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Associate of Arts Degree

Program Description

The Associate of Arts (AA) degree program of study is intended to encourage exploration of academic options, provide a strong general education component, and prepare students to initiate upper-division work in baccalaureate programs or prepare for employment. A minimum of 61 credit hours are required for completion of an associate degree. Courses can only be used once in this program.

Required Courses

Courses

Communications – 9 credits

ENGL 110College Composition I

3
ENGL 120College Composition II

3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3

Arts and Humanities – 12 credits – 6 credits required Native Language


LANG 121Chippewa/Cree Language I

3
And
LANG 122Chippewa/Cree Language II

3
Or
LANG 125Ojibwa Language I

3
And
LANG 126Ojibwa Language II

3
Use any AHU, ART, ENGL (other than ENGL 110 & ENGL 120), FREN, HUMM, LANG, MUSC, PHIL, SPAN, VART

                                                

Social Sciences – 12 credits required - Choose From:

 ECON Options

 HIST Options: **American Indian History category required 3 Credits

                 (HIST 118, HIST 251, HIST 252, HIST 261, HIST 262, HIST 296)
 POLS Options
 PSYC Options
 SOCI Options

Health and Wellness – 2 credits

HPER Options
NUTR Options

Math, Science and Engineering – 8 credits

One Laboratory Science courses are required – 4 credits (Can include BIOL 111)

ASTR Options
BIOL Options
CHEM Options
GEOG Options
GEOL Options
PHYS Options

One Math course required - 4 credits


MATH 103College Algebra

4

Technology – 3 credits

CSCI 101Introduction to Computers

3

First Year Experience

SOCI 105First Year Experience

2

Transitions – Graduation and Beyond

SOCI 120Transitions -Graduation and Beyond

1

Elective Courses – 12 credits

Use any:

 AHU,  ANTH, ART, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, CJ, ECON, ENGL (other than ENGL 110 & ENGL 120),  ENGR, FREN, GEOG, GEOL, HIST,  HUMM, LANG, MATH, MUSC, NRM, PHIL, PHYS, POLS, PSYC (higher that PSYC 111), SOCI, SPAN, SWK, VART

Total Credit Hours: 61

*Academic Skills Courses (ASC) below 100 or MATH 100 & Math 102 will not fulfill General Education requirements and cannot be included in the semester hours required for an Associate of Arts degree.

Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (“C” average).

Complete the Graduation Application for an Associate of Arts degree. See TMCC Academic Calendar for Due date.