Associate in Arts Degree

The Associate in Arts (AA) degree is a two-year direct transfer liberal arts degree consisting of at least 60 semester credits at the 100 and 200 levels.

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Learning Outcomes

1. Global and Cultural Awareness: Develop the ability to perceive how people interact with their cultural and natural environments, through their own worldview and through the worldviews of others, in order to analyze how individuals and groups function in local and global contexts.
2. Critical Thinking and Creativity: Make judgments, solve problems, and reach decisions using analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills.
3. Communication: Use written, visual, and oral communication to discover, develop, and communicate meaning, and to respond respectfully to the ideas of others in multiple environments.
4. Information Literacy: Identify information needed in a variety of situations, and access, evaluate, and use relevant information effectively and responsibly.

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Overview of Requirements

To earn an Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree, Windward Community College students must complete 60 credits in courses numbered 100 or above with a grade-point average of at least 2.0. Students who are awarded an Associate in Arts degree from a UH Community College must have a Community College cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for all course work taken in fulfillment of A.A. degree requirements.

At least 12 of the credits for the A.A. degree must be earned at Windward Community College. No more than 12 credits in any combination of independent study or cooperative education may apply to the degree requirements.

Credits must be earned in the required areas.

Any one course can fulfill only one area. (e.g.: SP 151, SP 231, SP 251)

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Special Requirements

• Writing Intensive (WI) (a total of 2 courses)
• Math Placement: Place into Math 100 or complete Math 25 with a “C” or higher.

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Foundations Requirements

Written Communication (FW) (Introductory Level Writing, 3 credits)

• ENG 100

Symbolic Reasoning (FS) (3 credits)

• ICS 141
• MATH 100, 103, 112, 135, 140, 203, 205
• PHIL 110

Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG) (A total of 6 credits from two different groups.)

• Group A: HIST 151
• Group B: HIST 152
• Group C: REL 150 (if taken Fall 2008 or after)

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Oral Communication Requirements

Oral Communications (OC) (3 credits)

• COM 145
• SP 151, 231, 251

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Diversification Requirements

Arts, Humanities and Literature

Required: A total of 6 credits, each course selected from 2 different groups.

Group 1: Arts (DA)

• ART 101, 102 or 104D, 105B, 105C, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 123, 189, 207, 208, 213, 214, 223, 224, 243, 244, 253, 260
• ENG 204A
• HWST 115, 130, 131, 222
• HUM 100, 269V
• MUS 101, 108, 114, 121B, 121C, 121D, 121F, 121Z, 122B, 122C, 122D , 122F, 130F, 221C, 222C, 253
• SP 151, 231, 251
• THEA 101, 211, 221, 222, 240, 260

Group 2: Humanities (DH)

• ART 269V, 270, 280
• HWST 107, 255, 275, 275L, 270, 285
• HIST 231, 232, 241, 242, 281, 282, 284 or 224
• IS 160A, 160B, 160L, 260A, 260B, 260L
• LING 102
• MUS 106, 107, 122Z, 166,
• PHIL 100, 101, 102, 211, 213
• REL 150 (up to and including Spring 2008), 151, 201, 202, 205, 207

Group 3: Literature (DL)

• ENG 209, 270, 271, 272

Natural Sciences

Required: A minimum of 6 creditsfrom the biological sciences area (DB) and 3 credits from the physical science area (DP). In addition, the student must take a science laboratory/field trip course (DY).

Biological Sciences (DB)

• AG 120
• ANSC 142, 151
• AQUA 106, 201
• BIOL 100, 101, 124, 171, 172, 200, 265, 275
• BOT 101, 130, 160, 205, 210
• FSHN 185
• MICR 130
• OCN 220
• SCI 123
• ZOOL 101, 106, 107, 141, 142, 200, 254

Physical Sciences (DP)

• ASTR 110, 130, 281, 294V
• CHEM 100, 151, 152, 161, 162, 272
• GEOG 101
• GG 101, 103, 166
• MET 101
• OCN 201
• PHYS 122, 151, 152, 170, 272

Natural Sciences Lab (DY)

• ANSC 142L, 151L
• AQUA 106, 201L
• ASTR 110L, 250L
• BIOL 100L, 101, 124L, 171L, 172L, 200L, 265L, 275L
• BOT 101, 130, 205, 210
• CHEM 100L, 151L, 152L, 161L, 162L, 272L
• GEOG 101L
• GG 101, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214
• IS 201, 260L
• MET 101L
• MICR 140
• NREM 250
• OCN 201L
• PHYS 122L, 151L, 152L, 170L, 272L
• SCI 123
• ZOOL 101, 107, 141L, 142L, 200L

Social Sciences

Required: A total of 6 credits from 2 different subject areas. (DS)

• ANTH 150, 175 and 175L, 200
• BOT 105
• ECON 120, 130, 131
• FAMR 230
• GEOG 102, 122, 151
• GIS 150
• ICS 100
• POLS 110, 120, 130, 180, 243
• PSY 100, 170, 202, 224, 240, 250, 260, 270
• SOC 100, 218, 231, 250, 251
• SSCI 200
• WS 151, 200, 202 (crosslisted as PSY 202)

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