Associate of Science & Arts

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(Code 1106)

Students seeking the Associate of Science & Arts degree must also select a specific pathway/content area. A counselor should be consulted if the student plans to transfer to a four-year institution.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 24.0101], graduates should be able to:

meet general education core requirements.
transfer to a four year institution.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, both required:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose two from different disciplines:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, choose one:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credit
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 Credit
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit
MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 Credit
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 Credit

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, two required:

Take POLI 240

AND

Choose one:

ANTH 260 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit
ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit
HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 Credit
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credit
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 Credit
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 Credit
SOCI 235 - Social Problems 3 Credit

Humanities and Fine Arts

Choose two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from different disciplines, only one can be a foreign language):

CHNS 130 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I 4 Credit
CHNS 131 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II 4 Credit
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 Credit
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 Credit
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit
ENGL 265 - Introduction to Film 4 Credit
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 Credit
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 Credit
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit

Electives

Elective credits as necessary to earn a minimum of 60 credits (100 level or higher)

Program Requirements

Elective Credits as needed

Note:

Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required for all associate degree programs.

Note

A Liberal Studies Certificate is also available.