Arts, A.A.

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The Associate in Arts degree grounds students to the classical liberal arts and sciences and introduces students to the creative and critical thinking skills needed to meet their professional and personal goals. With the General Education Program as a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as additional coursework, students completing an Associate in Arts will be prepared to:

Communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral forms.
Explain situations that involve their roles as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and ethical people.
Identify diverse aspects of the human experience especially as presented in creative works.
Apply scientific principles and mathematical models to answer questions.

Program Requirements (9 sem. hrs)

Ethical Reasoning Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

Select one course from the Ethical Reasoning area of General Education. A list of these courses can be found here .

General Education Core Courses (24-26 sem. hrs)

Select one course from each of the eight General Education Goals. For the Reasoning in the Natural Sciences, you can either complete BIOL 105 /CHEM 105 /ENVS 105 or a lecture-laboratory combination from the course list. A list of the General Education core courses can be found here .

General Education Elective Courses (9 sem. hrs)

Select three courses with differing subject areas from three unique goals. A list of general education elective courses for each goal can be found here .

Writing Intensive Requirement

In addition to ENGL 133W , students must complete two other writing-intensive courses, of which one must be from within the General Education curriculum. Choose courses designated with an alpha character of “W” after each course number.

Electives (13-15 sem. hrs)

In consultation with your academic adviser, select 11-15 additional semester hours of courses. These courses should be selected from across academic subjects.

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