preview the syllabus and get step-by-step instructions about how to get started in the course.

Learning Resources
As a Darton student, you'll have access to one of the world's premier online libraries. GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online, an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The GALILEO virtual library provides access to multiple information resources, with secured access to databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.

Academic Calendar
The program of study in the online history degree follows the same semester and academic calendar as the on-campus program, on a 15-week semester schedule. For application, registration, and important class dates see the Academic Term Calendar.

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