Requirements for Associate's Degrees A.A./A.S. Degree Requirements (General Studies) If you are getting an Associate's Degree in General Studies, contact the Academic Advisement Center (see http://weber.edu/aac). 1. A minimum of 60 credit hours. 2. A minimum of 20 hours in residence (for transfer students). 3. At least a 2.0 (C) WSU grade point average (GPA). 4. Completion of WSU general education and diversity requirements. The Associate of Arts degree must include a foreign language or ASL (American Sign Language) requirement which may be met by one of the following: a. Documentation of a proficiency level of "Novice High" or better through an examination administered by the WSU Foreign Language Department or through an examination by a recognized testing agency. b. Completion of WSU foreign language course 1020 with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. c. Completion of any WSU foreign language course at a level beyond the first year with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. d. Documentation of three years of the same language completed in high school with a minimum grade of "B". e. Documentation of a minimum proficiency level in American Sign Language through an examination administered by the American Sign Language/Interpreting program at SLCC. The signer must "demonstrate proficiency in temporal aspect, spatial agreement and in describing things around her/him and the deaf culture." f. Completion of WSU American Sign Language course 1020 with a grade of "C" or higher, or comparable transfer credit. A.A.S. Degree Requirements 1. A minimum of 63 credit hours. 2. A minimum of 20 hours in residence (for transfer students). 3. At least a 2.0 (C) WSU grade point average (GPA). 4. General education requirements are specified by each program and include at least the following: a. English ENIOIO and one other course in oral or written communication (6 credit hours); b. Math or discipline-specific statistics as designated by specific programs (3 credit hours); c. One course in each of the three following areas (9 credit hours): Creative Arts & Humanities (CA or HU), Life & Physical Sciences (LS or PS), and Social Sciences (SS). Institutional Certificates require a minimum of 10 credit hours in residence at WSU. Refer to the listings under the academic department for specific requirements. DIVERSITY REQUIREMEN To satisfy the University diversity requirement, each student who is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Music degree, a Bachelor of Music Education degree, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree, a Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree, an Associate of Science degree, or an Associate of Arts degree will complete a minimum of 3 credit hours from the list below of courses approved for the diversity requirement. Courses taken as part of a student's major or minor program requirements or taken to satisfy the General Education requirements may also count toward the diversity requirement if on the approved list. Anthro DV3500 Elements of Culture (3) Anthro DV3600 Culture Area Studies (3) Anthro DV3700 Sex Roles: Past, Present & Future (3) Anthro DV3900 Magic, Shamanism & Religion (3) Anthro HU/DV2300 Language and Culture (3) Anthro SS/DV1000 Intro to Anthropology (3) Anthro SS/DV2000 Peoples & Cultures of the World (3) Anthro SS/DV2200 Biological Anthropology (3) Anthro DV3200 Archaeology of Early Civilizations (3) Botany DV2303 Ethnobotany (3) ChFam DV3350 Diverse Families (3) CJ DV3040 Community Policing (3) CJ DV3360 Prisons - Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas (3) Comm DV3080 Intercultural Communication (3) Comm DV3090 Gender and Communication (3) Dance CA/DV1010 Intro to Dance (3) Densci DV2250 Professional Ethics (1) E d u c DV 3 2 00 Fou ndati ons of Diversity: Culturally, Linguistically Responsive Teaching (3) Educ DV3260 The Exceptional Student (3) Engl HU/DV2710 Perspectives on Women's Literature (3) Engl DV3550 Multicultural & Ethnic Literature in America (3) Engl DV3730 Literature of Cultures & Places (3) ForLng DV 3550 Studies in Culture & Civilization (3) Geogr SS/DV1100 Places & Peoples of the World (3) Geogr SS/DV1520 Geography of the United States & Canada (3) Geogr DV3540 Geography of Latin America (3) Geogr DV3590 Geography of Europe (3) Geogr DV3 62 0 Geography of Russia and the Former USSR (3) Geogr DV3640 Geography of Asia (3) Geogr DV3660 Geography of China and Japan (3) Geogr DV3 740 Geography of Africa (3) Geront DV3320 Ethnicity & Older Women in the American Society (3) HAS DV3190 Cultural Diversity in Patient Education (3) Health DV3420 Multicultural Health and Nutrition (3) Hist SS/DV 1020 World History from 1500 c.e. to Present (3) Hist DV3010 American Indian History: 1300 to Present (3) Hist DV3030 African-American History (3) Hist DV3050 History of U.S. Latinos (3) Hist DV3070 Women in American History: 1600 to Present (3) Hist DV3090 American Social History (3) Hist DV4110 History of the American West to 1900 (3) Hist DV4270 Europe 1945-Present (3) Hist DV4350 History of Modem Germany (3) Hist DV4510 Twentieth Century World History (3) Hist DV4530 Far Eastern History (3) Hist DV4550 Southeast Asian History (3) Hist DV4590 Middle Eastern History (3) Hist DV4650 Modern Latin America (3) Hist DV4670 History of Mexico (3) Hnrs HU/SS/DV2130 Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East (3) Nursng DV4000 Culture and Health Care (2) Nursng DV4001 Clinical Experience Related to Culture and Health Care of Nurses (1-3) Nursng DV4020/DV4021 Nursing: Community Health with Clinical Experience (3/2) Nutri DV3420 Multicultural Health and Nutrition (3) Philo DV3550 Philosophy of Eastern Religion (3) PolSc DV3630 Political Behavior (3) Weber State University 2004-2005 Catalog