Arts and Sciences, A.A.

The Associate degree in Arts and Sciences is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution with a concentration in either arts and humanities or math and science. Following admission to the college, students should consult with an advisor to design a program of study that meets their transfer needs. This program is suited best to students who do not know what their precise major will be after transfer.

Program Outcomes:

1. Apply critical thinking and interpretive analysis to examine and respond to real-world human experiences and cultural texts.
2. Convey concepts from disciplines across the Arts & Sciences to a variety of audiences using effective written, oral, and visual formats.
3. Utilize approaches to academic inquiry to formulate interpretive questions, evaluate diverse sources of evidence, and construct well-reasoned conclusions.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits
-
MAT-115	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-116	Statistical Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-160	Precalculus I	3 credits
-
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
Program-	Select in consultation with advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Notes:

1. ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101.

2. MAT-115P is an approved substitution for MAT-115.

3. MAT-116P is an approved substitution for MAT-116.

First Year Spring

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Gen Ed-	English	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Arts/Humanities	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Behavioral/Social Science	3 credits
Gen Ed-	Diversity	3 credits
Program-	Select in consultation with advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Year Fall

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	3-4 credits
Program-	Select in consultation with advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

Second Year Spring

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Gen Ed-	Biological/Physical Science	4 credits
Gen Ed-	Arts/Humanities	3 credits
Program-	Select in consultation with advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	3 credits
Elective-	Select in consultation with an advisor	2 credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Gen Ed (Biological/Physical Science): Of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab.

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

• Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

• Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

• Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category; one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

• Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of "C" or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P

• Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the English category (3 Credits)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG-101	English Composition	3 credits

*(ENG-101E, ENG-101EP, and ENG-101P are approved substitutions for ENG-101)

Mathematics

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MAT-115	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-116	Statistical Reasoning	3 credits
-	Or
MAT-160	Precalculus I	3 credits

Notes:

1. MAT-115P is an approved substitution for MAT-115.

2. MAT-116P is an approved substitution for MAT-116.

Program Requirements (12 Credits)

For an Arts and Sciences A.A. degree, select courses that meet transfer needs from the following discipline designations:

• ADJ, ART, COM, DNC, ENG, EXS, FRN, GDT, GER, HEA, HIS, HUM, JPN, MUS, PED, PHL, PLS, POL, PSY, SOC, SPN, THR

Free Electives (16-17 Credits)

Free electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution.

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)