2015-2016 GTCC Student Catalog

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Associate in Arts

A 10 10 0 College Transfer - General Studies Contact: (336) 334-4822, ext. 50578 The Associate in Arts (AA) degree is designed for students who want to pursue a four-year degree in one of the liberal arts disciplines or training at a professional school that requires a strong liberal arts background. Upon transfer, students who earn the Associate in Arts degree generally major in fields such as anthropology, business, communication, economics, English, foreign language, geography, history, humanities, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Upon successful completion of this degree, graduates will be able to: • Apply strategies to acquire new information (concepts and perspectives) in a variety of academic disciplines • Analyze academic, workplace, and societal issues presented in a variety of academic disciplines using discipline-specific concepts and underlying perspectives • Use critical thinking (reason and creativity in problem-solving and decision-making) in a variety of academic disciplines • Demonstrate use of technology appropriate to a variety of academic disciplines Due to the vast number of course options available to students, faculty have created an AA Recommended Program of Study Outline for use during advising.

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Fall Semester I Credits ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3 – – Natural Science Requirement 4 – – Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement 3 – – Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3 – – Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3 Total 16 Spring Semester I ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines 3 – – Mathematics Requirement 3-4 – – Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement 3 – – Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement 3 – – Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3 ACA 122 College Transfer Success 1 Total 16-17 Fall Semester II – – General Education – – General Education – – General Education – – General Education – – General Education Total

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Spring Semester II – – Pre-major, Elective, or General Education 3 – – Pre-major, Elective, or General Education 3 – – Pre-major, Elective, or General Education 3 – – Pre-major, Elective, or General Education 4 Total 13 Total credit hours required for degree: 60

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