Associate in Liberal Arts

LIBERAL ARTS

Associate Degree Requirements (ALA.ALA)

The Associate in Liberal Arts Degree emphasizes foreign languages, literature, science, mathematics, economics, philosophy, sociology and psychology.

Students elect the Liberal Arts Degree for various reasons: as a basis for further study toward a baccalaureate degree, as a basis for employment in a variety of positions which require a broad college education, or for cultural enrichment.

The Liberal Arts Degree may serve as the base for baccalaureate level studies or as the preparation for graduate and professional degrees (e.g. law, medicine).

Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Fine Arts/ Visual, emphasizes a variety of art media and philosophies for students wishing to specialize in the Fine Arts at the university level.

The Pre-International Commerce Concentration is designed to develop competencies in occupationally oriented language training, cultural awareness, and business.

These Associate in Liberal Arts Degrees meet the MACRAO transfer agreement requirements.

Courses That Satisfy Associate in Liberal Arts Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Associate in Liberal Arts Degree must satisfy the Requirements for an Associate Degree as well as the specific minimum requirements as follows:
			Credits
English 1510, 1520			6
Fine Arts/Humanities			11
	This area is defined as courses on the Fine Arts/Humanities General Education Distribution list, p. 69. In addition to those listed, the following courses may be elected:
	ART ENG FRE GER ITA JPN RUS SPA	2600 2760 2610, 2620 2610, 2620 2610 2610, 2620 2610, 2620 2610, 2620
	These courses must be taken in more than one academic discipline.
Mathematics/Sciences			8
	These courses must be taken in more than one academic discipline. This area is defined as courses on the Mathematics/Science General Education Distribution list, p. 69 or courses with the same prefixes with numbers higher than those listed. One course must be an approved lab/science.
Physical Education			1
	A minimum of one credit hour must be completed from the Physical Education courses listed in the General Education Distribution list, p. 69.
POL 1510			3
Social Science			8
	This area is defined as courses on the Social Science General Education Distribution list, p. 69 or any other courses with the same prefix (ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, SSC, SOC except POL 1510). These courses must be taken in more than one academic discipline.
Necessary Electives to Total			62
Electives must be chosen from courses numbered 1000 through 2999.
Because transferability of credits varies with colleges and universities, programs and departmental majors, students are urged to discuss their programs plans with an OCC counselor and transfer institution.