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The Associate of Arts (AA) degree is designed for students who wish to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree and transfer to a four-year institution. The AA degree requires the successful completion of 60 credit hours with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average.

Most transfer 2+2 agreements are made with the Associate of Science degree plans. Please check with an advisor to make sure you are in the correct degree for your transfer goals. For links to transfer agreement degree plan checklists, visit 2+2 Transfer Information and Agreements (uaptc.edu).

ACTS Course Numbers

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and equitable treatment in the application of credits for admissions and degree requirements. Go to https://adhe.edu/students-parents/transfer-info-for-students for more information.

Degree Requirements

- This degree requires successful completion of 60 credit hours

- A minimum 2.00 cumulative gradepoint average required for graduation

- Satisfaction of all financial obligations due to the college is required for graduation

- Please note: additional prerequisite courses may be required if minimum placement requirements are not met.

- NOTE: BIOL 10043/10031 cannot serve as a prerequisite for upper-level BIOL courses.

Please see the program of study page to view the program requirements and eligible electives: Program: Associate of Arts - University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College - Acalog ACMS™ (uaptc.edu).

Semester One

Recommended Sequence

Complete all 15 Hours

Course/Requirement Credits Semester Taken Grade
  ENGL 10103  English Composition I 3    
  MATH 11103  Mathematical Reasoning OR MATH 11003  College Algebra (OR HIGHER) 3    
  Fine Arts/Humanities (select one of the following): ARHS 10003  ENGL 20103  MUSC 10003  PHIL 11003  PHIL 10003  SPAN 10103  (or higher) THTR 20003   3    
  Social Science (select one of the following): ANTH 20103  ECON 22003  ECON 21003  GEOG 22203  GEOG 21103  HIST 11103  HIST 11203  PSYC 11003  PSYC 21003  SOCI 10103   3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 3 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARHS, BIOL, COMM, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, INTR, MATH, MUAP, MUSC, PHIL, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, RELS, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THTR prefix) OR Option B (BUSI 14083, CPSI 10003, UNIV 10001, UNIV 10033, HIMT 10183, or ACCT, BUSI, CRJU, HEAL, PEAC, SCWK prefix)

 3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR

Semester Two

Complete all 15-16 Hours

Course/Requirement Credits Semester Taken Grade
  BIOL 10043 /BIOL 10031  Biology for Non-Majors with Lab OR BIOL 10103 /BIOL 10101  Biological Science with Lab (OR HIGHER BIOLOGY) 4    
  ENGL 10203  English Composition II 3    
  SPCH 10003  Speech Communication 3    
  US History/Government (select one of the following: HIST 21103  U.S. History to 1877  HIST 21203  U.S. History since 1877 PLSC 20003  American National Government 3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 2-3 from Option A (ANTH, ARHS, BIOL, COMM, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, INTR, MATH, MUAP, MUSC, PHIL, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, RELS, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THTR prefix) OR Option B (BUSI 14083, CPSI 10003, UNIV 10001, UNIV 10033, HIMT 10183, or ACCT, BUSI, CRJU, HEAL, PEAC, SCWK prefix)

 2-3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR

Semester Three

Complete all 15-16 Hours

Course/Requirement Credit Semester Taken Grade
  Literature (select one of the following): ENGL 26703  ENGL 26803  ENGL 26503  ENGL 26603  ENGL 21103  ENGL 21203   3    
  PHSC 10043 /PHSC 10031  Physical Science with Lab (OR HIGHER CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE) 4    
  Social Science (select one of the following): ANTH 20103  ECON 22003  ECON 21003  GEOG 22203  GEOG 21103  HIST 11103  HIST 11203  PSYC 11003  PSYC 21003  SOCI 10103   3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 2-3 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARHS, BIOL, COMM, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, INTR, MATH, MUAP, MUSC, PHIL, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, RELS, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THTR prefix)  

AND

1-3 hours from Option B (BUSI 14083, CPSI 10003, UNIV 10001, UNIV 10033, HIMT 10183, or ACCT, BUSI, CRJU, HEAL, PEAC, SCWK prefix) OR Complete all 5-6 hours from Option A

 3    
  ELECTIVE 2-3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR

Semester Four

Complete all 14-15 Hours

Course/Requirement Credits Semester Taken Grade
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 12-15 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARHS, BIOL, COMM, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, INTR, MATH, MUAP, MUSC, PHIL, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, RELS, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THTR prefix)

AND 0-3 hours from Option B (BUSI 14083, CPSI 10003, UNIV 10001, UNIV 10033, HIMT 10183, or ACCT, BUSI, CRJU, HEAL, PEAC, SCWK prefix)

 3    
  ELECTIVE 3    
  ELECTIVE 3    
  ELECTIVE 3    
  ELECTIVE 2-3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR - APPLY FOR GRADUATION

 

Total 60 Credit Hours

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