Associate of Arts in English
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundations Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Area II - The Arts (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in
ENG 215.
Area II - Social Sciences and Humanities (choose two) - 6 hours
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| | or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from any of the following:
Additional Coursework in English - 15 hours
| ENG 216H | Topics in Literature: Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 216P | Topics in Literature: Survey of British Literature | 3 |
| FRE 111 | Elementary French I | 3 |
| | and | |
| FRE 112 | Elementary French II | 3 |
| | or | |
| SPAN 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| | and | |
| SPAN 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
AND Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in English requirements. DO NOT choose a course from the list if you have already completed it in your GEC requirements.
General Electives - 0-5 hours
Students take advisor recommended electives as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for graduation.
Required General Education Core (GEC) (40-45 hours)
Required coursework in English (15 hours)
General Electives (0-5 hours)
60 minimum hours required for graduation.