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Liberal Arts, A.A.

 

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The Liberal Arts Program leads to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The following outline should be used as a guide for students seeking a broad and general foundation in the arts and sciences during the first two years. This program will provide the student an opportunity to test several occupational areas before making a final decision by acquainting him/her with all the basic fields of human knowledge. The program outlined will meet the requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree and Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).

The Associate of Arts degree can be used to fulfill the freshman-sophomore general education requirements at all state universities and most four-year colleges and universities in other states. The degree is the basic graduation award toward which most students will work if they intend to transfer. It emphasizes a broad general education. A year of world languages may be required at some schools in some majors. In order to obtain an Associate in Arts degree, students must complete the following uniform requirements:

COURSE #        
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
  Freshman  
ENGL 1101 Composition I 3
 
BIOLOGY 3-4
  Hum Electives* 9
  Free Elective 4
  General Education Electives 7
ENGL 1102 Composition II                                            OR 3
ENGL 1130 Introduction to Creative Writing                     OR 3
ENGL 2276 Composition: Technical Writing 3
  Total Credit for Year 1 32-33
     
  Sophomore
CMST 1101 Public Speaking OR 3
CMST 1103 Interpersonal Communications 3
  MATH/PHIL 1200 3-5
  SOC SCI Electives* 9
  CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS 3-5
  Free Electives** 6-10
 

Fulfill a minimum of 4 credits from two of the three areas: 
HLTH 1101 or HLTH 2220, CSCI 1102, or
any Physical Education course.    

4
Total Credits for Year 2 32
  TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION 60


Notes: 

 

STSK 1110 Freshman Seminar (1) credit is required.

* Students should choose courses that will meet humanities and social sciences requirements as well as the "Themes" of Gender Education; Diversity; Global Perspective; Ethical and Civic Responsibility; and the Environment to maximize their electives.

** Students may select courses in business, agriculture, human services, computer science, health, or physical education.

Updated: pp 1/18/2023