Online Associate of Arts Degree Graduation Requirements
To graduate with an Associate of Arts degree, students must have a 2.00 grade point average or above and have successfully completed sixty (60) semester hours of credit in courses as designated below. In addition, students must meet the requirements specified in the following categories:
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| THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE | |
| The College Experience: SDV-108 | 1 |
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| COMMUNICATIONS | |
| COMPOSITION: ENG-105, 106 | 6 |
| SPEECH: SPC-112 or 101 | 3 |
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| HUMANITIES - Select from at least 2 different departments | 9 |
| ART: ART-101, 120, 133, 186, 203, 204 | |
| DRAMA: DRA-101, 110 | |
| ENGLISH: ENG-221 | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE: FLF-141, FLF-142, FLG-141, FLG-142, FLS-141, FLS-142, FLS-231, FLS-232 | |
| HISTORY & WORLD CIV: HIS-151, 152, 211, 231, 251, 257, 266, 268, 271 | |
| HUMANITIES: HUM-287 | |
| LITERATURE: LIT-101, 105, 120, 131, 150, 151, 184 | |
| MUSIC: MUS-100, 102, 204, 205 | |
| PHILOSOPHY: PHI-101, 105, 110, | |
| RELIGION: REL-101 | |
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| SOCIAL SCIENCE - Select from at least 2 different departments | 12 |
| ECONOMICS: ECN-120, 130 | |
| GEOGRAPHY: GEO-121 | |
| HISTORY & WORLD CIV: HIS-151, 152, 211, 231, 251, 257, 266, 268, 271 | |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE: POL-110, 111, 112 | |
| PSYCHOLOGY: PSY-102, 111, 121, 211, 226, 228, 241, 251 | |
| SOCIOLOGY: SOC-110, 115, 120, 136, 160, 186, 212, 220, 230, 240, 251 | |
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| MATH & SCIENCE - Must include one math and one laboratory science course | 10 |
| MATHEMATICS: MAT-110, 112, 113, 128, 140, 156, 165, 210, 216, 219, 227 | |
| LAB SCIENCE: BIO-105, 163, 168, 173, 186/CHM-122, 168, 176/ENV-111/PHS-120, 152/PHY-162, 172, 212, 222/SCI-123 | |
| NON-LAB SCIENCE: BIO-151, 277/PHS-185 | |
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| CULTURAL AWARENESS - Minimum of 3 hours | 3 |
| ART-101, 203, 204, 208/DRA-101, 110, 130/ENG-221/FLF-141, 142/FLG-141, 142/FLS-141, 142, 231, 232/HIS-211, 257/LIT-120, 131/MUS-100, 204/PHI-101, 105,/REL-101/SOC-186, 212/SPC-120 | |
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| ELECTIVES | 16 |
| Once category requirements are met, any course from the above discipline areas may be applied to elective credits, as well as, any 100 level or higher Career Technical course or approved military credits. Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree. Information on suggested coursework is available in the Enrollment Services office. | |
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| TOTAL | 60 |
For more information on online courses, please visit https://www.iowacconline.org/
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