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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


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, 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
 CJ Options
 HIST Options

Health and Wellness – 2 credits

HPER Options
NUTR Options

Math, Science and Engineering – 8 credits

One Laboratory Science course is required – 4 credits (Can include BIOL 111)

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

MATH 103 course, or higher, required - 4 credits


MATH 103College Algebra

4
 

Technology – 3 credits

CSCI 101Introduction to Computers

3

First Year Experience

Required for Freshmen entering TMCC.

SOCI 105First Year Experience

2

Transitions – Graduation and Beyond- 1 Credit

Students complete this seminar the semester they are expected to graduate.
SOCI 120Transitions -Graduation and Beyond

1

Elective Courses – 12 credits

Use any:

 AHU,  ANTH, 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.

Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 ("C" average) to graduate.

Students must complete the Graduation Application for an Associate of Arts degree. See TMCC Academic Calendar for due date.