Liberal Arts, A.A.

Associate of Arts
648

Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in English, foreign language, humanities, journalism, liberal arts, philosophy, pre-law, or speech/drama.

A specialization is also available in fine arts.

Program Objectives: To prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Developmental Requirements: Students who do not place into college-level English will be required to take developmental courses.

Students who do not demonstrate proficiency in MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 will be required to take developmental courses. It is strongly recommended that developmental education requirements be completed as soon as possible.

Program Note: This program can be completed online.

While a course may satisfy a requirement for a Virginia Western program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Transfer 2 CR ²
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 CR *
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 CR ¹
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 CR *
Science Sequence ELE - Science Sequence Elective 4 CR

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 CR *
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 CR (or ITE 119 )
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II 4 CR ^{*, 1}
Science Sequence ELE - Science Sequence Elective 4 CR
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning 3 CR ^*

Third Semester

ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR *
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 CR
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 CR ^{*, 1}
HIS 111 - History of World Civilization I 3 CR (or HIS 121 )
Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR

Fourth Semester

ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR *
HIS 112 - History of World Civilization II 3 CR (or HIS 122 )
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 CR ^{*, 1}
Humanities/Fine Arts ELE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 CR

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 60

¹ Students who have completed at least two years of a high school foreign language with at least a “B” average may take the intermediate level foreign language sequence in the first year. Students who complete the intermediate language sequence in the first year are required to take 8 credits from the following elective list in year two: Humanities/Fine Arts ELE

²SDV 108 will satisfy the SDV 101 requirement. SDV 108 is for developmental English students.

* This course has a requisite.