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Nov 24, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Associate in Arts, AA
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| College |
Arts and Sciences |
| Academic Award |
Associate in Arts |
| Credits Required |
60 semester credits |
| Faculty Lead |
Sarah Drivdahl |
| CIP Code |
24.0101 |
The Associate in Arts degree is awarded for the successful completion of a two-year program which includes the major components of the General Education Requirements. Its shorter curriculum concentrates on subject matter which is general or vocational.
Aims
The aims of the Associate in Arts degree are:
- To provide the student with broad exposure to the liberal arts in areas of humanities, sciences, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences.
- To provide the student with foundational understanding of the Bible and Christian living.
- To provide opportunity for the student to sample areas of interest through selection of electives.
Educational Objectives
Completion of the Associate in Arts degree requires the student to demonstrate competencies in:
- Writing and speaking the English language;
- General literature and language arts;
- Quantitative reasoning skills;
- Science knowledge and reasoning skills;
- A general knowledge of an area of historical studies;
- Introductory knowledge of social sciences;
- Familiarity with evangelical biblical and theological perspectives;
- Developing a Christian view of identity, vocation, and engagement with society.
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Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 9
- 6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see course descriptions for applicability)
- ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 9
- 6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see course descriptions for applicability)
- Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following:
Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)
Science and Mathematics: 7
- MATH xxxx College-level Mathematics 3 credits
- SCIE xxxx Science course with Lab 4 credits
Core Electives: 11
Any college-level courses
Total: 60 Semester Credits
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