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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 1300/1100 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 1311  English Composition I 3    
  MATH 1300  Mathematical Reasoning OR MATH 1302  College Algebra (OR HIGHER) 3    
  Fine Arts/Humanities (select one of the following): ARTS 2300  ENGL 2330  MUSC 2300  PHIL 1310  PHIL 1330  SPAN 1311  (or higher) THEA 2300   3    
  Social Science (select one of the following): ANTH 2310  ECON 2322  ECON 2323  GEOG 1310  GEOG 2310  HIST 1311  HIST 1312  PSYC 2300  PSYC 2320  SOCI 2300   3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 3 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARTS, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MCOM, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, PMUS, POLS, PSYC, RELG, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THEA prefix) OR Option B (BUS 1403, CIS 1103, COLL 1100, COLL 1300, HIMT 1301, or ACCT, BUS, CRJU, EDPA, HLSC, SOWK prefix)

 3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR

Semester Two

Complete all 15-16 Hours

Course/Requirement Credits Semester Taken Grade
  BIOL 1300 /BIOL 1100  Biology for Non-Majors with Lab OR BIOL 1302 /BIOL 1102  Biological Science with Lab (OR HIGHER BIOLOGY) 4    
  ENGL 1312  English Composition II 3    
  SPCH 1300  Speech Communication 3    
  US History/Government (select one of the following: HIST 2311  U.S. History to 1877  HIST 2312  U.S. History since 1877 POLS 1310  American National Government 3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 2-3 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARTS, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MCOM, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, PMUS, POLS, PSYC, RELG, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THEA prefix) OR Option B (BUS 1403, CIS 1103, COLL 1100, COLL 1300, HIMT 1301, or ACCT, BUS, CRJU, EDPA, HLSC, SOWK 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 2333  ENGL 2334  ENGL 2335  ENGL 2336  ENGL 2337  ENGL 2338   3    
  PHYS 1300 /PHYS 1100  Physical Science with Lab (OR HIGHER CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE) 4    
  Social Science (select one of the following): ANTH 2310  ECON 2322  ECON 2323  GEOG 1310  GEOG 2310  HIST 1311  HIST 1312  PSYC 2300  PSYC 2320  SOCI 2300   3    
 

ELECTIVE

Complete 2-3 hours from Option A (ANTH, ARTS, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MCOM, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, PMUS, POLS, PSYC, RELG, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THEA prefix)

AND

1-3 hours from Option B (BUS 1403, CIS 1103, COLL 1100, COLL 1300, HIMT 1301, or ACCT, BUS, CRJU, EDPA, HLSC, SOWK 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, ARTS, ASL, BIOL, CHEM, ECON, ENGL, FILM, GEOG, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MCOM, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, PMUS, POLS, PSYC, RELG, SOCI, SPAN, SPCH, THEA prefix)

AND 0-3 hours from Option B (BUS 1403, CIS 1103, COLL 1100, COLL 1300, HIMT 1301, or ACCT, BUS, CRJU, EDPA, HLSC, SOWK 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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