Online Degree Option
This program offers an online degree option as well as the traditional on-campus classroom format. The degree curriculum below outlines how the degree can be completed online or hybrid. For a full list of on-campus options for an associate in arts degree, visit academic advising or the college catalog.
The online degree can be achieved by taking these courses through a combination of online, hybrid and on-campus classes. For a full list of on-campus options for an Associate in Arts degree, visit academic advising or the college catalog.
One Human Relations course and one Non-Western Culture course are required to complete the Associate in Arts Degree. Check the course catalog for options in each category.
This distance education degree option does have a few hybrid courses which are noted with asterisk (*).
Associate in Arts Online Completion Option
| Semester Credits: | 9 | |
| Communications | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Rhetoric & Composition II | 3 |
| SPCH 151 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking* | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| General Humanities | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 286 | History of Religion | 3 |
| LIT 113 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 |
| LIT 117 | Literature Written by Women | 3 |
| LIT 201 | World Literature I | 3 |
| LIT 202 | World Literature II | 3 |
| LIT 205 | Lit of Non Western Countries | 3 |
| LIT 215 | Contemporary Multicultural American Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 150 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 151 | Introductory Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 152 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 155 | Non Western Philosophy | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 101 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 101 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 103 | Survey of Non-Western Art | 3 |
| ART 110 | Art & Gender | 3 |
| MUS 101 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 110 | World Music | 3 |
| THEA 120 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Additional Humanities or Fine Arts | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Additional course from either General Humanities or Fine Arts | ||
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Social Science | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 115 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics I (Macro) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics II (Micro) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 115 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 117 | African History* | 3 |
| HIST 180 | U.S. History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 181 | U.S. History, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 150 | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| POLS 270 | International Relations | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Behavioral Science | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 150 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PSYC 151 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSYC 250 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSYC 251 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| PSYC 253 | Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| PSYC 295 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 153 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 203 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 255 | The Family | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Additional Social or Behavioral Science | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Additional course from either Social or Behavioral Science | ||
| Semester Credits: | 3 | |
| Com Hum Soc Behav | Choose additional course in Communications Humanities, Social or Behavioral Science | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED 252 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| HIST 250 | 20th Century Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 292 | U.S. History Since 1945 | 3 |
| PSYC 200 | Applied Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 225 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 252 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 254 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| PSYC 259 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 265 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 266 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| SPCH 155 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Semester Credits: | 4 | |
| Mathematics | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 205 | Economic and Business Statistics* | 4 |
| MATH 107 | General Education Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 111 | Arts and Humanities Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 191 | Introduction to Statistics* | 4 |
| Student may only receive credit for MATH 107, BUS 205 OR MATH 191 | ||
| Semester Credits: | 4 | |
| Life Science | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Course must be completed on campus | ||
| Semester Credits: | 4 | |
| Physical Science | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 101 | Introductory Chemistry | 4 |
| ES 114 | Earth and the Environment* | 4 |
| Semester Credits: | 2 | |
| Human Well-Being | Choose one | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HES 151 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 |
| HES 154 | Nutrition, Exercise, & Weight Management | 2 |
| HES 155 | Physical Fitness & Wellness | 2 |
| HES 158 | Consumer Health | 3 |
| HRO 150 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 2 |
| Semester Credits: | 20 | |
| Transfer Electives | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Additional courses from any category above or choose from the following: | ||
| ACCT 110 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 111 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| AOJ 100 | Intro to Administration of Justice | 3 |
| BIOL 106 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIOL 110 | Introduction to Marine Biology | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Business Computer Systems | 3 |
| BUS 215 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CIS 185 | Intro to Information Technology | 3 |
| ECE 110 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECE 112 | Growth & Development of Children | 3 |
| ED 255 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ED 260 | Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 |
| ED 267 | Diversity in 21st Century Schools | 3 |
| ENGR 275 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| GEOG 202 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| HES 170 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 3 |
| MKT 126 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |