Associate in Arts

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  1. Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
    1. English Composition (6 semester hours required)
      1. ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
      2. ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
    2. English Literature (3 semester hours required)Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least two subject areas)
      1. ENG-231 American Literature I
      2. ENG-232 American Literature II
      3. ENG-241 British Literature I
      4. ENG-242 British Literature II
    3. Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least two subject areas)
      1. ART-111 Art Appreciation
      2. ART-114 Art History Survey I
      3. ART-115 Art History Survey II
      4. COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
      5. COM-231 Public Speaking
      6. DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
      7. MUS-110 Music Appreciation
      8. MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
      9. PHI-215 Philosophical Issues
      10. PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
    4. History (3 semester hours required)
      1. HIS-111 World Civilizations I
      2. HIS-112 World Civilizations II
      3. HIS-131 American History I
      4. HIS-132 American History II
    5. Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required)
      1. ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
      2. ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
      3. POL-120 American Government
      4. PSY-150 General Psychology
      5. SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
    6. Mathematics (3-4 semester hours required)
      1. MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy
      2. MAT-152 Statistical Methods I
      3. MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
    7. Natural Sciences (4 semester hours required)
      1. BIO-110 Principles of Biology
      2. BIO-111 General Biology I
      3. CHM-151 General Chemistry I
      4. GEL-111 Geology
      5. PHY-110 Conceptual Physics
      6. PHY-110A Conceptual Physics Lab
    8. Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 31-32
  2. Additional General Education Hours - Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general education courses.
    1. English
      1. ENG-114 Professional Research & Reporting
    2. Humanities
      1. ASL-111 Elementary ASL I
      2. ASL-112 Elementary ASL II
      3. COM-110 Introduction to Communication
      4. EDU-144 Child Development I
      5. EDU-145 Child Development II
      6. EDU-216 Foundations of Education
      7. EDU-221 Children With Exceptionalities
      8. HUM-115 Critical Thinking
      9. HUM-122 Southern Culture
      10. HUM-130 Myth in Human Culture
      11. HUM-150 American Women's Studies
      12. HUM-160 Introduction to Film
      13. REL-110 World Religions
      14. REL-211 Introduction to Old Testament
      15. REL-212 Introduction to New Testament
      16. SPA-111 Elementary Spanish I
      17. SPA-112 Elementary Spanish II
      18. SPA-211 Intermediate Spanish I
      19. SPA-212 Intermediate Spanish II
    3. Social and Behavioral Sciences
      1. PSY-241 Developmental Psychology
      2. PSY-281 Abnormal Psychology
      3. SOC-213 Sociology of the Family
      4. SOC-220 Social Problems
    4. Natural Sciences
      1. BIO-112 General Biology II
      2. BIO-130 Introductory Zoology
      3. BIO-140 Environmental Biology
      4. BIO-140A Environmental Biology Lab
      5. CHM-131 Introduction to Chemistry
      6. CHM-131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab
      7. CHM-132 Organic and Biochemistry
      8. CHM-152 General Chemistry II
      9. PHY-151 College Physics I
      10. PHY-152 College Physics II
    5. Computer Sciences
      1. CIS-110 Introduction to Computers
      2. CIS-115 Introduction to Programming and Logic
    6. Mathematics
      1. MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry
      2. MAT-263 Brief Calculus
      3. MAT-271 Calculus I
    7. Total Additional General Education Hours: 13-14 semester hours
  3. Academic Transition
  4. Electives: Choose any of the general education courses listed above or elective courses from this list.
    1. ACC-120 Principles of Financial Accounting
    2. ACC-121 Principles of Managerial Accounting
    3. ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
    4. ART-122 Three-Dimensional Design
    5. ART-131 Drawing I
    6. ART-132 Drawing II
    7. ART-135 Figure Drawing I
    8. ART-235 Figure Drawing II
    9. ART-240 Painting I
    10. ART-241 Painting II
    11. ART-244 Watercolor
    12. BIO-155 Nutrition
    14. BIO-168 Anatomy and Physiology I
    15. BIO-169 Anatomy and Physiology II
    16. BIO-250 Genetics
    17. BIO-275 Microbiology
    18. BUS-110 Introduction to Business
    19. BUS-115 Business Law I
    20. BUS-137 Principles of Management
    21. CJC-111 Introduction to Criminal Justice
    22. CJC-121 Law Enforcement Operations
    23. CJC-141 Corrections
    24. CSC-151 JAVA Programming
    25. ENG-125 Creative Writing I
    26. ENG-126 Creative Writing II
    27. ENG-134 Introduction to Poetry
    28. ENG-273 African-American Literature
    29. GIS-111 Introduction to GIS
    30. HEA-110 Personal Health/Wellness
    31. HIS-163 The World Since 1945
    32. HIS-211 Ancient History
    33. HIS-212 Medieval History
    34. HIS-221 African-American History
    35. HIS-236 North Carolina History
    36. HUM-230 Leadership Development
    37. MED-272 Drug Therapy
    38. MUS-121 Music Theory I
    39. MUS-122 Music Theory II
    40. MUS-125 Aural Skills I
    41. MUS-126 Aural Skills II
    42. MUS-131 Chorus I
    43. MUS-132 Chorus II
    44. MUS-151 Class Music I
    45. MUS-152 Class Music II
    46. MUS-161 Applied Music I
    47. MUS-162 Applied Music II
    48. MUS-181 Show Choir I
    49. MUS-231 Chorus III
    50. MUS-232 Chorus IV
    51. PED-110 Fit and Well for Life
    52. PED-113 Aerobics I
    53. PED-120 Walking for Fitness
    54. PED-122 Yoga I
    55. PED-123 Yoga II
    56. PED-142 Lifetime Sports
    57. PED-232 Aikido
    58. PED-240 Advanced PE Skills
    59. POL-130 State & Local Government
    60. SOC-240 Social Psychology
    61. SOC-242 Sociology of Deviance
    62. SPA-141 Culture and Civilization
    63. SPA-181 Spanish Lab 1
    64. GEL-111 Geology
    65. SPA-221 Spanish Conversation
    66. SPA-231 Reading and Composition
  5. Total Additional Hours of Electives: 14 semester hours.

  6. Total Hours Needed for Associated in Arts Degree: 60 semester hours