Associate of Arts Degree Programs

Associate of Art Degree Programs

The Associate of Arts degree is designed to prepare students to further their education or to transfer to another institution for a Bachelor's degree. If your desire is to transfer to another instution, the Associate of Arts degree is highly recommended above other Associate degree offerings. Rooted in the liberal arts, it develops critical thinking and other skills that are useful in every workplace environment. This degree typically requires four semesters of full-time study, but many students enroll part-time to balance family and work commitments.

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ENGLISH COMPOSITION / ORAL COMMUNICATION (9 CREDIT HOURS)

EN177/ENG177 English Composition II (3 Cr)
SP106/COM106 Public Speaking (3 Cr)

MATHEMATICS (3 CREDIT HOURS)

MA178/MTH178 College Algebra or Above (3 Cr)

MINIMUM OF THREE AREAS REQUIRED (12 CREDIT HOURS)

ART

AR175/ART139 Art Appreciation (3 Cr)
AR176/ART176 Survey of Art History I (3 Cr)

MUSIC

MU176/MUS176/MUS176 Introduction to Music (3 Cr)

PHILOSOPHY

PI101/PHL130 Introduction to Philosophy (3 Cr)

HISTORY

HI125/HST131 History of the World Civilization to 1500 (3 Cr)
HI176/HST176 American History to 1865 (3 Cr)
HI177/HST177 American History 1865 to Present (3 Cr)
HI178/HST178 History of Civil Rights Movement (3 Cr)

ENGLISH/LITERATURE

ED277/EDU277 Children’s Literature (3 Cr)
EN178/ENG238 Creative Writing (3 Cr)
EN201/LIT237 Introduction to Literature (3 Cr)
EN202/LIT202 American Literature I (3 Cr)
EN203/LIT203 Literature for Adolescents (3 Cr)
DR200/EN230/DRM200 Introduction to Film (3 Cr)
LI176/LIT176 World Literature (3 Cr)
SP106/COM106 Interpersonal Communications (3 Cr)

LANGUAGE

MLN176 Elementary Spanish I (5 Cr)
MLN177 Elementary Spanish II (5 Cr)

FROM THREE AREAS REQUIRED (12 CREDIT HOURS)

ANTHROPOLOGY

AN177/SSC177 Cultural Anthropology (3 Cr)

ECONOMICS

EC276/BUS276 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Cr)
EC277/BUS277 Principles of Microeconomics (3 Cr)

GEOGRAPHY

GE176/SSC176 World Regional Geography (3 Cr)

GOVERNMENT

GO102/POS132 State and Local Government (3 Cr)
PO176/POS176 American Government (3 Cr)

PSYCHOLOGY

BU177/BUS177/SOC178 Human Relations (3 Cr)
PS176/PSY176 General Psychology (3 Cr)
PS276/PSY132 Developmental Psychology (3 Cr)

SOCIOLOGY

SO123/SOC123 Criminology (3 Cr)
SO176/SOC176 Introduction to Sociology (3 Cr)
SO182/SOC182 Sociology of Families (3 Cr)

MINIMUM OF TWO AREAS (9 CREDIT HOURS)

LIFE SCIENCE

BI280/BIO165 Principles of Microbiology (5 Cr)
BI276/BIO276 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 Cr)
BI277/BIO277 Anatomy & Physiology II (4 Cr)
PH130/BIO121/BIO121 & PH131/BIO122/BIO122 Environmental Science with Lab (5 Cr)

MATHEMATICS

MA205/MTH181 Elementary Statistics (3 Cr)
MA210/MTH187 Calculus Methods (4 Cr)

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

CH177/CHM186 Chemistry I (5 Cr)
CH178/CHM187 Chemistry II (5 Cr)
ME105/PSC105 Introduction to Meteorology with Lab (5 Cr)
PH177/PSC177/PSC178 Introduction to Geology (5 Cr)
PH207/PHS251/PHS251 General Physics I (5 Cr)
PH227/PHS252/PHS252 General Physics II (5 Cr)

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AA – English (60 hours)

First Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN176/ENG176	English Composition I	3
EN201/LIT237	Introduction to Literature	3
	Social Science Elective	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	4
	Humanities Elective	3
	TOTAL	16

Second Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN177/ENG177	English Composition II	3
	English Literature/Writing Electives	3
	Social Science Elective	3
	Humanities Elective	3
	Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

Third Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
MA178/MTH178	College Algebra or Above	3
SP106/COM106	Public Speaking	3
	English Literature/Writing Electives	3
	Humanities Elective	3
	Social Science Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

Fourth Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
	English Literature/Writing Electives	3
	Humanities Elective	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	5
	Social Science Elective	3
	TOTAL	14

AA – History (60 hours)

First Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN176/ENG176	English Composition I	3
HI125/HST131	History of the World Civilization to 1500	3
SP106/COM106	Public Speaking	3
MA178/MTH178	College Algebra or Above	3
	Social Science Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

Second Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN177/ENG177	English Composition II	3
HI178/HST178	History of Civil Rights Movement	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	5
	Social Science Elective	3
	TOTAL	14

Third Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
HI176/HST176	American History to 1865	3
	Humanities Elective	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	4
	Social Science Elective	3
	History Elective	3
	TOTAL	16

Fourth Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
HI177/HST177	American History 1865 to Present	3
	Humanities Elective	6
	Social Science Elective	3
	Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

AA – Psychology (60 hours)

First Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN176/ENG176	English Composition I	3
MA178/MTH178	College Algebra or Above	3
PS176/PSY176	General Psychology	3
SP106/COM106	Public Speaking	3
SO176/SOC176	Introduction to Sociology	3
	TOTAL	15

Second Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN177/ENG177	English Composition II	3
PS276/PSY132	Developmental Psychology	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	5
	Humanities Elective	3
	TOTAL	14

Third Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
	Elective	3
	Humanities Elective	6
	Natural & Life Science Elective	4
	Social Science Elective	3
	TOTAL	16

Fourth Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
	Humanities Elective	3
	Elective	12
	TOTAL	15

AA – Social Science (60 hours)

First Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN176/ENG176	English Composition I	3
MA178/MTH178	College Algebra or Above	3
HI176/HST176	American History to 1865	3
SP106/COM106	Public Speaking	3
	Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

Second Semester – Freshman

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
EN177/ENG177	English Composition II	3
PS176/PSY176	General Psychology	3
HI177/HST177	American History 1865 to Present	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	5
	TOTAL	14

Third Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
HI125/HST131	History of the World Civilization to 1500	3
EC276/BUS276	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
SO176/SOC176	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Natural & Life Science Elective	4
	Humanities Elective	3
	TOTAL	16

Fourth Semester – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Title	Hours
PS276/PSY132	Developmental Psychology	3
HI178/HST178	History of Civil Rights Movement	3
EC277/BUS277	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PO176/POS176	American Government	3
	Humanities Electives	3
	TOTAL	15