History of the Philippines

This course covers the historical development of the Philippines from the pre-colonial period to present day. The evolution of national culture, political and social institutions, and foreign relations will also be examined. 

Meets CCSF graduation requirements in GE areas 3 & 4, E. Cal - GETC 3B, 4. 

This course meets requirements for the following degrees: History AA-T; Social Justice Studies: Ethnic Studies AA-T; Liberal Arts & Humanities AA; Social Sciences and Behavioral Sciences AS. This is a required course for the Associates of Arts Degree in Philippine Studies and the Certificate of Achievement in Philippine Studies. 

For more information, please see the College Catalog

This course is a late start course, starting 9/2/25.

This is an asynchronous course. Weekly meetings are not required. 

Important Dates

• Full semester Day Classes Begins:  August 18

• Late Start Classes (16 week): 9/2/25

• Semester Ends: 12/19

• Final Exams:  12/12 - 12/19

Other Deadline Dates to pay attention to can by found in your MyRAM portal. Please note the following deadlines in your calendars for reference

• Last Day to drop a course with a 100% refund  

• Last Day to enroll

• Last Day to drop a course with a 50% refund

• Last Day to Drop without a 'W' on your transcript

• Last Day to Opt for Pass/No Pass

• Last Day to Drop with a W

• Final Fall 2024 Grades available

Holidays (content still available on Canvas)

• Labor Day: 9/1

• Flex Day: 10/13

• Veterans Day: 11/11

• Thanksgiving: 11/27-11/28

Other course deadlines/dates to be aware of

• First Intro Assignment (if not completed you will be dropped from the course): 9/7/25

• Midterm week: 10/20/25 - 10/26/25

• Last day to submit late work: 12/5/25

• Finals week: 12/12/25 - 12/19/25

• Grades posted to MyRAM: 1/8/26

Other important due dates for this course can be found on the syllabus.