Associate in Arts (College Transfer)

Courses Offered - Degree & Diploma (Day & Evening)


Hours/Week
Sem Hrs
Class
Lab
Credit
General Education Core (44 Semester Hours Credit)*

English Composition (6 Semester Hours Credit)

The following course is required :

ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 3
The second composition course must be selected from the following:
ENG 112 Argument-Based Research
3 0 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3 0 3
ENG 114 +Prof. Research & Reporting 3 0 3
Humanities/Fine Arts (12 Semester Hours Credit )**

Select four courses with at least three different prefixes from those listed below.
At least one course must be a literature course (ENG prefix).

ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 3
ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 3
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 3
ASL 111 Elementary American Sign Language I
3 0 3
ASL 112 Elementary American Sign Language II 3 0 3
ASL 211 Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 0 3
ASL 212 Intermediate American Sign Language II 3 0 3
DAN 110 Dance Appreciation
3 0 3
DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation 3 0 3
DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre 3 0 3
ENG 131 Introduction to Literature
3 0 3
ENG 231 American Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3 0 3
ENG 233 Major American Writers 3 0 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3 0 3
ENG 243 Major British Writers 3 0 3
ENG 251 Western World Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 252 Western World Literature II 3 0 3
FRE 111 Elementary French I
3 0 3
FRE 112 Elementary French II 3 0 3
FRE 211 Intermediate French I 3 0 3
FRE 212 Intermediate French II 3 0 3
HUM 110 Technology & Society 3 0 3
HUM 120 Cultural Studies 3 0 3
HUM 121 The Nature of America 3 0 3
HUM 122 Southern Culture 3 0 3
HUM 130 Myth in Human Culture 3 0 3
HUM 150 American Women’s Studies 3 0 3
HUM 160 Introduction to Film 2 2 3
HUM 220 Human Values & Meaning 3 0 3
MUS 110 Music Appreciation
3 0 3
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz 3 0 3
MUS 114 Non-Western Music 3 0 3
MUS 212 American Musical Theatre 3 0 3
PHI 210 History of Philosophy 3 0 3
PHI 215 Philosophical Issues 3 0 3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 0 3
REL 110 World Religions 3 0 3
REL 211 Intro. to Old Testament 3 0 3
REL 212 Intro. to New Testament 3 0 3
REL 221 Religion in America 3 0 3
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I 3 0 3
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II 3 0 3
SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish I 3 0 3
SPA 212 Intermediate Spanish II 3 0 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 Semester Hours Credit)
Select four courses with at least three different prefixes from those listed below. At least one course must be a history courses (HIS prefix).
ANT 210 General Anthropology 3 0 3
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology 3 0 3
ANT 221 Comparative Cultures
3 0 3
ANT 240 Archaeology 3 0 3
ECO 151 Survey of Economics
3 0 3
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 3
HIS 111 World Civilizations I
3 0 3
HIS 112 World Civilizations II
3 0 3
HIS 121 Western Civilization I
3 0 3
HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3 0 3
HIS 131 American History I 3 0 3
HIS 132 American History II 3 0 3
POL 110 Intro. to Political Science
3 0 3
POL 120 American Government 3 0 3
POL 210 Comparative Government 3 0 3
POL 220 International Relations 3 0 3
PSY 150 General Psychology
3 0 3
PSY 237 Social Psychology 3 0 3
PSY 239 Psychology of Personality 3 0 3
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology 3 0 3
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology 3 0 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology
3 0 3
SOC 213 Sociology of the Family 3 0 3
SOC 220 Social Problems 3 0 3
Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14-16 Semester Hours Credit)
Natural Sciences (8 Semester Hours Credit)
BIO 110 Principles of Biology 3 3 4
BIO 111 General Biology I 3 3 4
BIO 112 General Biology II 3 3 4
BIO 120 Botany 3 3 4
BIO 140
BIO 140A
Environmental Biology and
Environmental Biology Lab
3
0
0
3
3
1
CHM 131
CHM 131A

Introduction to Chemistry and
Introduction to Chemistry Lab
3
0
0
2
3
1
CHM 132 Organic & Biochemistry 3 3 4
GEL 111 Introductory Geology 3 2 4
GEL 120 Physical Geology 3 2 4
GEL 230 Environmental Geology 3 2 4
Mathematics (6-8 Semester Hours Credit)
Select one course from the following:
MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics
3 0 3
MAT 161 College Algebra 3 0 3
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra 3 0 3
MAT 175 Precalculus 4 0 4
Select one additional course from the MAT courses above or from the following:
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
2 2 3
CIS 115 Intro. to Programming & Logic 2 2 3
MAT 151 Statistics I 3 0 3
MAT 172 Precalculus Trigonometry 3 0 3
MAT 263 Brief Calculus 3 0 3
MAT 271 Calculus I 3 2 4
The 44 hours above complete the General Education Core and the requirements for an Associate in Arts diploma.
Other Required Courses to earn Associate in Arts Degree
(20 - 21 Semester Hours Credit)*
Select additional courses from those listed above or below.
ACA 115 ***Success & Study Skills
0 2 1
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 4
ACC 121 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 2 4
BUS 110 Introduction to Business
3 0 3
BUS 115 Business Law I 3 0 3
COM 110 **Intro. to Communication 3 0 3
COM 231 **Public Speaking 3 0 3
ENG 125 Creative Writing I 3 0 3
ENG 126 Creative Writing II 3 0 3
HEA 110 Personal Health/Wellness 3 0 3
HIS 221 African-American History 3 0 3
HIS 231 Recent American History 3 0 3
HIS 236 North Carolina History 3 0 3
HIS 251 English History I 3 0 3
HIS 252 English History II 3 0 3
HIS 261 East Asian History 3 0 3
PED 110 Fit and Well for Life
1 2 2
PED 111 Physical Fitness I
0 3 1
PED 112 Physical Fitness II 0 3 1
PED 113 Aerobics I
0 3 1
PED 114 Aerobics II 0 3 1
PED 115 Step Aerobics I 0 3 1
PED 116 Step Aerobics II 0 3 1
PED 117 Weight Training I 0 3 1
PED 118 Weight Training II 0 3 1
PED 120 Walking for Fitness
0 3 1
PED 121 Walk, Jog, Run 0 3 1
PED 122 Yoga I 0 2 1
PED 123 Yoga II 0 2 1
PED 124 Run, Swim, Cycle 0 3 1
PED 125 Self-Defense - Beginning 0 2 1
PED 137 Badminton 0 2 1
PED 139 Bowling-Beginning
0 2 1
PED 142 Lifetime Sports 0 2 1
PED 143 Volleyball-Beginning 0 2 1
PED 144 Volleyball-Intermediate
0 2 1
PED 152 Swimming-Beginning 0 2 1
PED 154 Swimming for Fitness 0 3 1
PED 155 Water Aerobics 0 3 1
PED 171 Nature Hiking
0 2 1
PED 172 Outdoor Living
1 2 2
PED 174 Wilderness Pursuits
0 2 1
PED 183 Folk Dancing 0 2 1
PED 184 Square Dancing I 0 2 1
PED 185 Square Dancing II 0 2 1
PED 186 Dancing for Fitness 0 2 1
PED 187 Social Dance – Beginning 0 2 1
PED 189 Clogging 0 2 1
PED 216 Indoor Cycling
0 3 1
PED 217 Pilates I 0 2 1
PED 218 Pilates II 0 2 1
POL 130 State & Local Government 3 0 3
PSY 263 Educational Psychology 3 0 3
SPA 161 Cultural Immersion 2 3 3
SPA 221 Spanish Conversation 3 0 3
SPA 231 Reading & Composition 3 0 3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT: 64 - 65
*Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

**Three-semester hours credit in speech/communication may be substituted for three-semester hours credit in Humanities/Fine Arts. However, it may not substitute for the literature requirement.

***This course has not been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

+ Students should consult receiving university’s English composition requirements before selecting this course.


Faculty Advisors

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