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200208 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.200208 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-05 51 pages Smith, Arianna Harris, Lauren Barth, Jonathan Barrett, The Honors College School of Politics and Global Studies School of Social Transformation Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch As students transition between high school and college U.S. history, their content transitions too. A study was conducted with college students taking lower-level U.S. history classes to find the differences and similarities students perceived between their high school and college-level history classes. Previous research on this topic is limited because it focuses on the content students are being taught and students' ability to analyze primary sources and relate them to a historical event. The study was conducted in late 2024 through an online survey containing demographic, Likert-scale, and open-ended questions. The data from this study revealed students did not find significant differences between their high school and college U.S. history classes. Rather, students perceived U.S. history in college as more in-depth than high school. This study found that the content (events, dates, and figures) discussed were similar. As well, this study accounted for how students perceived their teachers' impact on both their high school and college U.S. history classes. The data revealed from this study can help professors navigate what discussions to have with their students about U.S. history and can help researchers understand how U.S. history discussions change or stay the same between high school and college. College History High School History History Students' Perceptions Survey Research Students' Perceptions of High School and College-Level History