Recommended AA Transfer Curriculum for Liberal Arts
This is only a suggested transfer program and might not be appropriate for every student. Some four-year institutions accept more than 62 credit hours in transfer to fulfill requirements in liberal arts. Consult the Transfer Center for help in selecting courses appropriate for the program at the college or university where you plan to transfer.
Students who are unsure of their intended major may want to select Liberal Arts as their area of concentration. This program (not appropriate for students in mathematics or science) enables a student to take a broad range of courses and to delay the selection of a major until transfer to a four-year institution.
Faculty are available during scheduled office hours to advise students about their courses.
Overview for College Success
Overview for College Success (OCS 121) is a course is designed to assist students in the navigation of becoming successful in college and life. Major topics include setting academic, career and personal goals; effective communication strategies; study skills; critical thinking; self-discovery; and learning styles. In addition, this course delves into topics such as stress management, diversity and other well-being topics. Students will develop educational and career plans, learn to utilize college resources and receive extensive help in course planning. OCS 121 credit is not calculated in the course minimum credit totals listed in this section.
Students must take OCS 121 if they meet one or more of the following:
- First time degree seeking students.
- Transfer student with less than 12 credit hours and no evidence of similar course on transcript.
- Registering for 6 or more credits.
- Test into 2 or more developmental classes.
- Currently does not have OCS credit or registered for OCS.
Minimum General Education (42-43)
| Overview for College Success | CREDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| OCS 121 | Overview for College Success | 1 |
| Communications (9) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Composition and Research | 3 |
| SPE 108 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (9) | ||
| GROUP II | Select from Humanities and Fine Arts Electives Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
9 |
| Social and Behavioral Science (9) | ||
| GROUP III | Select from Social Science Electives Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
9 |
| Mathematics (3) | ||
| MTH 115 MTH 126 |
General Education Mathematics OR Fundamentals of Statistics |
3 3 |
| GROUP IV | Select from Mathematics Electives | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science (7-8) | ||
| GROUP V | Select from Physical and Life Science Electives. (Must include one lab) | 7-8 |
Area of Concentration/Electives (25-26)
Students who are unsure of their intended major may want to select Liberal Arts as their area of concentration. This program (not appropriate for students in mathematics or science) enables a student to take a broad range of courses and to delay the selection of a major until transfer to a four-year institution. Consult the College & Career Success Center for help in selecting courses appropriate for the program at the college or university where you plan to transfer.
| Select from Transfer Courses in Anthropology, Art, Communication, Drama, English, Foreign Language, Geography, History, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology. | ||
| Minimum for AA Degree | 62 | |
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