Associate in Arts – Online Option
The Online Associate in Arts (AA) degree program at Alamance Community College (ACC) is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in liberal arts and general education courses. It is offered entirely online, allowing students to complete their coursework at their own pace and from the convenience of their homes.
The AA degree program at ACC aims to equip students with critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills while fostering an appreciation for diverse academic disciplines. It serves as a transfer program, meaning that students who complete this degree can seamlessly transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Associate in Arts - Online Option- Degree Curriculum Plan
Program Description
In order to complete the Online 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
- One general education science course
- One academic transition course
The literature course should be chosen from ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 241, or ENG 242. \
Students may not take both BIO 110 and BIO 111 or CHM 131/131A and CHM 151 for credit toward this degree.
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| English Composition (6 semester hours required) |
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| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disciplines | 3 |
| English Literature (3 semester hours required) | ||
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least 2 subject areas) |
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| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 114 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 115 | Art History II | 3 |
| COM 120 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| DRA 111 | Theater Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| History (3 semester hours required) | ||
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required from at least 2 subject areas) |
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| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| Natural Sciences (4 semester hours required) | ||
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| GEL 111 | Geology | 4 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| Mathematics (3-4 semesters hours required) | ||
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 |
| MAT 171 | Pre-calculus Algebra | 4 |
| Total Universal General Education Transfer Component |
31-32 | |||
Additional General Education Hours –
Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general education courses
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| ENGLISH | ||
| ENG 113 | Literature-Based Research | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Professional Research and Reporting | 3 |
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| HUMANITIES | ||
| ASL 111 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 112 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 |
| ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUM 122 | Southern Culture | 3 |
| HUM 130 | Myth in Culture | 3 |
| HUM 150 | American Women’s Studies | 3 |
| HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 211 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 212 | New Testament | 3 |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| HUMANITIES | ||
| ASL 111 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 112 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 |
| ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUM 122 | Southern Culture | 3 |
| HUM 130 | Myth in Culture | 3 |
| HUM 150 | American Women’s Studies | 3 |
| HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 211 | Old Testament | 3 |
| REL 212 | New Testament | 3 |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE | ||
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE | ||
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 140/ 140A |
Environmental Biology & Lab | 4 |
| CHM 131/ 131A |
Introduction to Chemistry & Lab | 4 |
| CHM 132 | Organic/BioChemistry | 4 |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Introduction to Programming and Logic | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 |
| MAT 263 | Brief Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 271 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Total Universal General Education Transfer Component | 31-32 | |||
Additional General Education Hours–Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general education courses
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| ENGLISH | ||
| ENG 113 | Literature-Based Research | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Professional Research and Reporting | 3 |
| HUMANITIES | ||
| ASL 111 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 112 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 |
| ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUM 122 | Southern Culture | 3 |
| HUM 130 | Myth in Culture | 3 |
| HUM 150 | American Women’s Studies | 3 |
| HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 211 | Old Testament | 3 |
| REL 212 | New Testament | 3 |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE | ||
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Introduction to Programming and Logic | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 |
| Total Additional General Education Hours | 13-14 | |||
Academic Transition - Required
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| ACADEMIC TRANSITION | ||
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 |
Electives:
Choose any of the general education courses listed above or elective courses from this list.
| Course# | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| ACC 120 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BIO 155 | Nutrition | 3 |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology I | 5 |
| BIO 280 | Biotechnology | 3 |
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 115 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Business Management | 3 |
| CJC 111 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJC 113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CJC 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 |
| CJC 141 | Corrections | 3 |
| CJC 212 | Ethics & Comm Relations | 3 |
| COM 150 | Intro. to Mass Communication | 3 |
| CSC 134 | C++ Programming | 3 |
| CSC 151 | JAVA Programming | 3 |
| CTS 115 | Info Sys Business Concepts | 3 |
| EDU 131 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| EDU 144 | Child Development I | 3 |
| EDU 145 | Child Development II | 3 |
| EDU 131 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| EDU 144 | Child Development I | 3 |
| EDU 145 | Child Development II | 3 |
| EDU 216 | Foundations of Education | 4 |
| EDU 221 | Children With Exceptionalities | 3 |
| ENG 125 | Creative Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 126 | Creative Writing II | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 273 | African American Literature | 3 |
| HEA 110 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3 |
| HIS 163 | The World Since 1945 | 3 |
| HIS 211 | Ancient History | 3 |
| HIS 212 | Medieval History | 3 |
| HIS 221 | African American History | 3 |
| HIS 236 | North Carolina History | 3 |
| JOU 110 | Intro to Journalism | 3 |
| JOU 216 | Writing for Mass Media | 3 |
| JOU 217 | Feature/Editorial Writing | 3 |
| MUS 111 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| PED 110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 |
| PED 120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 |
| PED 240 | Advanced PE Skills | 1 |
| POL 130 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 242 | Sociology of Deviance | 3 |
| SPA 141 | Spanish Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPA 221 | Spanish Conversation | 3 |
| SPA 231 | Spanish Reading and Composition | 3 |
| Total Additional Hours of Electives | 14 | |
| Total Hours Needed for Associate in Arts Degree | 60 | |||