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

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 . One course must be a Diversity course.

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

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). *

•  

• CMNS 150 - Movies: History and Art 3 Credit(s).

• or

• MCOM 150 - Movies: History and Art 3 Credit(s).

• or

• HIST 150 - Movies: History & Art 3 Credit(s).

•  

• DANC 135 - Dance Appreciation 3 Credit(s).
• DANC 147 - The History of Hip Hop 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 243 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 250 - Shakespeare 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 260 - Holocaust Literature 3 Credit(s). *
• FAPA 101 - Introduction to Fine and Performing Arts 3 Credit(s).
• INTR 101 - American Sign Language I 3 Credit(s).
• INTR 121 - Deaf Issues: Past and Present 3 Credit(s). *
• MCOM 111 - Introduction to Mass Communication 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 103 - Critical Thinking 3 Credit(s).
• PHIL 240 - Ethics 3 Credit(s).
• THTR 101 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 Credit(s).

Biological and Physical Sciences - 7-8 Credits**

• ARSC 103 - Natural Science 3 Credit(s).
• ARSC 104 - Great Perspectives in Science 3 Credit(s).
• ASTM 101 - Astronomy 3 Credit(s).
• ASTM 102 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• BIOL 100 - Exploring Biology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 104 - Introductory Botany 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 106 - Zoology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 107 - Human Biology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 108 - Investigating the Living World 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 109 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 110 - Biology I: Molecular and Cells 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 111 - Biology II: Organisms and Ecology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 126 - Forensic Biology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 160 - Body Structure and Function 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 100 - Chemistry and Its Role in Society 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 102 - Laboratory for Chemistry and Its Role in Society 1 Credit(s).
• CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 108 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• ENVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s).
• ENVS 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• ERSC 101 - Earth Science 4 Credit(s).
• ERSC 121 - Physical Geology 3 Credit(s).
• ERSC 122 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• ERSC 131 - Meteorology 4 Credit(s).

•  

• ERSC 141 - Oceanography 3 Credit(s).

• or

• GEOG 141 - Oceanography 3 Credit(s).

•  

• ERSC 142 - Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
• GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 Credit(s).
• PHYS 101 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s).
• PHYS 105 - How Things Work 3 Credit(s).
• PHYS 111 - Physical Science Lab 1 Credit(s).
• PHYS 151 - General Physics I 4 Credit(s).
• PHYS 251 - General Physics II 4 Credit(s).

English Composition - 6 Credits

• ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s). reqd
• ENGL 102 - College Composition II 3 Credit(s). reqd

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 120 - Diversity in a Technological Society 3 Credit(s). *
• OFAD 114 - IT Essentials 3 Credit(s).

Mathematics - 3-4 Credits

• MATH 125 - Finite Mathematics and Modeling 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 132 - Concepts of Mathematics II: Geometry and Measurement 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 135 - Applied Algebra and Trigonometry 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 153 - Introduction to Statistical Methods 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 163 - College Algebra 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 165 - Precalculus 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 230 - Calculus with Applications 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 243 - Discrete Mathematics 4 Credit(s).

• or

• CMSC 243 - Discrete Mathematics 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 251 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 252 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 253 - Calculus III 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 257 - Linear Algebra 4 Credit(s).
• MATH 259 - Elementary Differential Equations 3 Credit(s).

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

• AASD 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit(s). *
• ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s).
• ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical 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).
• 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 - Multicultural Psychology 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). *
• SSCI 112 - Civic and Community Engagement 3 Credit(s). *
• WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 Credit(s). *

Wellness and Health

• HLTH 101 - Health and Wellness 3 Credit(s).
• HLTH 126 - Introduction to Holistic and Complementary Health 3 Credit(s).
• PEFT 101 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness 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.