<p>The state of Texas requires students to have credit one year of U.S. history in order to graduate college. If you go to the registrar part of the web site and look at what classes are offered each semester, you can see which history classes count. There are a lot of different classes that will work to meet the Texas U.S. government requirement. If it has the word “America” or “American” or “U.S.” in the name of the course, it will probably count, but check the description. You don’t HAVE to take U.S. history to 1865 and U.S. history after 1865 if you don’t want to.</p>