Associate of Arts
Minimum Requirements for Associate of Arts Degree: 60 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
All credits for the A.A. degree must be at the F100 level or above, with 20 credits at the F200 level or above, and be distributed as follows:
Credits | ||
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements 1 | 35-40 | |
A.A. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the A.A. degree requirements. 1 | 0-4 | |
General Electives | ||
Complete the following: | ||
General Electives 1 | 19-24 | |
Total Credits | 60 |
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Students planning to go on to a bachelor’s degree should meet with their advisor to select courses satisfying the general education requirements and the major and/or minor requirements in both the A.A. and the desired bachelor's degree.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in their major and overall. Students must earn a C- grade or higher in all courses required for their degree unless otherwise specified by their major (major, minor, general education requirements and degree requirements). Some majors require higher GPAs for major coursework.
Roadmaps
First Year | |||
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
COM F121X, F131X, or F141X1 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
WRTG F111X1 | 3 | WRTG F211X, F212X, F213X, or F214X1 | 3 |
General Education Requirement - Mathematics | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
16 | 14 | ||
Second Year | |||
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Total Credits 60 |
Footnote Definitions
General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
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1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
15--Library & Information Research | ||
16--Mathematics | ||
17--Natural Sciences | ||
18--Other | ||
19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Build knowledge of human institutions, sociocultural processes, and the physical and natural world through the study of the natural and social sciences, technologies, mathematics, humanities, histories, languages and the arts
- Develop intellectual and practical skills across the curriculum, including inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, written and oral communication, information literacy, technological competence and collaborative learning
- Acquire tools for effective civic engagement in local through global contexts, including ethical reasoning, intercultural competence and knowledge of Alaska and Alaska issues
- Integrate and apply learning, including synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies, adapting them to new settings, questions and responsibilities and forming a foundation for lifelong learning