General Education Requirements for Associate of Arts (AA)

Associate of Arts - AA (37/39 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit Hours)

• COM 121 English Composition I  (3 credit hours) OR COM 122 English Composition I (Honors)  
• COM 151 Fundamentals of Speech  (3 credit hours)
• COM 221 English Composition II  (3 credit hours) OR COM 141 Technical Writing  (3 credit hours)

Humanities (6 credits hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• ART 111 Introduction to Drawing  (3 credit hours)
• ART 201 Art Appreciation  (3 credit hours) 
• COM 110 Introduction to Creative Writing  (3 credit hours)
• ENG 125 Introduction to Literature  (3 credit hours)
• MUS 221 Music Appreciation  (3 credit hours)
• PHI 271 Introduction to Philosophy  (3 credit hours)
• PHI 275 Introduction to Ethics  (3 credit hours)
• THR 120 Introduction to Theater  (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following: ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI OR THR (3 credit hours).

Information Technology (3 credit hours)

• IFT 110 Microcomputer Applications  (3 credit hours)

Mathematics (3/4 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• MAT 150 Foundations of Mathematics  (3 credit hours) 
• MAT 160 College Algebra  (3 credit hours)
• MAT 165 Trigonometry  (3 credit hours)
• MAT 180 Precalculus  (3 credit hours)
• MAT 210 Statistics  (3 credit hours)
• MAT 220 Calculus I  (4 credit hours)
• MAT 221 Calculus II  (4 credit hours)

Natural/Physical Sciences (7/8 credit hours) 

Choose ONE from the following list:

• BIO 120 Biological Concepts  (4 credit hours) 
• BIO 150 Biology I  (4 credit hours)
• CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry  (4 credit hours)
• CHE 150 Chemistry I  (4 credit hours)
• PHY 120 Principles of Physics  (4 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list: 

• BIO 120 Biological Concepts  (4 credit hours)
• BIO 150 Biology I  (4 credit hours)
• CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry  (4 credit hours)
• CHE 150 Chemistry I  (4 credit hours)
• PHY 120 Principles of Physics  (4 credit hours)
• ENV 130 The Environment  (3 credit hours) 

Orientation (3 credit hours)

• CSS 103 College Success Strategies  (3 credit hours)

Social Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following:

• ANT 140 Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective  (3 credit hours)
• HIS 110 Early American History  (3 credit hours)
• HIS 115 The Emergence of Modern America  (3 credit hours)
• PSY 130 General Psychology  (3 credit hours)
• SOC 130 Sociology  (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following ANT, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC (3 credit hours).