Degree Programs
Associate's Degree
Liberal Arts
Concentration
The liberal arts concentration is designed for students who wish to graduate from a senior college with a liberal arts degree or to obtain a broad cultural education as the basis for later professional studies. Liberal arts, with its diversified program in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and foreign languages, enables students to experience the significance and the interrelationships of these disciplines.
Prerequisites
High school studies should include:
- 2 years of a modern foreign language in high school (this can be met during the freshman year of college)
- 4 years of English, including speech
- 3 years of mathematics, including geometry and 2 years of algebra
- 2 years of natural science; and
- 2 years of social science
Requirements
All students must complete the General Education core degree requirements (link to page 2 of general education core requirements), and they must complete the following courses specific to the concentration. Courses required for the concentration may also satisfy General Education requirements.
Required courses
- 8 hours of college, intermediate level, foreign language course (121/122), or its equivalent;
- 6 hours of literature
- 6 hours of history
- 3 hours of MAT 106 & MAT 125
- 3 hours of philosophy
- 3 hours of religious studies (ethics)
Recommended Courses
BUS 105 – Business Computer Systems, HUM 183, HUM 184 – Humanities, ART 211 – Art History I, ART 212 – Art History II, MUS 110 – Music Appreciation, SOC 210 – Introduction to Sociology, or additional philosophy courses.
LIBERAL ARTS CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
SPN 111 – Elem. Spanish I [4]
HIS 221 – U.S. History through [3]
HUM 101 – Discourse, Inquiry [3]
MAT 106 – Numeracy [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
SPN 112 – Elem. Spanish II [4]
HIS 222 – U.S. History since Recon. [3]
SPH 110 – Fundamentals of Speech [3]
Religion or Ethics [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Year
First Semester
Fine Arts Elective * [3]
PHI 201 - Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Literature Elective [3]
Life Science [4]
SPN 121 – Inter. Spanish I [4]
Total Hours 17
Second Semester
Fine Arts or Humanities * [3]
SOC 210 – Intro to Sociology [3]
Literature Elective [3]
Physical Science [3]
SPN 122 – Inter. Spanish II [4]
Total Hours 16
* Recommended Fine Arts Electives: ART 211 – History of Art I, ART 212 – History of Art II, or MUS 110 – Music Appreciation.
* Recommended Humanities Electives: HUM 183 – Humanities I: An Exploration of Human Values or HUM 184 – Humanities II: An Exploration of Human Values.
Recommended Elective – BUS 105 – Business Computer Systems.