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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
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CIP Code: 24.0103
Length: 4 Semesters
Purpose
The Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts program is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or complete a baccalaureate degree in Humanities or Arts majors. By selecting appropriate electives, students should be able to complete the lower-division requirements for a variety of baccalaureate majors including arts, history, philosophy, or English.
In order to be assured that courses transfer to meet lower-division requirements at the specific institution, students should consult their navigator or faculty advisor to choose their majors and schedule their courses. Students are also encouraged to investigate guaranteed admission agreements (GAA) available for many colleges and universities in Virginia, contact their selected college’s admission office, and consult their selected college’s transfer guide if one is available. Academic advisors can assist with locating these resources.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into this program requires proficiency in English and mathematics. Through the direct enrollment and self-enrollment survey or other measures, students will be placed in the appropriate developmental or corequisite support courses in English and mathematics. Although developmental or support course credits do not apply toward the degree, these courses prepare students for collegiate-level work. Students required to take two or more developmental or corequisite support courses may need additional semesters to complete the degree.
Program Requirements
This curriculum should provide sufficient flexibility to meet lower-division requirements for a variety of majors and many colleges and universities and should allow students to succeed in transferring to obtain a baccalaureate degree. It is extremely important for students to work closely with their academic advisors to ensure a successful transfer.
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First Semester Total Credits: 17
Second Semester Total Credits: 16
Third Semester Total Credits: 16
Fourth Semester Total Credits: 12 - 13
Total Minimum Credits: 61 - 62
1 Students may place out of courses in the required 101-102 languages sequence using high school credits. Such placement will not award college credits. You will still need to take approved transfer elective credits equivalent to the course/courses out of which you have placed. Please note some colleges have 200-201 level language requirements. Check your transfer institution requirements to know if you need to take 200-201 languages and you may want to take these as your approved electives.
2 Only UCGS math courses fulfill this requirement. It is recommended that students take either the quantitative/statistics track: MTH 154 or MTH 161 and then MTH 245 or MTH 155 or the Calculus track: MTH 161 /MTH 162 or MTH 167 and then MTH 261 or MTH 263 /MTH 264 . Please check your math requirements at your transfer institution. For some liberal arts programs you may only need to take MTH 154 and you can take an approved elective instead of a second math.
3 Only UCGS (Uniform Certificate of General Studies ) history courses fulfill this requirement. These are HIS 101 HIS 102 HIS 111 HIS 112 HIS 121 and HIS 122 .
4 Only UCGS non-history SOC/Behavioral courses fulfill this requirement. These are ECO 201 . ECO 202 , GEO 210 . GEO 220 . PLS 135 . PLS 241 , PSY 200 , SOC 200 , andSOC 211 .
5 Only UCGS non-literature arts and humanities fulfill this requirement. These are ART 100 , ART 101 , MUS 121 , MUS 221 , HUM 201 , HUM 202 , HUM 220 , PHI 100 , PHI 220 , REL 230 , REL 240 .
6 Only UCGS literature courses fulfill this requirement. These are ENG 245 ENG 246 ENG 250 ENG 258 ENG 275 .
7 Only UCGS SOC/Behavioral courses fulfill this requirement. These are HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , HIS 121 , HIS 122 , ECO 201 , ECO 202 , GEO 210 , GEO 220 , PLS 135 , PLS 241 , PSY 200 , SOC 200 , and SOC 211 .
8 Only UCGS lab courses fulfill this requirement. These are BIO 101 BIO 102 , CHM 101 CHM 111 CHM 112 ENV 121 ENV 122 GOL 105 GOL 106 , PHY 100 PHY 201 PHY 202 PHY 241 PHY 242 . Please check your lab science requirements at your transfer institution. For some liberal arts programs you may only need to take one lab science and you can take an approved elective instead of a second lab science.
9 Students should consult with their academic advisor to select courses required by their desired degree at their transfer institution.
10 Students should consult with their academic advisor to select courses required by their desired degree at their transfer institution. Humanities and Arts courses include courses with the following prefixes: ART, ENG, MUS, HUM, PHI, REL. |
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