NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: United States History II 1302 From 1865
Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1301 0845
Semester/Year of course: Fall
Semester start and end dates: October 20 – December 11, 2025
Modality: Online
Class meeting location:
Online
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the
American People. 10th edition. 2025. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-1264853830
Name of instructor: Professor Dawne Peters-Zlinsky
Office location: B213
E-mail address: dpeters-zlinsky@nctc.edu
Office hours for students:
Monday – Friday 7:45- 8:15 and by appointment
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
Changes may be made to this syllabus and the timing (due date) and or number assignments at the discretion of the instructor in an effort to best support the students.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments: GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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10
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Assignments
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15%
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#
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Quizzes
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20%
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1
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Research Paper
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25%
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1
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Midterm
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20%
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1
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Final
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20%
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TOTAL
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100
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Grading Scale: 100-90=A 89-80=B 79-70=C 69-60=D 59 and below=F
**Grading is done in NCTC Canvas Skyward will not be used for dual credit.**
There are no retakes on the Midterm or the Final. Dr note must be supplied for missed Midterm and/or Final
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria) All dates are subject to be changed as needed to improve the flow of the educational experience.