Associate in arts
(A10100)
Degree Requirements
 

 
Minimum credit hours required for degree:     64
 
 
I. General Education Core       44
 
  Title Class Lab Work Exp/Clinical Credits
 
A. Composition 6
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
ENG 112 Argument-Based Research 3 0 0 3
   
B. Humanities/Fine Arts 12
Select four courses from three disciplines. Two literature courses (ENG prefix) are required .
           
ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 0 3
ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 0 3
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 0 3
DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation 3 0 0 3
DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre 3 0 0 3
ENG 131 Introduction to Literature 3 0 0 3
ENG 231 American Literature I 3 0 0 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3 0 0 3
ENG 233 Major American Writers 3 0 0 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3 0 0 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3 0 0 3
ENG 261 World Literature I 3 0 0 3
FRE 111 Elementary French I 3 0 0 3
FRE 112 Elementary French II 3 0 0 3
FRE 211 Intermediate French I 3 0 0 3
FRE 212 Intermediate French II 3 0 0 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking 3 0 0 3
HUM 121 The Nature of America 3 0 0 3
HUM 122 Southern Culture 3 0 0 3
HUM 150 American Women's Studies 3 0 0 3
HUM 160 Introduction to Film 3 0 0 3
ITA 111 Elementary Italian I 3 0 0 3
ITA 112 Elementary Italian II 3 0 0 3
MUS 110 Music Appreciation 3 0 0 3
MUS 113 American Music 3 0 0 3
MUS 210 History of Rock Music 3 0 0 3
MUS 211 History of Country Music 3 0 0 3
MUS 212 American Musical Theatre 3 0 0 3
PHI 210 History of Philosophy 3 0 0 3
PHI 230 Introduction to Logic 3 0 0 3
REL 110 World Religions 3 0 0 3
REL 211 Introduction to Old Testament 3 0 0 3
REL 212 Introduction to New Testament 3 0 0 3
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I 3 0 0 3
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II 3 0 0 3
SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish I 3 0 0 3
SPA 212 Intermediate Spanish II 3 0 0 3
   
Note: Students who plan to transfer to an institution requiring a foreign language should take the necessary foreign language courses for Core and Elective credit.
     
C. Social and Behavioral Sciences   12
Select four courses from at least three disciplines. At least one history (HIS prefix) is required.
   
ANT 210 General Anthropology 3 0 0 3
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology 3 0 0 3
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 0 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 0 3
GEO 111 World Regional Geography 3 0 0 3
GEO 112 Cultural Geography 3 0 0 3
HIS 121 Western Civilization I 3 0 0 3
HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3 0 0 3
HIS 131 American History I 3 0 0 3
HIS 132 American History II 3 0 0 3
POL 120 American Government 3 0 0 3
POL 210 Comparative Government 3 0 0 3
POL 220 International Relations 3 0 0 3
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
PSY 239 Psychology of Personality 3 0 0 3
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology 3 0 0 3
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology 3 0 0 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 0 3
SOC 213 Sociology of the Family 3 0 0 3
SOC 220 Social Problems 3 0 0 3
SOC 225 Social Diversity 3 0 0 3
   
D. Natural Sciences   8
Select two courses, including accompanying laboratory work.
   
BIO110 Principles of Biology 3 3 0 4
BIO111 General Biology I 3 3 0 4
BIO112 General Biology II 3 3 0 4
BIO120 Introductory Botany 3 3 0 4
BIO130 Introductory Zoology 3 3 0 4
BIO140 Environmental Biology 3 0 0 3
BIO140A Environmental Biology 0 3 0 1
CHM151 General Chemistry I 3 3 0 4
CHM152 General Chemistry II 3 3 0 4
GEL111 Introductory Geology 3 2 0 4
PHY110 Conceptual Physics 3 0 0 3
PHY110A Conceptual Physics Lab 0 2 0 1
PHY151 College Physics I 3 2 0 4
PHY152 College Physics II 3 2 0 4
PHY251 General Physics I 3 3 0 4
PHY252 General Physics II 3 3 0 4
   
[Note: Students will receive credit for only one course in any of the following pairs of courses: BIO 110 or BIO 111, PHY 110 or PHY 151, PHY 110 or PHY 251, PHY 151 or PHY 251, PHY 152 or PHY 252]
   
E. Mathematics   6
Select two courses.
   
MAT151 Statistics I 3 0 0 3
MAT 161 College Algebra 3 0 0 3
MAT165 Finite Mathematics 3 0 0 3
MAT171 Precalculus Algebra 3 0 0 3
MAT172 Precalculus Trigonometry 3 0 0 3
MAT263 Brief Calculus 3 0 0 3
MAT271 Calculus I 3 2 0 4
MAT272 Calculus II 3 2 0 4
MAT273 Calculus III 3 2 0 4
   
[Note: Students will receive credit for only one course in each of the following pairs of courses: MAT 161 or MAT 171, MAT 263 or MAT 271]
   
 
II. Other required hours   20
   
A. COM231 Public Speaking 3 0 0 3
   
B. Select seventeen from courses listed in General Education Core or from the list below.
   
Elective Courses
ACA122 College Transfer Success 1 0 0 1
ACC120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
ACC121 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 2 0 4
ART131 Drawing I 0 6 0 3
ART240 Painting I 0 6 0 3
BIO168 Anatomy & Physiology I 3 3 0 4
BIO169 Anatomy & Physiology II 3 3 0 4
BIO175 General Microbiology 2 2 0 3
BIO275 Microbiology 3 3 0 4
BUS110 Introduction to Business 3 0 0 3
BUS115 Business Law I 3 0 0 3
BUS137 Principles of Management 3 0 0 3
CHM251 Organic Chemistry I 3 3 0 4
CHM252 Organic Chemistry II 3 3 0 4
CIS110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
CIS115 Intro to Prog. & Logic 2 3 0 3
COM110 Introduction to Communication 3 0 0 3
COM120 Interpersonal Communication 3 0 0 3
COM140 Intro Intercultural Communication 3 0 0 3
COM150 Intro to Mass Communication 3 0 0 3
CSC134 C++ Programming 2 3 0 3
DRA122 Oral Interpretation 3 0 0 3
ECO151 Survey of Economics 3 0 0 3
EDU216 Introduction to Education 3 2 0 4
ENG125 Creative Writing 3 0 0 3
HEA110 Personal Health/Wellness 3 0 0 3
HEA112 First Aid and CPR 1 2 0 2
HIS221 African-American History 3 0 0 3
MAT151A Statistics I Lab 0 2 0 1
MAT161A College Algebra 0 2 0 1
MAT171A Precalculus Algebra Lab 0 2 0 1
MAT172A Precalculus Trigonometry Lab 0 2 0 1
MUS111 Fundamentals of Music 3 0 0 3
MUS121 Music Theory 3 2 0 4
MUS131 Chorus I 0 2 0 1
MUS132 Chorus II 0 2 0 1
MUS133 Band I 0 2 0 1
MUS134 Band II 0 2 0 1
MUS135 Jazz Ensemble I 0 2 0 1
MUS136 Jazz Ensemble II 0 2 0 1
MUS141 Ensemble I 0 2 0 1
MUS142 Ensemble II 0 2 0 1
PED110 Fitness & Wellness for Life 1 2 0 2
PED115 Step Aerobics I 0 3 0 1
PED117 Weight Training 0 1 0 1
PED119 Circuit Training 0 1 0 1
PED120 Walking for Fitness 0 3 0 1
PED121 Walk, Jog, Run 0 1 0 1
PED124 Run, Swim, Cycle 0 1 0 1
PED125 Self-Defense-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED128 Golf-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED129 Golf-Intermediate 0 2 0 1
PED130 Tennis-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED139 Bowling-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED142 Lifetime Sports 0 2 0 1
PED143 Volleyball-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED144 Vollyball-Intermediate 0 2 0 1
PED145 Basketball-Beginning 0 2 0 1
PED146 Basketball-Intermediate 0 2 0 1
PED148 Softball 0 2 0 1
SOC242 Sociology of Deviance 3 0 0 3