Associate in Arts
In order to complete the Associate in Arts degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table. All students must complete at least 31 hours from the Universal General Education Transfer Component list of courses. As part of their degree, students are required to complete two English composition courses, one literature course, one general education history course, one math course, and one general education science course. The literature course should be chosen from ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 241, ENG 242, or ENG 273. Students may not take both BIO 110 and BIO 111 or CHM 131/131A and CHM 151 for credit toward this degree.
There is now an online option for this degree!
print Associate in Arts • Curriculum Plan
-
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
- English Composition (6 semester hours required)
- ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
- ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
- English Literature (3 semester hours required)Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least two subject areas)
- ENG-231 American Literature I
- ENG-232 American Literature II
- ENG-241 British Literature I
- ENG-242 British Literature II
- Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least two subject areas)
- ART-111 Art Appreciation
- ART-114 Art History Survey I
- ART-115 Art History Survey II
- COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
- COM-231 Public Speaking
- DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
- MUS-110 Music Appreciation
- MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
- PHI-215 Philosophical Issues
- PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
- History (3 semester hours required)
- HIS-111 World Civilizations I
- HIS-112 World Civilizations II
- HIS-131 American History I
- HIS-132 American History II
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required)
- ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
- POL-120 American Government
- PSY-150 General Psychology
- SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
- Mathematics (3-4 semester hours required)
- MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy
- MAT-152 Statistical Methods I
- MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
- Natural Sciences (4 semester hours required)
- BIO-110 Principles of Biology
- BIO-111 General Biology I
- CHM-151 General Chemistry I
- GEL-111 Geology
- PHY-110 Conceptual Physics
- PHY-110A Conceptual Physics Lab
- Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 31-32
- English Composition (6 semester hours required)
-
Additional General Education Hours - Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general education courses.
- English
- ENG-114 Professional Research & Reporting
- Humanities
- ASL-111 Elementary ASL I
- ASL-112 Elementary ASL II
- COM-110 Introduction to Communication
- EDU-144 Child Development I
- EDU-145 Child Development II
- EDU-216 Foundations of Education
- EDU-221 Children With Exceptionalities
- HUM-115 Critical Thinking
- HUM-122 Southern Culture
- HUM-130 Myth in Human Culture
- HUM-150 American Women's Studies
- HUM-160 Introduction to Film
- REL-110 World Religions
- REL-211 Introduction to Old Testament
- REL-212 Introduction to New Testament
- SPA-111 Elementary Spanish I
- SPA-112 Elementary Spanish II
- SPA-211 Intermediate Spanish I
- SPA-212 Intermediate Spanish II
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- PSY-241 Developmental Psychology
- PSY-281 Abnormal Psychology
- SOC-213 Sociology of the Family
- SOC-220 Social Problems
- Natural Sciences
- BIO-112 General Biology II
- BIO-130 Introductory Zoology
- BIO-140 Environmental Biology
- BIO-140A Environmental Biology Lab
- CHM-131 Introduction to Chemistry
- CHM-131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab
- CHM-132 Organic and Biochemistry
- CHM-152 General Chemistry II
- PHY-151 College Physics I
- PHY-152 College Physics II
- Computer Sciences
- CIS-110 Introduction to Computers
- CIS-115 Introduction to Programming and Logic
- Mathematics
- MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry
- MAT-263 Brief Calculus
- MAT-271 Calculus I
- Total Additional General Education Hours: 13-14 semester hours
- English
- Academic Transition
- Electives: Choose any of the general education courses listed above or elective courses from this list.
- ACC-120 Principles of Financial Accounting
- ACC-121 Principles of Managerial Accounting
- ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
- ART-122 Three-Dimensional Design
- ART-131 Drawing I
- ART-132 Drawing II
- ART-135 Figure Drawing I
- ART-235 Figure Drawing II
- ART-240 Painting I
- ART-241 Painting II
- ART-244 Watercolor
- BIO-155 Nutrition
- BIO-168 Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO-169 Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIO-250 Genetics
- BIO-275 Microbiology
- BUS-110 Introduction to Business
- BUS-115 Business Law I
- BUS-137 Principles of Management
- CJC-111 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJC-121 Law Enforcement Operations
- CJC-141 Corrections
- CSC-151 JAVA Programming
- ENG-125 Creative Writing I
- ENG-126 Creative Writing II
- ENG-134 Introduction to Poetry
- ENG-273 African-American Literature
- GIS-111 Introduction to GIS
- HEA-110 Personal Health/Wellness
- HIS-163 The World Since 1945
- HIS-211 Ancient History
- HIS-212 Medieval History
- HIS-221 African-American History
- HIS-236 North Carolina History
- HUM-230 Leadership Development
- MED-272 Drug Therapy
- MUS-121 Music Theory I
- MUS-122 Music Theory II
- MUS-125 Aural Skills I
- MUS-126 Aural Skills II
- MUS-131 Chorus I
- MUS-132 Chorus II
- MUS-151 Class Music I
- MUS-152 Class Music II
- MUS-161 Applied Music I
- MUS-162 Applied Music II
- MUS-181 Show Choir I
- MUS-231 Chorus III
- MUS-232 Chorus IV
- PED-110 Fit and Well for Life
- PED-113 Aerobics I
- PED-120 Walking for Fitness
- PED-122 Yoga I
- PED-123 Yoga II
- PED-142 Lifetime Sports
- PED-232 Aikido
- PED-240 Advanced PE Skills
- POL-130 State & Local Government
- SOC-240 Social Psychology
- SOC-242 Sociology of Deviance
- SPA-141 Culture and Civilization
- SPA-181 Spanish Lab 1
- GEL-111 Geology
- SPA-221 Spanish Conversation
- SPA-231 Reading and Composition
- Total Additional Hours of Electives: 14 semester hours.
Total Hours Needed for Associated in Arts Degree: 60 semester hours