General Education: US History and Civic Engagement

US History & Civic Engagement

Updated: April 17, 2026

The following courses satisfy the US History & Civic Engagement requirement for the General Education program. A course can fulfill another domain area when an additional domain name is listed along with US History & Civic Engagement (or American Experience for the Legacy program).

Approved General Education Courses

Legacy Program (Prior to Fall 23 Entry)

Current Program (Entry to OW in Fall 23 or later)

AS1152 Themes in U.S. HistoryAmerican ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
AS2112 American People I (Previously AS3112)American ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
AS2122 American People II (Previously AS3122)American ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
AS2252 U.S. Social Movements (Previously AS3252) American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS2262 African-American History I (Previously AS3262) American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS2263 African-American History II (Previously AS3263) American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS2300 Problems in US Environmental History American ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
AS2640 Introduction to US Latina/o History American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS3215 Crime, Protest & PolicingAmerican Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS3462 A History of Women in the U.S.American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher {Prior to Fall 2014} / American Experience {Fall 2014-} / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS4212 Early AmericaAmerican ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
AS4215 Critical Ideas in American History American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / HumanitiesUS History & Civic Engagement / Humanities
AS4222 Emergence of Modern America American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / HumanitiesUS History & Civic Engagement / Humanities
AS4252 Immigration HistoryAmerican Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Diversity US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
AS4282 America in War & Peace: 1898 to Present American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higherUS History & Civic Engagement
AS4290 Youth in America: A History American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higherUS History & Civic Engagement
AS4292 America Since World War II: 1945-1989 American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / HumanitiesUS History & Civic Engagement / Humanities
AS4402 History of the Family in the U.S.American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
IR3120 History of American Labor Relations American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
PE2650 Introduction to U.S. PoliticsAmerican ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
PE3410 Contemporary U.S. Political EconomyAmerican ExperienceUS History & Civic Engagement
PE4325 Jurisprudence: Legal ThoughtWestern Tradition {-FA2023}US History & Civic Engagement
PH2900 Black Lives Matter: Health Inequities in the US American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
PH3750 Mass Incarceration: A Public Health CrisisDiversity / American Experience {never officially approved by SUNY for American History Category I}US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
SY3900 Social Movements (Previously SY4900) American Experience / DiversityUS History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ
WS2110 US Social Movements {dual listed with AS2252}American Experiences (Pendng) / Diversity {Fall 24-}US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ {Fall 24-}
WS3120 History of Women in the US {dual listed with AS3462}American Experiences (Pendng) / Diversity {Fall 24-}US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ {Fall 24-}