DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

Associate in Arts Degree

General Studies

 

S1 - First Semester S2 - Second Semester S3 - Third Semester S4 - Fourth Semester    

 

Hours

Semester

Grade

Area I - Written Composition

6

 

 

ENG 101 English Composition I

3

 

 

ENG 102 English Composition II

3

 

 

Area II – Humanities & Fine Arts

12

 

 

SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking or Higher

3

 

 

Literature - ENG 251& 252 American Literature I-II OR ENG 261& 262 English Literature I-II 

6

 

 

Literature Course

 

 

 

Literature Course

 

 

 

Humanities & Fine Arts Elective - Choose Art, Art History, Foreign Languages, Humanities,

Music, Philosophy, Religion, Theater, or Dance from STARS.

3

 

 

Humanities Course    
Humanities Course    

Area III – Natural Science or Mathematics

11

 

 

Mathematics - MTH 112 Pre-Calculus Algebra OR higher level Mathematics from STARS

3

 

 

Mathematics Course

 

 

 

Natural Science and Lab - Choose Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Physical Science or Physics

from STARS.

 8

 

 

Natural Science Course
Natural Science Course

Area IV- History, Social & Behavioral Sciences

12

 

 

History - HIS 101 & 102 History of Western Civil. I-II OR HIS 201 & 202 U.S. History I-II

6

 

 

History Course

 

 

 

History Course

 

 

 

Social & Behavioral Sciences - Choose from Economics, Geography, Political Science,

Psychology, & Sociology

6

 

 

Social & Behavioral Sciences Course    
Social & Behavioral Sciences Course    

Area V – Pre-Professional Curriculum Core

19-23

 

 

CIS 130 Introduction to Information Systems

3

 

 

Two 1-hour PED activity courses or one 3-hour HED course

2-3

 

 

Physical Education Course    
Physical Education Course    

Students may be required to take Reading 114, Critical Reading for College (2 hours) based on

placement test scores.

2

 

 

CIS 146 Microcomputer Applications

3

S2

 

SOC 247 Marriage & Family

3

S3

 

SOC 210 Social Problems

3

S2

 

ENG 297 African American Literature

3

S4

 

Elective

3-4

 

 

Approved Area V Electives

 

 

 

(These electives must be filled by the requirements of the institution to which the student plans to transfer.  Refer to STARS.)

 

 

 

HED 224 Personal & Community Health

3

 

 

PHL 206 Ethics & Society

3

 

 

ENG 246 Creative Writing

3

 

 

SPH 116 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3

 

 

MUL 101 Class Piano

1

 

 

Total Hours Required for Degree    — 61 - 64

 

 

 

PSY 100 is a prerequisite for all programs.