Associate of Arts & Sciences

Major: Liberal Arts

library

Length: Two-year Program - Four semesters

Purpose: The Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree program in Liberal Arts is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program, usually the Bachelor of Arts degree, in the liberal arts or social sciences. Students in this program may wish to major in the following fields:

Economics Law
Education Library Science
English Literature
Foreign Language Philosophy
Government (Political Science) Psychology
History Religion
Humanities Sociology
Journalism Teacher Education

Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the College (as listed in the section on admission requirements), entry into the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree program in Liberal Arts requires the satisfactory completion of the following high school units or equivalent as a minimum: 4 units of English; 2 units of college preparatory mathematics; 1 unit of laboratory science; and 1 unit of history. The remaining units are elective courses, but at least two units of a foreign language are recommended. Students are urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to which they plan to transfer to determine the proper mathematics courses to be taken in the community college. Students who do not meet these requirements may be permitted to correct their deficiencies in the developmental program before entering the Liberal Arts curriculum.

Program Requirements: The curriculum consists of courses in the humanities including a foreign language, natural sciences, and social sciences usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate liberal arts curriculum. A minimum of 61 credits is required for the Liberal Arts major in the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree program. Students are urged to acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department in the college or university to which transfer is contemplated and also to consult with the counseling department of the community college in planning their programs and selecting their electives. In order to help prepare for upper division (junior class) standing at a four-year college or university, the student usually must complete a program at the community college which is comparable in length and courses to the first two years of the program at the four year college or university. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree with a major in Liberal Arts.

Course
Number		 Course Title Lecture
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Course
Credits
First Semester
ENG 111  College Composition I   3 0  3
SDV  108  College Survival Skills 1 0 1
MTH Math (MTH 151 or 163) 3 0 3
  Beginning Foreign Language 4 0 4
  Health or Physical Education 0 2 1
  Natural Science with Lab* 3 3 4
  TOTAL 14 5 16
         
  Second Semester      
ENG 112 College Composition II 3 0 3
MTH Math (Math 152 or 164) 3 0 3
  Beginning Foreign Language 4 0 4
  Natural Science with Lab* 3 3 4
  Health or Physical Education Art 0 2 1
  TOTAL 13 5 15
         
  Third Semester      
ENG English (ENG 241, 243 or
ENG 251)** 		3 0 3
SOC 200 Principles to Sociology or 3 0 3
PSY 200 Principles of Psychology      
HIS History (HIS 121 or 101) 3 0 3
  Interm. Foreign Language 3 0 3
Elective  Humanities or Social Science 3 0 3
  TOTAL 15 0 15
         
  Fourth Semester      
ENG English (ENG 242, 244 or
ENG 252)**		 3 0 3
SOC 200 Principles to Sociology or      
PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3 0 3
HIS History (HIS 122 or 102) 3 0 3
  Interm. Foreign Language 3 0 3
  TOTAL 15 0 15

Total Minimum Credits for the Liberal Arts Major ... 61

Humanities Electives: ENG 241-242, ENG 243-244, ENG 251-252, ENG 257, ENG 279; HUM 256; PHI 101-102; ART 101-102; MUS 121-122; SPD 100; SPA 101-102, 201-202; FRE 101-102, 201-202; REL 100,REL 200, REL 210, REL 230, REL 246.
Social Science Electives: ECO 201-202; PLS 211-212; PSY 200, PSY 231-232, PSY 255, PSY 266; SOC 200, SOC 235, SOC 268; HIS 101-102, HIS 266, HIS 269, HIS 277; GEO 200, GEO 210.
* BIO 101-102, CHM 111-112, NAS 131-132, PHY 201-202, GOL 105-106 may be used to fulfill requirements.
** Determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection.

NOTE: Students having completed three or more years of foreign language in high school with a "C" or better average may petition for credit by experience or credit by exam. It is recommended that students receiving credit by experience take humanities electives to meet the requirements of the transfer institution. Please see your advisor for details.