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General Studies

Pathway in Liberal Arts

Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree Do you plan to transfer to a four-year liberal arts college or university that requires foreign language credits? If so, this pathway is for you. It is designed to prepare students for a broad liberal arts education.

Program Length 2 Years (4 Semesters) Transfer Objectives Economics, Education, English,

Foreign Language, Government (Political Science), History, Humanities, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology

Is this degree for you? Yes, if you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to major in liberal arts.

Tuition & Fee At only $157 per credit hour for you’ll

save $10K to $40K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

Miller graduated from VHCC and earned a master of arts from ETSU in English and a master of education from Arizona State University. With more than 25 years at VHCC encouraging students through their studies and curricular decisions, Miller tells her students: “I am here to help you succeed.”

Judy Miller

Program Coordinator LRC 220 jmiller@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2551

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4 Semesters First Semester (Fall) ENG 111

College Composition I

3

MTH 154

Quantitative Reasoning

3

PSY 200

Introduction to Psychology

3

BIO 101

General Biology I

4

SDV 101

Orientation to College Success

1

ITE 119 or 152

Information Literacy

3

TOTAL CREDITS

17

Second Semester (Spring) ENG 112

College Composition II

3

MTH 155

Statistical Reasoning

3

SOC 200

Introduction to Sociology

3

GOL 105

Physical Geology

4

MUS 222

History of Western Music 1750 to present

3

TOTAL CREDITS

16

Third Semester (Fall) SPA 101

Beginning Spanish I

4

CST 100

Principles of Public Speaking

3

HIS 121

U.S. History I

3

MUS 121

Music in Society

3

GEO 210

Introduction to Cultural Geography

3

TOTAL CREDITS

16

Fourth Semester (Spring) SPA 102

Beginning Spanish II

4

HIS 122

U.S. History II

3

ART 102

History of Art II

3

ENG 245 or 246 Major English Writers

3

PHI 100

3

Introduction to Philosophy

TOTAL CREDITS

16

For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.

Why start at Virginia Highlands?

For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!

Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon

Receive Up to $2K Annually

Complete an Associate of Arts & Science at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.

Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools!

Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory &Henry College, ETSU and more.

17:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80

Programs of Study

84%

of Students Get Financial Aid

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