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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Arts A.A. (A10100)

Program Description

In order to complete the Associate in Arts degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table. All students must complete at least 31 hours from the Universal General Education Transfer Component list of courses. As part of their degree, students are required to complete two English composition courses, one literature course, one general education history course, one math course, one general education science course, and one academic transition course. The literature course should be chosen from ENG 231 , ENG 232 , ENG 241 , ENG 242 , or ENG 273 *. Students may not take both BIO 110 and BIO 111 or CHM 131 /CHM 131A and CHM 151 for credit toward this degree.

*ENG 273 is not a UGETC course and, therefore, does not fulfill a Humanities/Fine Arts course requirement.

Articulation Agreements

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

Campbell University: Guaranteed Interview Program & Passport Program
Elon University
Guilford College
NC A&T State University in the Elementary Education Program
East Carolina University and the Pirate Promise Program
High Point University: Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
North Carolina State University and the C3 Program
North Carolina A&T State University and the Aggie Plus Program
North Carolina Wesleyan University
UNC Chapel Hill and the C-STEP Program
UNC Greensboro and the Spartan Passage Program
UNC Wilmington and the Pathway to Excellence Program
Western Governors University

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)

English Composition (6 semester hours required)

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines 3 Credit Hour(s)

English Literature (3 semester hours required)

ENG 231 - American Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 232 - American Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 241 - British Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 242 - British Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required)

ART 111 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 114 - Art History Survey I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 115 - Art History Survey II 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 231 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
DRA 111 - Theatre Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 110 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 112 - Introduction to Jazz 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 215 - Philosophical Issues 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)

History (3 semester hours required)

HIS 111 - World Civilizations I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 112 - World Civilizations II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 131 - American History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 132 - American History II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required)

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
POL 120 - American Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 150 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (4 semester hours required)

BIO 110 - Principles of Biology 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEL 111 - Geology 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 110 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 110A - Conceptual Physics Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics (3-4 semesters hours required)

MAT 143 - Quantitative Literacy 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 152 - Statistical Methods I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 171 - Precalculus Algebra 4 Credit Hour(s)

Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 31-32 Credit Hour(s)

Additional General Education Hours

Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general education courses

English

ENG 113 - Literature-Based Research 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting 3 Credit Hour(s)

Humanities

ASL 111 - Elementary ASL I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 112 - Elementary ASL II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 211 - Intermediate ASL I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 212 - Intermediate ASL II 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 110 - Intro to Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 115 - Critical Thinking 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 122 - Southern Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 130 - Myth in Human Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 150 - American Womens Studies 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 160 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit Hour(s)
REL 110 - World Religions 3 Credit Hour(s)
REL 211 - Intro to Old Testament 3 Credit Hour(s)
REL 212 - Intro to New Testament 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 111 - Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 112 - Elementary Spanish II 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 211 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 212 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSY 241 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 281 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 213 - Sociology of the Family 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 220 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 225 - Social Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences

BIO 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 140 - Environmental Biology 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 140A - Environmental Biology Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 131 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 131A - Intro to Chemistry Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 132 - Organic and Biochemistry 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 151 - College Physics I 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 152 - College Physics II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Computer Sciences

CIS 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 Credit Hour(s)
CIS 115 - Intro to Prog & Logic 3 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics

MAT 172 - Precalculus Trigonometry 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 263 - Brief Calculus 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 271 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s)

Total Additional General Education Hours: 13-14 Credit Hour(s)

Academic Transition

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success 1 Credit Hour(s) (Required)

Electives:

Choose any of the general education courses listed above or elective courses from this list.

ACC 120 - Prin of Financial Acct 4 Credit Hour(s)
ACC 121 - Prin of Managerial Acct 4 Credit Hour(s)
ART 121 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 122 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 131 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 132 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 135 - Figure Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 235 - Figure Drawing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 240 - Painting I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 241 - Painting II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 244 - Watercolor 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 163 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology I 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 250 - Genetics 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 275 - Microbiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 280 - Biotechnology 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 110 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 115 - Business Law I 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 137 - Principles of Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJC 111 - Intro to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJC 113 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJC 121 - Law Enforcement Operations 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJC 141 - Corrections 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJC 212 - Ethics & Comm Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 150 - Intro. to Mass Comm. 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 251 - Debate I 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 134 - C++ Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 151 - JAVA Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CTS 115 - Info Sys Business Concept 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 131 - Child, Family, and Community 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 144 - Child Development I 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 145 - Child Development II 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 216 - Foundations of Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 221 - Children With Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 125 - Creative Writing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 126 - Creative Writing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 134 - Introduction to Poetry 3 Credit Hour(s)
GIS 111 - Introduction to GIS 3 Credit Hour(s)
HEA 110 - Personal Health/Wellness 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 163 - The World Since 1945 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 211 - Ancient History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 212 - Medieval History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 221 - African-American History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 236 - North Carolina History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 121 - The Nature of America 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 230 - Leadership Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 111 - Fundamentals of Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 121 - Music Theory I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 122 - Music Theory II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 125 - Aural Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 126 - Aural Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 131 - Chorus I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 132 - Chorus II 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 151 - Class Music I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 152 - Class Music II 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 161 - Applied Music I 2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 162 - Applied Music II 2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 181 - Show Choir I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 231 - Chorus III 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 232 - Chorus IV 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 110 - Fit and Well for Life 2 Credit Hour(s)
PED 113 - Aerobics I 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 120 - Walking for Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 122 - Yoga I 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 123 - Yoga II 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 142 - Lifetime Sports 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 232 - Aikido 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 240 - Advanced PE Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
POL 130 - State & Local Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 240 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 242 - Sociology of Deviance 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 141 - Culture and Civilization 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 221 - Spanish Conversation 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 231 - Reading and Composition 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Additional Hours of Electives: 14 Credit Hour(s)

Total: 60 Credit Hour(s)