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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS (AA) AND
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (AS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Core Transfer Components
| AA | AS | |
| Writing/Accessing Information ENG 105 fulfills the Writing/Accessing Information competencies for students who qualify for admission by ACT score and special examination. |
6 | 6 |
| Oral Communication | 3 | 3 |
| Heritage/Humanities Completion of at least one course in Humanities and one course in Heritage is a graduation requirement for both the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science degrees. |
6 | 6 |
| Social Interaction At least two disciplines must be represented in this area and these must be different from those in the Heritage/Humanities/Foreign Language area. |
9 | 9 |
| Science The AA and AS degrees must include at least one science course with a laboratory experience. |
6 | 6 |
| Mathematics The course used to fulfill this competency must be College Algebra or a higher level MA course (this excludes all MAH courses and MA 108R and excludes MAT 107 for the AS only). |
3 | 3 |
| Subtotal Core Transfer Component | 33 | 33 |
The Core Transfer Component will total 33 hours unless ENG 105 replaces ENG 101/102.
Additional General Education Requirements
(Beyond The Core)
| AA | AS | |
| Heritage/Humanities/Foreign Language | 3 | - |
| Heritage/Humanities or Social Interaction | 3 | - |
| Science or Mathematics Any MA or STA course can be used to satisfy this mathematics requirement. (This excludes all MAH courses and MA 108Rand excludes MT 107 for for the AS only.) The Associate in Science degree must include at least 4 credit hours in MA or STA courses. |
3 | 9 |
| Computer Literacy | 3 | 3 |
| Course(s) to be chosen from the areas in the Core | 3 | 3 |
| Subtotal Additional General Education Requirements | 15 | 15 |
| Total General Education Block | 48 | 48 |
Other Degree Requirements
| Electives Students are advised to choose hours to satisfy additional general education and pre-major requirements at the institution to which they are transferring. Students who complete ENG 105 to satisfy the Writing/Accessing Information competencies must complete 15 hours of electives. |
12 | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | 60 |
Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees are awarded to students who complete a minimum of 60 hours, including the specified general education requirements, with a grade-point average of at least 2.0 (C).
A course used to fulfill one competency cannot be used to fulfill another competency. Developmental/ remedial courses (courses numbered 001-099) cannot be used to satisfy graduation requirements.