Associate of Arts

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(in effect Fall 2022)

Candidates for this degree must:

Complete between 60 and 64 semester hours of academic credit of which at least 50% or the last 20 semester hours shall be in residence.
Attain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
Select a program that will be recognized on the student’s official transcript.
Complete the following minimum requirements:

Communications 9 credits

Courses must include ENG 105 and ENG 106, and one Speech course, either SPC 112 or SPC 122.

Social Sciences 9 credits

Courses must be selected from Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

Science and Mathematics 8 credits

Courses must include a minimum of four credit hours of laboratory science and a minimum of four credit hours of mathematics. Courses must be selected from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, and Physics; at least one mathematics course must be selected from MAT 121 -MAT 227 .

Humanities 9 credits

Courses must be selected from Art, Theatre, Foreign Language, Humanities, Literature, General Music, Philosophy, and Religion.

Distributed Requirement 5 credits

Course must be selected from Communications, Social Sciences, Science and Mathematics, and Humanities.

General Electives 20-24 credits

Courses may include up to 16 semester hours of career/technical courses.

Diversity Requirement 3 credits

*The Diversity Requirement does not increase the number of credits required for graduation; the course taken to fulfill the diversity requirement will also fulfill requirements in Social Sciences, Humanities, Distributed Requirement or General Electives.

Course must be selected from the following:

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3.0 Credit(s)
DRA 101 - Introduction to Theatre 3.0 Credit(s)
DRA 130 - Acting I 3.0 Credit(s)
DRA 132 - Acting II 3.0 Credit(s)
ECE 287 - Exceptional Learner 3.0 Credit(s)
EDU 245 - Exceptional Learner 3.0 Credit(s)
FLS 141 - Elementary Spanish I 4.0 Credit(s)
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography 3.0 Credit(s)
HIS 253 - American Indian History and Culture 3.0 Credit(s)
HIS 257 - African American History 3.0 Credit(s)
LIT 130 - African American Literature 3.0 Credit(s)
LIT 134 - Multicultural Literature 3.0 Credit(s)
MGT 195 - Workplace Empowerment 3.0 Credit(s)
MKT 190 - International Marketing 3.0 Credit(s)
MUS 204 - History of Rock and Roll 3.0 Credit(s)
POL 121 - International Relations 3.0 Credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3.0 Credit(s)
SOC 198 - The Middle East 3.0 Credit(s)
SOC 200 - Minority Group Relations 3.0 Credit(s)
SOC 210 - Men, Women and Society 3.0 Credit(s)
SPC 120 - Intercultural Communications 3.0 Credit(s)

Additional Recommendations

Students are encouraged to check with the transfer institution when selecting courses to ensure as seamless a transition to a four-year institution as possible.