Contact Hour Total:48 A survey of United States history from 1877 to the present. The course covers industrial, social, and political problems from 1877 to the emergence of the United States as a world power in the twentieth century. Material presented covers a wide variety of topics including the Gilded Age, the Progressive Period, World War I, the Depression and the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, and contemporary events. 48 contact hours. Credit: Three semester hours. Prerequisite(s): Student must be college reading ready according to Texas Success Initiatives Standards (TSI). Please see the Catalog section under Texas Success Initiative. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course