Associate of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (A.A.)

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General Education - 34-37* Credits

Follow this General Education sequence for the following transfer patterns: Anthropology, Art, Design, and Interactive Media, Business Law, Communication Studies, Creative Writing, Dance, Economics, English, Health, History, Mass Communication, Music, Native American Studies, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Science, Pre-Law, Psychology, Sociology, Theatre Performance, Theatre/Technical Design and Production, World Languages, Women’s Studies

Required Courses

CMNS 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 102 - College Composition II 3 Credit(s).

Electives:

(Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education courses .)

Arts and Humanities 3 Credits.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (from 2 disciplines) 6 Credits.
Biological and Physical Sciences (from 2 disciplines or 2-course sequence, 1 with a lab) 7-8 Credits.
Mathematics 3-4 Credits.
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues, distributed as follows 6 Credits.
- Wellness and Health 3 Credits.
- Information Technology 3 Credits.

Note:

* One of the 3-credit General Education courses must be a Diversity course.

General Education Requirements for A.A. Transfer Patterns

Arts and Humanities - 6 Credits

CMNS 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credit(s). reqd
ARTD 104 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit(s). *
ARTD 105 - History of Art I 3 Credit(s). *
ARTD 106 - History of Art II 3 Credit(s). *
DANC 135 - Dance Appreciation 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 201 - British Literature I 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 202 - British Literature II 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 203 - American Literature I 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 204 - American Literature II 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 205 - World Literature I 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 206 - World Literature II 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 207 - Native American Literature 3 Credit(s). *
or
NAST 207 - Native American Literature 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 218 - African American Literature I 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 219 - African American Literature II 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 224 - Literature by Women 3 Credit(s). *
or
WMST 224 - Literature by Women 3 Credit(s). *
ENGL 260 - Holocaust Literature 3 Credit(s). *
INTR 101 - American Sign Language I 3 Credit(s).
INTR 102 - American Sign Language II 3 Credit(s).
INTR 121 - Deaf Issues: Past and Present 3 Credit(s). *
MCOM 111 - Introduction to Broadcasting and Mass Communications 3 Credit(s).
MCOM 150 - Movies: History and Art 3 Credit(s).
or
HIST 150 - Movies: History & Art 3 Credit(s).
MUSC 101 - Music Fundamentals 3 Credit(s).
MUSC 102 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit(s).
MUSC 109 - Survey of World Music 3 Credit(s). *
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit(s).
PHIL 240 - Ethics 3 Credit(s).
THTR 101 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 Credit(s).

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

From 2 different disciplines

AASD 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit(s). *
ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s).
ARSC 121 - American Pluralism: The Search for Justice 3 Credit(s). *
CRJU 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s). *
CRJU 202 - Criminology 3 Credit(s).
or
SOCL 202 - Criminology 3 Credit(s).
ECON 201 - Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
ECON 202 - Introduction to Micro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
EDTR 103 - Principles of Human Growth and Development 3 Credit(s).
or
PSYC 103 - Principles of Human Growth and Development 3 Credit(s).
GEOG 102 - Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 Credit(s).
GEOG 111 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit(s).
HIST 101 - Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval History 3 Credit(s).
HIST 102 - Western Civilization II: Modern History 3 Credit(s).
HIST 111 - History of the United States I 3 Credit(s).
HIST 112 - History of the United States II 3 Credit(s).
HIST 116 - African-American History Overview 3 Credit(s). *
HIST 120 - Ethnicity: American Dream 3 Credit(s). *
HIST 127 - Native American History 3 Credit(s). *
or
NAST 127 - Native American History 3 Credit(s). *
LGST 101 - Introduction to Law 3 Credit(s).
or
POLS 101 - American Government and Politics 3 Credit(s).
POLS 111 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credit(s).
POLS 131 - Comparative Government and Politics 3 Credit(s). *
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s).
PSYC 105 - Human Relations in a Culturally Diverse Society 3 Credit(s). *
RECR 101 - Leisure in Society 3 Credit(s). *
or
SSCI 101 - Leisure in Society 3 Credit(s). *
SOCL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s).
SOCL 102 - Social Problems 3 Credit(s).
SOCL 141 - Racial and Cultural Minorities 3 Credit(s). *
SOCL 230 - The Holocaust and Global Racism 3 Credit(s). *
WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 Credit(s). *

Interdisciplinary/Emerging Issues - 2 Courses

1 from each category

Wellness and Health

HLTH 101 - Health and Wellness 3 Credit(s).
PEFT 101 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness 3 Credit(s). *

Information Technology

ARTD 109 - Introduction to Interactive Media 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 101 - Technology and Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 116 - Emerging PC Software 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 120 - Diversity in a Technological Society 3 Credit(s). *
CSIT 155 - Internet Principles 3 Credit(s).
OFAD 160 - Computers in the Business World 3 Credit(s).

Additional Information

* Diversity Course: Students are required to take one Diversity course. Choose a course marked with an asterisk.

**The courses must come from two different disciplines or be two sequential courses (these courses are labeled I and II in their titles) from one discipline. One of the courses must be a lab.

The above chart lists the General Education requirements for the Associate of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (A.A.) transfer degree. This degree requires a minimum of 34-37 credits of General Education from the categories listed above. Students should contact an academic advisor for possible additional courses.

Students must successfully complete appropriate developmental prerequisites, in addition to other specified prerequisites, before enrolling in any course that fulfills a General Education requirement. Students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution should contact an academic advisor for assistance in choosing General Education courses and program electives.