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General Education Associate of Arts (A.A.) Degree Requirements

Transfer Options

  • Arkansas State University
    • BA Communication Studies
    • BA Criminology
    • BA English
    • BA History
    • BA Political Science
    • BA Sociology
    • BS Psychology
    • BS Strategic Communication
  • John Brown University
    • BS Liberal Arts
    • BS Psychology
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
    • BS Organizational Leadership
  • Other four-year universities
    • Check with your advisor.

Program Description

The Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree is designed to allow students the opportunity to obtain the first two years of college credits toward meeting most of the General Education requirements and some of the prerequisite requirements of a four-year baccalaureate degree. Students planning to transfer should carefully follow the transfer program plan for the four-year institution to which they plan to transfer. This degree is also available fully online.

Degree Plan

Semester I (16 hours)

ENGL 1113Composition I

3
MIS 1003Introduction to Computers

3
SPCH 1113Principles of Speech

3
GSTD 1021Student Success I

1

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

HIST 2013U.S. History I

3
HIST 2023U.S. History II

3
PSCI 2003American Government National

3

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

MATH 1023College Algebra

3
MATH 1525Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5

Semester II (14 hours)

BIOL 1004The Biological Science

4
ENGL 1123Composition II

3
GSTD 1031Student Success II

1

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

PSYC 2003General Psychology

3
SOC 2003Introduction to Sociology

3
GEOG 2003Introduction to Geography

3

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

ART 2013Art Appreciation

3
MUS 2013Music Appreciation

3
PHIL 2403Introduction to Philosophy

3

Semester III (16 hours)

GSTD 1041Student Success III

1
______3Directed Elective
______3Directed Elective
______3Directed Elective

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

ENGL 2213World Literature I

3
ENGL 2223World Literature II

3

Choose three (3) hours from these courses:

HIST 1003World History I

3
HIST 1013World History II

3

Semester IV (14 hours)

______3Free Elective
______3Directed Elective
______3Directed Elective
______1PE Elective

1

Choose four (4) hours these courses:

PHSC 1004Physical Sciences

4
PHYS 2014College Physics I

4
Total Credit Hours:60

Institutional Requirements (7 hours)

GSTD 1021Student Success I

1
GSTD 1031Student Success II

1
GSTD 1041Student Success III

1
MIS 1003Introduction to Computers

3
HKR, HS, PE PE Elective

Directed Electives (15 hours)

Select courses, not already taken, from the following areas to fulfill requirements:

Prefix Elective Credit
ART, BI, BIOL, BSCI, CH, ENGL, GEOG, HIST, MUS, PHIL, PHSC, PSCI, PSYC, SOC, THEA
 All courses with these prefixes are applicable.
CJ
 CJ 1003-Introduction to Criminal Justice only.
ECON
 ECON 2103-Principles of Microeconomics and ECON 2003-Principles of Macroeconomics only.

Approved Course Substitutions

BIOL 1004The Biological Science

4
PHSC 1004Physical Sciences

4

BIOL 1004: Botany and Lab or Zoology and Lab

PHSC 1004: General Physics I and Lab or General Physics II and Lab or Physical Geology and Lab

Free Elective (3 hours)

Choose course from any discipline.