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2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Nov 25, 2024

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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate of Arts

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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 at UA - Pulaski Technical College requires successful completion of 60 credit hours with a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade-point average. In general, courses taken to satisfy AA degree requirements must have a grade of “C” or better in order to transfer to a four-year institution.

English/Communications

Complete all (9 credit hours)

ENGL 1311 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1312 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3
SPCH 1300 - Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics

Complete one (3 credit hours)

MATH 1300 - Mathematical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1302 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 (or higher)

Lab Sciences

Complete all (8 credit hours)

PHYS 1300 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 3 and
PHYS 1100 - Physical Science Lab Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 1307 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3 and
PHYS 1107 - Earth Science Lab Credit Hours: 1 (or higher)
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BIOL 1300 - Biology for Non-Majors Credit Hours: 3 and
BIOL 1100 - Biology for Non-Majors Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
BIOL 1302 - Biological Science Credit Hours: 3 and
BIOL 1102 - Biological Science Lab Credit Hours: 1 (or higher)

Literature

Complete one (3 credit hours)

ENGL 2333 - English Literature from the Beginning to 1785 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2334 - English Literature from 1785 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2335 - American Literature from the Beginning to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2336 - American Literature from 1865 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2337 - World Literature from the Beginning to 1650 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2338 - World Literature from 1650 to the Present Credit Hours: 3

Arts and Humanities

Complete one (3 credit hours)

ARTS 2300 - Introduction to Visual Art Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2330 - Creative Writing I Credit Hours: 3
MUSC 2300 - Introduction to Music Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1310 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1330 - Intro to Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 1311 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 3 (or higher)
THEA 2300 - Introduction to Theatre Credit Hours: 3

U.S. History/Political Science

Complete one (3 credit hours)

HIST 2311 - U.S. History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2312 - U.S. History since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1310 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3

Social Science

Complete two (6 credit hours)

ANTH 2310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2322 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2323 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1310 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2310 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1311 - History of Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1312 - History of Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2300 - Psychology & the Human Experience Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2320 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 2300 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Complete 25 hours from either Option A or a combination of Options A and B

Option A

Electives Complete 16-25 credit hours from the following categories:

ANTH, ARTS, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MCOM, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, PMUS, POLS, PSYC, RELG, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, or THEA

Option B

Electives

Complete 0-9 credit hours

BUS 1403 - Microcomputer Applications Credit Hours: 3
CIS 1103 - Computer Concepts Credit Hours: 3
COLL 1100 - College Pathway Credit Hours: 1
or
COLL 1300 - Career Essentials Credit Hours: 3
HIMT 1301 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3

Any classes from the following categories:

ACCT, BUS, CRJU, EDPA, HLSC, or SOWK

Total 60 Credit Hours

*Biology for Non-Majors cannot serve as a prerequisite for upper-level BIOL courses.

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Total 60 Credit Hours