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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:

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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.

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Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from 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