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Associate in Arts Degree

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Curriculum Description

The Associate in Arts degree is designed for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution. The general education core component (44 semester hour credits), if completed successfully with a grade of “C” or better on each course, is portable and transferable as a block from Surry Community College to UNC institutions whether or not the student has earned the associate degree.

Students who transfer the full general education core component are considered to have fulfilled the institution-wide, lower division requirements of the receiving institution. However, graduates of the Associate in Arts degree program (65 semester hour credits) will be eligible to transfer to all constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina with junior status if admitted into the institution.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Associate in Arts Program will be able to: 

  1. Analyze and interpret scholarly texts.
  2. Identify, evaluate, and apply relevant information to solve problems.
  3. Articulate conclusions and positions clearly and effectively.

Associate in Arts
A10100

Transfer Core Diploma - D10100 :
44 semester hour credits (See below)
Other Required Hours
English/Composition (6 semester hour credits)
ENG 111 Expository Writing (3)
and one of the following:
ENG 112 Argument-based Research (3) ENG 113 Literature-based Research (3)
 
Humanities/Fine Arts (12 credits)
Select four courses from three different prefix areas. One must be Literature. See MCR language requirement.
ART 111 Art Appreciation (3) HUM 121 Nature of America (3)
ART 114 Art History Survey I (3) HUM 122 Southern Culture (3)
ART 115 Art History Survey II (3) HUM 130 Myth in Human Culture (3)
ART 116 Survey of American Art (3) HUM 160 Intro to Film (3)
COM 231 Public Speaking (3) HUM 220 Human Val & Meaning (3)
DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation (3) JPN 111 Elementary Japanese I (3)
ENG 131 Intro to Literature (3) MUS 110 Music Appreciation (3)
ENG 231 American Literature I (3) MUS 112 Intro to Jazz (3)
ENG 232 American Literature II (3) MUS 210 History of Rock Music (3)
ENG 233 Major American Writers (3) PHI 215 Philosophical Issues (3)
ENG 241 British Literature I (3) PHI 240 Intro to Ethics (3)
ENG 242 British Literature II (3) POR 111 Elementary Portugese I (3)
ENG 243 Major British Writers (3) REL 110 World Religions (3)
ENG 261 World Literature I (3) REL 211 Intro to Old Testament (3)
ENG 262 World Literature II (3) REL 212 Intro to New Testament (3)
FRE 111 Intro to French (2) REL 221 Religion in America (3)
GER 111 Elementary German I (3) SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I (3)
HUM 110 Technology and Society (3) SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II (3)
HUM 115 Critical Thinking (3) SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
HUM 120 Cultural Studies (3) SPA 212 Intermediate Spanish II (3)
 
Social/Behavioral Science (12 credits)
Select four courses from three different prefix areas. One must be HIS.
ANT 210 General Anthropology (3) POL 120 American Government (3)
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology (3) PSY 150 General Psychology (3)
ANT 221 Comparative Cultures (3) PSY 237 Social Psychology (3)
ANT 240 Archaeology (3) PSY 239 Psychology of Personality (3)
ECO 151 Survey of Economics (3) PSY 241 Developmental Psychology (3)
ECO 251 Prin of Microeconomics (3) PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology (3)
ECO 252 Prin of Macroeconomics (3) SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology (3)
GEO 111 World Reg Geography (3) SOC 213 Sociology of the Family (3)
HIS 121 Western Civilization I (3) SOC 220 Social Problems (3)
HIS 122 Western Civilization II (3) SOC 225 Social Diversity (3)
HIS 131 American History I (3) SOC 230 Race & Ethnic Relations (3)
HIS 132 American History II (3) SOC 240 Social Psychology (3)
POL 110 Intro Political Sci. (3)  
 
Natural Science (8 credits)
Select two classes on advisement:
AST 151 Gen Astronomy I (4) CHM 151 General Chemistry I (4)
AST 152 Gen Astronomy II (4) CHM 152 General Chemistry II (4)
BIO 110 Principles of Biology (4) PHY 110 Conceptual Physics I (3)
BIO 111 General Biology I (4) PHY 110A Conceptual Physics Lab (1)
BIO 112 General Biology II (4) PHY 151 College Physics I (4)
BIO 120 Introductory Botany (4) PHY 152 College Physics II (4)
BIO 140 & 140A Enviro Bio & Lab (4) PHY 251 General Physics I (4)
CHM 131 Intro to Chemistry & Lab (4) PHY 252 General Physics II (4)
CHM 132 Organic & Biochemistry (4)  
 
Mathematics (6-8 credits)
Select one or both courses from the following:
*MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics (3) MAT 172 Precalculus Trigonometry (3)
MAT 141 Math Concepts I (3) MAT 175 Precalculus (4)
MAT 161 College Algebra (3) MAT 263 Brief Calculus (3)
MAT 162 College Trigonometry (3) MAT 271 Calculus I (4)
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra (3) MAT 272 Calculus II (4)
The second unit may be selected from the following:
*CIS 110 Intro to Computers (3) MAT 151 Statistics (3)
(RECOMMENDED OVER CIS)
CIS 115 Intro to Programming (3)
*More math will typically be required after transfer if MAT 140 & CIS 110 are used to meet these requirements.

To view details of courses, refer to the Course Descriptions section of the college catalog.

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