ProgramCIP 54.0102

American History (United States)

A program that focuses on the development of American society, culture, and institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes instruction in American historiography, American history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods, and institutions.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).