The Associate of Arts degree consists of 35
hours of General Education courses and 25 elective credit hours.
This degree may serve as a terminal degree for students or as an
intermediate degree for students enrolled in a baccalaureate
program. All hours earned at the 1000-level or above in
satisfying the Associate of Arts degree may be used toward a
baccalaureate degree. The requirements for the Associate of Arts
degree are:
Required Courses + Electives = 60 hours
Required Courses: 35 hours
Composition (6 Credit Hours)
ENGL 1013 (ACTS Equivalent # ENGL 1013)
Composition I ENGL 1023 (ACTS Equivalent # ENGL 1023)
Composition II
Speech (3 Credit Hours) Choose
one of the
following:
COMM 1023 (ACTS Equivalent # SPCH 1003)
Public SpeakingCOMM 2283 Business & Prof. Speech
COMM 2203 Interpersonal Communication
Fine Arts Appreciation (3 Credit
Hours) Choose one
of the following:
ART 1053 (ACTS Equivalent # ARTA 1003) Art
Appreciation
MUS 1113 (ACTS Equivalent # MUSC 1003)
Music Appreciation
Humanities (3 Credit Hours) Choose
one of the
following:
ENGL 2283 (ACTS Equivalent # ENGL 2113) World Literature
I
ENGL 2293 (ACTS Equivalent # ENGL 2123) World Literature
II
U.S. History or Government (3
Credit Hours) Choose
one of the following:
HIST 2213 (ACTS Equivalent # HIST 2113)
American History I
HIST 2223 (ACTS Equivalent # HIST 2123)
American History II
PSCI 2213 (ACTS Equivalent # PLSC 2003)
American National Government
Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
Choose two courses from
two different disciplines from the following:
ANTH 2203 (ACTS Equivalent # ANTH 2013)
Cultural Anthropology
CJ 1013 (ACTS Equivalent # CRJU 1023) Introduction to
Criminal Justice
ECON 2203(ACTS Equivalent # ECON 2103) Principles of
Macroeconomics
ECON 2213 (ACTS Equivalent # ECON 2203) Principles of
Microeconomics GEOG 2213 (ACTS Equivalent # GEOG 1103) Geography I
GEOG 2223 Geography II
HIST 1013 (ACTS Equivalent # HIST 1113) Survey of
Civilization I
HIST 1023 (ACTS Equivalent # HIST 1123) Survey of
Civilization II
PSY 1013 (ACTS Equivalent # PSYC 1103) Introduction to
Psychology
SOC 2213 (ACTS Equivalent # SOCI 1013) Introduction to
Sociology
SWK 1013 Introduction to Social Work
Basic Sciences (8 Credit Hours)
Choose eight hours from two 3-hour lecture courses with
associated 1-hour labs or two 4-hour courses with integrated
labs chosen from two
of the following groups:
Biological Sciences
BIOL 1063/1071 (ACTS equivalent
# BIOL 1004) Intro. to
Biology/LabOr other BIOL courseat the 1000-level or above
Earth Sciences
ESCI 1063/1051 (ACTS equivalent
# GEOL 1114) Elements of
Geology/Lab ESCI 1073/1081 (ACTS equivalent
# PHSC 1104) Earth and
Atmosphere/Lab Other ESCI courses at the 1000-level or above
may be substituted
Chemistry CHEM 1023/1031 (ACTS equivalent
# CHEM 1004) Intro. to
Chemistry/Lab Or other CHEM course at the 1000-level or above
Physics
PHYS 2203/2231 (ACTS equivalent
# PHYS 2014) Gen. Physics I/Lab Or other PHYS course at the 1000-level or above BIOL 1063/1071 (ACTS equivalent
# BIOL 1004) Intro. to
Biology/LabOr other BIOL course at the 1000-level or above
Earth Sciences
ESCI 1063/1051 (ACTS equivalent
# GEOL 1114) Elements of
Geology/Lab ESCI 1073/1081 (ACTS equivalent
# PHSC 1104) Earth and
Atmosphere/Lab Other ESCI courses at the 1000-level or above
may be substituted
Chemistry CHEM 1023/1031 (ACTS equivalent
# CHEM 1004) Intro. to
Chemistry/Lab Or other CHEM course at the 1000-level or above
Physics
PHYS 2203/2231 (ACTS equivalent
# PHYS 2014) Gen. Physics I/Lab Or other PHYS course at the 1000-level or above
Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
MATH 1043 (ACTS Equivalent # MATH 1103)
College Algebra
MATH 1003 (ACTS Equivalent # MATH 1003)
Survey of Mathematics
Other MATH courses at the 1000-level or
above may be
substituted
Elective Credits (25 Credit Hours)
All elective courses must be non-technical
and must be at the 1000-level or above.
