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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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22 Jul 2001

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Requirements for the Associate of Arts include areas A through E of the core curriculum
plus COMM 2280 (3 semester hours), 15 hours of electives, and 2 hours of Physical Education.  
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Area A -- Essential Skills -- 9 hours Area D -- Science, Math & Technology -- 10-11 hours
ENGL 1101-Composition and Rhetoric I. One laboratory  science course selected from:
ENGL 1102 or 1102H - Composition and Literature BIOL 1107 -- Principles of Biology I
CHEM 1151/1151L -- Survey of Chemistry I
One course selected from: CHEM 1211/1211L -- Principles of Chemistry I
MATH 1101 - Mathematical Modelling PHSC 1211/1211L --Physical Environment
MATH 1111 - College Algebra PHSC 1212/1212L -- Chemical Environment
MATH 1113 - Precalculus Mathematics PHYS 1111/1111L -- Introductory Physics I
MATH 1161 - Calculus PHYS 2211/2211L -- General Physics I

II. One science course selected from:
Area B -- Institutional Options -- 4-5 hours ASTR 1010 -- Astronomy of the Solar System
Ethics & Values BIOL 1107 -- Principles of Biology I
One course selected from: BIOL 1108 -- Principles of Biology II
CHEM 2600 -- Ethical/Moral Issues in Sciences BIOL 1120 -- The Diversity of Life
ENGL 2000 -- Ethics and Values in Literature BIOL 1121 -- Human Biology
ETHC 2000 -- Interdisciplinary Ethics BIOL 1122 -- Environmental Biology
HIST 2000 -- Ethics and Values in History CHEM 1151/1151L -- Survey of Chemistry I
PHIIL 2251 -- Intro to Ethics & Contem. Phil CHEM 1152/1152L -- Survey of Chemistry II
PHIL/POLS 2390 -Human Values/Public Problems       CHEM 1211/1211L -- Principles of Chemistry I
POLS 1200 -- Ethical Theories in Government CHEM 1212/1212L -- Principles of Chemistry II
GEOL 2010 -- Introduction to Physical Geology
Global Perspectives PHSC 1211/1211L -- Physical Environment
One course selected from: PHSC 1212/1212L -- Chemical Environment
ANTH 1150 -- Global Perspectives in Anthropology    III. One math, science, or technology course:
CHEM 2200 -- Science, Technology/Modern World   ASTR 1010 -- Astronomy of the Solar System
CRJU 2010 -- Universal Justice BIOl 1107 -- Principles of Biology I
ECON 1150 -- Global Economic Problems BIOL 1108 -- Principles of Biology II
ENGL 2050 -- Africa and the Diaspora BIOL 1120 -- The Diversity of Life
EURO 2000 -- European Union BIOL 1121 -- Human Biology
GEOG 1100 -- World Regional Georgraphy BIOL 1122 -- Environmental Biology
GEOG 2120 -- Cultural Geography CHEM 1151/1151L -- Survey of Chemistry I
HIST 1111- Civilization I CHEM 1152/1152L -- Survey of Chemistry II
HIST 1112 or 1112H -- Civilization II CHEM 1211/1211L -- Principles of Chemistry I
HIST 2100 -- Africa and the Diaspora CHEM 1212/1212L -- Principles of Chemistry II
HONS 2000 -- Honors Topics in Global Perspectives CSCI 1150 -- Fund. of the Internet and WWW
POLS 1150 -- World Politics CSCI 1301 -- Introduction to Programming Principles
PUBL/POLS 2250 --International Organizations   GEOL 2010 -- Introduction to Physical Geology
MATH 1113 -- Precalculus Mathematics

MATH 1161 -- Calculus I
Area C - Humanities & Fine Arts - 6 hours MATH 1950 -- Applied Math for Non-Science Majors
I. One course selected from: MATH 2200 -- The Spirit and Structure of Math
ENGL 2100 or 2100H -- Literature and Humanities MATH/CSCI 2252 -- Computational Methods in Statistics
PHIL 2201 -- Introduction to Philosophy MATH 2900 -- The Spirit and Structure of Mathematics
PHIL 2251 -- Intro to Ethics and Moral Philosophy PHSC 1211/1211L -- Physical Environment
PHSC 1212/1212L -- Chemical Environment
II. One course selected from: PHYS 1111/1111L -- Introductory Physics I
ARAP 1100 -- Art Appreciation PHYS 1112/1112L -- Introductory Physics II
ARAP/MUSC 1270 -- World of Art and Music     PHYS 2211/2211L -- General Physics I
ARHS 2710 --Art History I PHYS 2212/2212L -- General Physics II
ARHS 2720 -- Art History II SCIE 1000 -- Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
MUSC 1100 -- Music Appreciation
THEA 1100 -- Theatre Appreciation
THEA 1200 -- Introduction to Theatre
THEA 2410 -- Oral Interpretation   

Area E -- Social Sciences -- 12 hours Electives 18 hours
I. HIST/POLS 1100 -- Political History of America/Georgia I. COMM 2280 -- Speech Communication

II. One course selected from:
HIST 1111 -- Civilization I
HIST 1112 or 1112H -- Civilization II

III. One course selected from:
ANTH 1102 -- Introduction to Anthropology Physical Education -- 2 hours
ECON 2105 -- Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 -- Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 2120 -- Cultural Geography
PSYC 1101 or 1101H -- General Psychology
SOCI 1101 -- Introductory Sociology
IV. One course selected from: Regents' Exam
ANTH 1102 -- Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 2105 -- Principles of Macroeconomics Exit Exam (Academic Profile)
ECON 2106 -- Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 2120 -- Cultural Geography
HIST 1111 -- Civilization I
HIST 1112 or 1112H -- Civilization II
HIST 2111 -- History of America to 1877
HIST 2112 -- History of America since 1865
POLS 2100 -- Introduction to Political Science
PSYC 1101 or 1101H -- General Psychology
SOCI 1101 -- Introductory Sociology

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