INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: Liberal Studies

Associate of Arts Degree

Basic Skills Courses:Cr.

ENGL111Written Commutation I 3
SPCH141Fundamentals of Speech 3
MATH112College Algebra 3
OR
MATH110Math for Liberal Arts 4
OR (Higher level math course)
CIS110Introduction to Computers 3

General Education Distribution: (Select 6 credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in each of two of the four following distribution areas:

A: Humanities - Art (ART), Drama (DRMA), English (ENGL), French (FREN), Humanities (HUM), Music (MUS), Native American Studies (NAS), Philosophy (PHIL), Speech (SPCH)

B: Social Sciences - Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), History (HIST), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOC), Social Science (SOSC)

C: Mathematics/Science - Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Earth Science (ESCI),Mathematics (MATH), Natural Science (NSCI), Physical Science (PHYS), Technical Science (TSCI)

D. Technology/Applied Art - Agriculture (AG), Agriculture Mechanics (AGMT), Automotive (AUTO), Automotive Body (BODY), Automotive/ Diesel (ATDI), Business Education (BUED), Business (BUS), Civil Tech (CT), Diesel (DIES), Drafting (DRFT), Electronics Engineering Technology (EET), Health and Physical Education (HPE), Health and Physical Education Activities (HPEA), Manufacturing Technology (MFGT), Metals Technology (METL), Nursing (NURS), Vocational Education (VOED)

The following courses may NOT be used to fulfill distribution requirements:

1. Courses required to fulfill Basic Skills requirements. 2. Cooperative Education courses (numbered 279 or 479). 3. Courses with EDUC, EDPY, or GUID prefixes.

Interdisciplinary Core:Cr.

HUM201Introduction to the Humanities 3
NSCI201Essence of Science 3
SOSC201Introduction to the Social Sciences 3

Concentration: (Advisor approved - 15 credits)

The student selects a concentration for the A.A. Degree from Communication, Community Services, English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Native American Studies, or Social Science.

Selectives: (Advisor approved - 12 credits)

(Select 12 credits each from distribution areas A, B, and C as described in the general education requirements above.)

Electives: (Advisor approved - 9 credits)