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Liberal Arts (A.A.)
This program provides a broad background in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. It, in conjunction with early advising from four-year institutions, provides a good transfer program.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
2.0 GPA required
Download the Liberal Arts Requirement Degree Worksheet.
| Humanities: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
| +ENG* 101 | Composition (*) | 3 |
| +ENG* 102 | Literature and Composition | 3 |
| COM* 173 | Public Speaking | |
| or | ||
| THR* 110 | Acting I | 3 |
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Humanities Elective Choose one course from: ART*, CHI*, COM* 101, 121, 152, 171, 173, 204, ENG* (101 or above), FRE*, GRA*, HIS*, HUM*, MUS* 101, 103, PHL*, SPA*, SGN*, THR* |
3 | |
| Fine Arts Elective: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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Choose one course from: ART*, COM* 166, DAN*, DGA* 111, 128, ENG* 206, 207, 213, 263, 264, 281, 282, 285, 289, MUS*, THR* |
3-4 | |
| Foreign Language: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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Two sequential semesters of language
(WAIVER POLICY: In order to waive the foreign language requirement, a student must have a high school transcript that indicates a minimum of three years of study in a single foreign language and successful completion of the most advanced level with a grade of C or higher. If waived, 6 additional liberal arts elective credits must be fulfilled.) |
6 | |
| Human Development: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
| HDEV 101 | First Year Experience• | 3 |
| •To be taken within the first 12 credits | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
| SOC* 190 | Self and Others: Dynamics of Diversity | 3 |
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Choose one course from: ANT*, PSY*, SOC*
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3 | |
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Choose one course from: ECN*, POL*
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3 | |
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Choose one course from: HIS*
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| Math: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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+One Math course MAT* 140 or above
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3-4 | |
| Science: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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One Science Elective
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3-4 | |
| One Lab Science Elective |
4
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| Liberal Arts Electives: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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Choose any four courses numbered 100 or above from the following: ANT*, ART*, AST*, BIO*, CHE*, CHI*, COM* 101, 121, 152, 171, 173, 204, DAN*, DFS*, DGA*, ECN*, ENG*, ESL*, EVS*, FRE*, GEO*, GRA*, HIS*, HUM*, MAT*, MUS*, OCE*, PHL*, PHY*, POL*, PSY*, SGN*, SOC*, SPA*, THR* |
12-16 | |
| Open Electives: | ||
| Number | Title | Credits |
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Choose one course numbered 100 or above
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3-4 | |
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Minimum Total:
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61 | |
• Students may be waived from the HDEV 101 requirement if they have attained 12 or more credits, with a minimum 2.5 GPA from either 1) a college/university previously attended or 2) Asnuntuck Community College and now desire to enter a Liberal Arts program of study. If waived, a three credit course must be chosen from the liberal arts electives to meet the total credit count for the degree program.
+ Prerequisite required
Program Outcomes:
The Liberal Arts program provides a broad background in humanitites, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. Upon completion of a liberal arts associates’s degress, graduates are able to:
- Reason quantitatively;
- Communicate clearly both through speaking and writing;
- Think critically and creatively;
- Work in groups;
- Apply information literacy to inquriy-based learning;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of human cultures;
- Express knowledge of the natural world;
- Possess an academic foundation for transfer to four year institutions of higher education; and
- Understand civic responsibility.
Transfer Opportunities:
The curriculum is specifically designed to fulfill general education requirements typically required by four-year institutions. This degree provides a good framework for the maximum transferability of courses. Students transfer successfully to the Connecticut State Universities and are able to utilize transfer equivalencies and advising resources. The transfer counselor can always be consulted when transferring.
Employment Information:
The Associate Degree gained from either General Studies or Liberal Arts may lead to advancement of employment as well as an increase in earnings.
This is primarily a transfer degree for students interested in completing General Education core courses and transferring to a Baccalaureate institution.
Program Coordinator
Teresa Foley
860.253.3137
tfoley@asnuntuck.edu
