HIST-1301 United States History I


Phil Patrone

Credit Fall 2025


Section(s)

HIST-1301-156 (21803)
LEC DIL ONL DIL

Course Requirements

This is an accelerated eight-week United States History I (1301) online course that covers the same amount of historical content as a 16-week full semester, causing all requirements to be completed in one-half of the time.  The course is designed to be taken asynchronously:  100% no classroom, no lectures, and no face-to-face instructor contact.  All course activities take place online. The textbook chapters are posted online on Blackboard for each week’s reading assignments and are free.  Each week, students will read two chapters, take an online test based on the chapter readings, and complete a writing assignment--a discussion writing assignment during odd-numbered weeks (1, 3, 5, and 7) and a Blackboard essay writing assignment during even numbered weeks (2, 4, 6, and 8).  Each week’s schedule runs from Sunday to the following Saturday as follows: 

•  Sunday until 11:59 PM, Thursdays during odd-numbered weeks:  discussion assignments

•  Sunday until 11:59 PM, Thursdays during even-numbered weeks:  essay assignments

•  Sunday until 11:59 PM the following Saturday:  weekly tests  

Students may complete the above activities at their option at any time during their specified times, but not later.

Each week, grades are posted on Blackboard accompanied by instructor feedback.  Final grades are based solely on the above assessments and adherence to scheduled deadlines.  Be advised, the ACC History Department does not allow extra credit assignments. 

CONTACT PROFESSOR PHIL PATRONE (ppatrone@austincc.edu) FOR A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE SYLLABUS


Readings

The assigned textbook chapters are free and made available on Blackboard each week with that week’s assignments and tests.  The chapters are in PDF format that can be read directly on a computer screen.


Course Subjects

United States History I covers the country’s history from 1500 to 1877.  The Texas legislature requires students to take six credit hours of United States history to graduate from an institution of higher learning in Texas.  This three-credit course fulfills half the requirement.  United States History II (1302) satisfies the other half. 


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Students can expect to improve or enhance their reading and writing competencies, critical thinking skills, and research skills, use critical thinking in the analysis of historical facts, demonstrate civic awareness in the appraisal of historical contexts, and demonstrate cultural awareness in the assessment of historical situations.  These are skills that are transferable to subsequent courses, to courses in other disciplines, and to life outside of academia.


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Published: 07/12/2025 07:42:52