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2025-2026

Associate in Arts A10100 Associate in Arts (10100) CIP 24.0101

Last updated on June 30, 2025, 3:42 p.m.

The following courses are required for successful completion of the award base program.

First Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

ACA-122 College Transfer Success
1.00
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
3.00

Take one communication/humanities/fine arts course from the following list. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
3.00
COM-231 Public Speaking
3.00
DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
3.00
ENG-231 American Literature I
3.00
ENG-232 American Literature II
3.00
ENG-241 British Literature I
3.00
ENG-242 British Literature II
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00

Take one of the following social/behavioral sciences courses. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree.

ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
3.00
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
3.00
HIS-111 World Civilizations I
3.00
HIS-112 World Civilizations II
3.00
HIS-131 American History I
3.00
HIS-132 American History II
3.00
POL-120 American Government
3.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
3.00

Take five semester hour credits from the OTHER REQUIRED HOURS course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 15

First Year Spring:

Take the following course.

ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
3.00

Take one communication/humanities/fine arts course from the list above. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree. This is your second course.

Take one social/behavioral sciences course from the list above. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree. This is your second course.

Take one of the following math courses.

MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy
3.00
MAT-152 Statistical Methods I
4.00
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
4.00

Take three semester hour credits from the following additional general education courses, or from any of the other general education courses listed above that are not taken to satisfy the general education requirements.

Credits: 15-16

Second Year Fall:

Take one communication/humanities/fine arts course from the list above. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree. This is your third course.

Take one social/behavioral sciences course from the list above. A total of three of these courses from at least two different disciplines (prefixes) are required to earn this degree. This is your third course.

Take one of the following Natural Science sets

Set One

AST-111 Descriptive Astronomy
3.00
AST-111A Descriptive Astronomy Lab
1.00

Set Two

AST-151A General Astronomy I Lab
1.00

Set Three

BIO-110 Principles of Biology
4.00

Set Four

BIO-111 General Biology I
4.00

Set Five

CHM-151 General Chemistry I
4.00

Set Six

PHY-110 Conceptual Physics
3.00
PHY-110A Conceptual Physics Lab
1.00

Take three semester hour credits from the following additional general education courses, or from any of the other general education courses listed above that are not taken to satisfy the general education requirements.

ANT-210 General Anthropology
3.00
ANT-220 Cultural Anthropology
3.00
AST-152 General Astronomy II
3.00
AST-152A General Astronomy II Lab
1.00
BIO-112 General Biology II
4.00
BIO-140 Environmental Biology
3.00
CHM-131 Introduction to Chemistry
3.00
CHM-131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab
1.00
CHM-132 Organic and Biochemistry
4.00
CHM-152 General Chemistry II
4.00
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers
3.00
COM-110 Introduction to Communication
3.00
COM-140 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
3.00
DRA-126 Storytelling
3.00
ECO-151 Survey of Economics
3.00
ENG-113 Literature-Based Research
3.00
ENG-114 Professional Research & Reporting
3.00
ENG-131 Introduction to Literature
3.00
FRE-111 Elementary French I
3.00
FRE-112 Elementary French II
3.00
GEO-111 World Regional Geography
3.00
GEO-112 Cultural Geography
3.00
HUM-110 Technology and Society
3.00
HUM-115 Critical Thinking
3.00
HUM-120 Cultural Studies
3.00
HUM-122 Southern Culture
3.00
HUM-130 Myth in Human Culture
3.00
MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry
4.00
MAT-263 Brief Calculus
4.00
MAT-271 Calculus I
4.00
MAT-272 Calculus II
4.00
MAT-273 Calculus III
4.00
MUS-210 History of Rock Music
3.00
PHY-151 College Physics I
4.00
PHY-152 College Physics II
4.00
PHY-251 General Physics I
4.00
PHY-252 General Physics II
4.00
POL-220 International Relations
3.00
PSY-237 Social Psychology
3.00
PSY-239 Psychology of Personality
3.00
PSY-241 Developmental Psychology
3.00
PSY-281 Abnormal Psychology
3.00
REL-110 World Religions
3.00
REL-211 Introduction to Old Testament
3.00
REL-212 Introduction to New Testament
3.00
SOC-213 Sociology of the Family
3.00
SOC-220 Social Problems
3.00
SOC-230 Race and Ethnic Relations
3.00
SOC-240 Social Psychology
3.00
SPA-111 Elementary Spanish I
3.00
SPA-112 Elementary Spanish II
3.00
SPA-211 Intermediate Spanish I
3.00
SPA-212 Intermediate Spanish II
3.00

Take three semester hour credits from the OTHER REQUIRED HOURS course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 16

Second Year Spring:

Take eight semester hour credits from the list of additional general education courses above, or from any of the other general education courses listed above that are not taken to satisfy the general education requirements. These must be different than the courses you have already taken.

Take six semester hour credits from the OTHER REQUIRED HOURS course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 14

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS Course List:

Take 14 SHC from the following courses, or from any of the general education courses listed above not taken to satisfy the general education requirement or the additional general education requirement.

ACC-120 Principles of Financial Accounting
4.00
ACC-121 Principles of Managerial Accounting
4.00
ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-122 Three-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-131 Drawing I
3.00
ART-132 Drawing II
3.00
ART-135 Figure Drawing I
3.00
ART-212 Gallery Assistantship I
3.00
ART-214 Portfolio and Resume
1.00
ART-231 Printmaking I
3.00
ART-235 Figure Drawing II
3.00
ART-240 Painting I
3.00
ART-241 Painting II
3.00
ART-244 Watercolor
3.00
ART-261 Photography I
3.00
ART-262 Photography II
3.00
ART-264 Digital Photography I
3.00
ART-265 Digital Photography II
3.00
ART-266 Videography I
3.00
ART-267 Videography II
3.00
ART-281 Sculpture I
3.00
ART-282 Sculpture II
3.00
ART-283 Ceramics I
3.00
ART-288 Studio
3.00
BIO-163 Basic Anatomy & Physiology
5.00
BIO-168 Anatomy and Physiology I
4.00
BIO-169 Anatomy and Physiology II
4.00
BIO-250 Genetics
4.00
BIO-275 Microbiology
4.00
BUS-110 Introduction to Business
3.00
BUS-115 Business Law I
3.00
BUS-137 Principles of Management
3.00
CJC-111 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3.00
CJC-121 Law Enforcement Operations
3.00
CJC-141 Corrections
3.00
COM-150 Introduction to Mass Communication
3.00
CSC-120 Computing Fundamentals I
4.00
CSC-134 C++ Programming
3.00
CSC-151 JAVA Programming
3.00
ENG-125 Creative Writing I
3.00
ENG-126 Creative Writing II
3.00
ENG-273 African-American Literature
3.00
ENG-274 Literature by Women
3.00
HEA-110 Personal Health/Wellness
3.00
HIS-221 African-American History
3.00
HIS-226 The Civil War
3.00
HIS-236 North Carolina History
3.00
HUM-170 The Holocaust
3.00
PED-110 Fit and Well for Life
2.00
PED-111 Physical Fitness I
1.00
PED-117 Weight Training I
1.00
PED-122 Yoga I
1.00
PED-217 Pilates I
1.00
POL-130 State & Local Government
3.00
PSY-211 Psychology of Adjustment
3.00
PSY-215 Positive Psychology
3.00
PSY-231 Forensic Psychology
3.00
PSY-246 Adolescent Psychology
3.00
PSY-249 Psychology of Aging
3.00
PSY-259 Human Sexuality
3.00
PSY-275 Health Psychology
3.00
SOC-234 Sociology of Gender
3.00
SOC-242 Sociology of Deviance
3.00
SOC-245 Drugs and Society
3.00

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Total Credits To Complete
60-61