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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate of Arts, Core Curriculum, AA

Associate of Arts, Core Curriculum, AA Program Map

Area A - Essential Skills (9 Hrs)

Area A1: Communication Skills

ENGL 1101 - English Composition I Credits: 3 *
ENGL 1102 - English Composition II Credits: 3 *

Area A2: Quantitative Skills

Select One of the Following:

MATH 1001 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3 *
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credits: 3 *
MATH 1113 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 3 *
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3 *
MATH 2101 - Calculus I Credits: 4 *

Area B - Institutional Options (5 Hrs)

AFRS 1501 - Survey of the African American Experience Credits: 2
HUMN 1201 - Critical Thinking & Communication Credits: 3

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts, and Ethics (6 Hrs)

Area C1: Humanities

Select One of the Following:

ENGL 2111 - World Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 2112 - World Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 2121 - British Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 2122 - British Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 2131 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 2132 - American Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 2140 - Introduction to African American Literature Credits: 3
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3

Area C2: Fine Arts

Select One of the Following:

ARTS 1101 - Introduction to Visual Arts Credits: 3
DNCE 2010 - Dance Appreciation Credits: 3
ENGL 2521 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
HUMN 2011 - Humanities Credits: 3
MUSC 1101 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3
THEA 2101 - Introduction to Theatre Credits: 3

Area D - Natural Sciences, Math & Technology (10 Hrs)

Option I - Non-Science Majors

Select Two of the Following:

ASTR 1000 - Introduction to the Universe Credits: 3
BIOL 1103 - General Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 1104 - Human Biology Credits: 3
CILS 1130 - Introduction to Computer Applications Credits: 3
Or
CSCI 1130 - Computer & Its Applications Credits: 3
CSCI 1301 - Computer Science I Credits: 3
DATA 1501 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: 3
ENVS 1140 - Environmental Issues Credits: 3
FSCI 1101 - Introduction to Molecular Forensic Science Credits: 3
ISCI 1101 - Integrated Science I Credits: 3

Select One of the Following Lab Sciences:

BIOL 1103 - General Biology Credits: 3 *
and
BIOL 1103L - General Biology Lab Credits: 1 *
BIOL 1104 - Human Biology Credits: 3 *
and
BIOL 1104L - Human Biology Lab Credits: 1 *
CHEM 1101K - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
ISCI 1111K - Integrated Science II Credits: 4
MSCI 1501K - Introduction to Marine Biology Credits: 4
PHSC 1011K - Physical Science I Credits: 4
PHSC 1012K - Physical Science II Credits: 4
PHYS 1111K - Introductory Physics I Credits: 4

Area E - Social Science (12 Hrs)

Area E1: American Government

POLS 1101 - American Government Credits: 3

Area E2: U.S. History

Select One of the Following:

HIST 2111 - A Survey of U. S. History to the Post-Civil War Period Credits: 3
HIST 2112 - A Survey of U. S. History from the Post-Civil War Period to the Present Credits: 3

Area E3: Social Sciences

Select Two of the Following:

AFRS 2000 - Introduction to Africana Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 1101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macro-Economics Credits: 3
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography Credits: 3
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to Early Modern Times Credits: 3
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History from Early Modern Times to the Present Credits: 3
POLS 2401 - Global Issues Credits: 3
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 2103 - Introduction to Human Development Credits: 3
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 1160 - Social Problems Credits: 3

Area F - Electives (18 Hrs)

Select 18 hours of general electives at the 1000 or 2000 level

Total: 60 Hours

*A grade of “C” or better required