The College Transfer curriculum is designed for students who intend to transfer to a senior college for their baccalaureate degree. The freshman and sophomore level courses introduce the students to areas of study that develop breadth of outlook and contribute to balanced development. This training is complementary to, but different in emphasis from, the specialized training one receives for a job, a profession, or a major in a particular field of study.

The curriculum includes courses in communications, humanities and fine arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, physical education, and elective courses in liberal arts. These courses in the College Transfer Program assist students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the political, social, economic and cultural institutions in our society; to develop the ability for critical and constructive thinking, for problem solving, and ordering of values; to maintain good mental and physical health for self, family, and community, and balanced personal and social adjustment; to use basic mechanical, mathematical, and communication skills to solve everyday problems, understand ideas of others, and express ideas effectively; to understand their cultural heritage; to understand the creative activities of others; and to encourage participation in creative activities.

Upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students are awarded the Associate in Arts degree. Only letter grades of “C” or higher in all curriculum courses will count towards completion of the College Transfer Diploma and/or Degree.

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General Education Core (44 SHC)

English Composition (6 SHC)
ENG 111 Expository Writing
ENG 113 Literature – Based Research

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC*)
4 courses from 3 different areas listed below: 1 Literature (ENG) course, 1 Fine Arts, and 1 Communication (COM) are required.

Communication
COM 110* Intro. to Communication
or
COM 120* Interpersonal Communication
or
COM 231* Public Speaking

Literature
ENG 231* American Literature I
or
ENG 232* American Literature II
or
ENG 233* Major American Writers
or
ENG 241* British Literature I
or
ENG 242* British Literature II
or
ENG 261* World Literature I
or
ENG 262* World Literature II

Fine Arts
ART 111* Art Appreciation
or
ART 114* Art History Survey I
or
ART 115* Art History Survey II
or
DRA 111* Theatre Appreciation
or
HUM 160* Intro. to Film
or
MUS 110* Music Appreciation

Humanities
HUM 110* Technology & Society
or
HUM 115* Critical Thinking
or
HUM 120* Cultural Studies
or
HUM 130* Myth in Human Culture
or
HUM 150* American Women’s Studies
or
HUM 211* Humanities I
or
HUM 212* Humanities II
or
PHI 220* Western Philosophy I
or
PHI 221* Western Philosophy II
or
PHI 230* Introduction to Logic
or
PHI 240* Introduction to Ethics
or
REL 110* World Religions
or
REL 211* Introduction to Old Testament
or
REL 212* Introduction to New Testament
or
SPA 111* Elementary Spanish I
or
SPA 112* Elementary Spanish II
or
SPA 211* Intermediate Spanish I
or
SPA 212* Intermediate Spanish II

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC)
4 courses from 3 different areas one core History (HIS) course and PSY 150 are required.

HIS 111* World Civilization I
or
HIS 112* World Civilization II
or
HIS 131* American History I
or
HIS 132* American History II
PSY 150* General Psychology

And choose two courses from the list below:

ANT 210 General Anthropology
or
ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology
or
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics
or
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics
or
GEO 111 World Regional Geography
or
POL 110 Intro. to Political Science
or
POL 120 American Government
or
POL 220 International Relations
or
PSY 239 Psychology of Personality
or
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology
or
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology
or
SOC 210 Intro. to Sociology
or
SOC 213 Sociology of the Family
or
SOC 220 Social Problems
or
SOC 240 Social Psychology

Natural Sciences (8 SHC)
Select two sciences with lab from the General Education Core Science courses below. Students may not receive credit for similar Introductory or second level courses. (For example, students cannot receive credit for taking BIO 110 and BIO 111, CHM 131 and CHM 151, PHY 110/110A and PHY 151, or for second level courses a student cannot receive credit for taking PHY 152 and PHY 252.)

AST 111 Descriptive Astronomy
and
AST 111A Descriptive Astronomy Lab
or
BIO 110 Principles of Biology
or
BIO 111 General Biology I
or
BIO 112 General Biology II (requires BIO 111 prerequisite)
or
BIO 140 Environmental Biology
and
BIO 140A Environmental Biology Lab
or
CHM 131 Introduction to Chemistry
and
CHM 131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab

CHM 151 General Chemistry I
or
CHM 152 General Chemistry II
or
PHY 110 Conceptual Physics
and
PHY 110A Conceptual Physics Lab
or
PHY 151 College Physics I
or
PHY 152 College Physics II
or
PHY 251 General Physics I
or
PHY 252 General Physics II

Mathematics (6 SHC)
A. Select 1 course from the following list: (If placement exempts you from Part A, select 2 higher level MAT courses.)

MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra

B. Select 1 course from the following list:

MAT 155 Statistical Analysis
or
MAT 172 (if MAT 171was taken)

Precalculus Trigonometry

Other Required Courses (1 SHC)
ACA 122 College Transfer Succe

Other Electives (20 SHC)
Select 20 semester hours from the list of suggested electives for the AA, AGE, and AS degrees. In selecting electives students should consult with their advisor in the College Transfer area and make choices which are most appropriate for your intended university major. (These must be different and separate from any you used above.)

*Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and /or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.