Santorum claims that "7 or 8" U of California campuses don't teach American history

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

I didn't have to have an American History class in college. It wasn't required for my major. I did have to have a history class. I took English History: Pre-Roman through 1649.

I, apparently unlike the presidential candidate, know the difference between a course not being required and a course not being available.

I had to take a Western Civ and a Non-Western Civ. The former was fulfilled by a good score on the AP US History exam; the latter by studying in Japan. I always assumed that most universities have the same sort of requirements for people not majoring in the humanities.