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Show 30 REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSOCIATE OF ARTS OR ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE A student must complete at least ninety quarter hours of approved college work, exclusive of physical education, for the title of Associate of Arts or Associate of Science. SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS 90 quarter hours, exclusive of physical education activities. Basic Communication (English 1, 2, 3). Orientation 1 or 11, or Engineering 40 and 41. Health Education 1 or 2. Physical Education, selected activities for three quarters. Four quarter hours of laboratory work to be completed in the Life Sciences, in the Physical Sciences, or both. The titles of Associate of Arts and Associate of Science are designed for college transfer students. A candidate for the title of Associate of Arts must have a minimum of 15 quarter hours credit of one foreign language or two units of one foreign language in high school with at least one additional course in the same language completed in college. Three high school units of one and the same language completed in high school satisfies the Associate of Arts requirements. It is recommended that a student pursuing a major in the Humanities qualify for the title of Associate of Arts. A student contemplating work beyond the bachelor's degree should complete the foreign language requirements in his lower division work. In a division where there is a specific curriculum prescribed, the completion of the curriculum listed substitutes for the general requirements. Area Requirements A student may make a choice between either of two plans. The first plan calls for 9 quarter hours credit in general education, courses of each of four groups, and the second plan calls for 12 quarter hours credit in more specialized courses of each of four groups. A student with special problems and a student who needs specific courses for his major field may satisfy the general education requirements as an alternate by substituting courses which are approved by the Division Chairman and the Graduation Committee. Humanities 9 Hours from the following: Humanities 1, Introduction to Music Humanities 2, Introduction to Art Humanities 3, Introduction to Literature OR 12 Hours from at least two subject fields of the following: Art 3, Art Appreciation and History Art 11, General Drawing English 21, 22, 23, American Literature 31 English 27, Biography English 31, Literature of the Drama English 39, 40, 41, English Literature English 42, Shakespeare English 44, Modern British Literature English 47, Authors of Today French 12, The Culture of France German 12, The Culture of Germany Music 7, 8, 9, History and Literature of Music Philosophy 3, Introduction to Philosophy Philosophy 4, History of Science. Philosophy 10, Introduction to History of Philosophy or (Phil. 15) Philosophy 15, Aesthetics Philosophy 16, Philosophy of Religion Spanish 12, The Culture of Spain Speech 27, Appreciation of Radio and Television Speech 28, Theatre Appreciation Speech 29, Motion Picture Appreciation. Life Sciences The life science requirements, for those students who have special curricula to follow, can be satisfied by following the curricula specified for each of the pre-professional or major programs of courses. Other students may follow one of the two plans given below according to the life science courses completed in high school. Plan 1. Students who submit no zoology, botany or physiology credit from high school may choose between two options: Option 1. Nine credit hours including Life Science 1, followed by Life Science 2, Integration of the Life Sciences. Option 2. Twelve credit hours from at least two subject fields of the following: Bacteriology 1, Elementary Bacteriology Bacteriology 5, Elementary Public Health Biology 6, Heredity Biology 12, Wildlife Conservation Botany 1 or 2, Principles of General Botany Botany 6, Spring Flora Botany 7, Trees and Shrubs Life Science 1, Principles of Biology Physiology 1, The Human Body in Form and Function Zoology 1, the Animal World or (Zoology 4) Zoology 4, Animals Without Backbones Zoology 7, Vertebrate Zoology (If Life Science 1 is elected in the 12 hours, it is recommended that it be completed prior to taking other courses.) Plan 2. This plan is designed for those students who have received above average grades in zoology, botany, or physiology in high school and who have a high level of performance in the college entrance examinations. |