Associate of Arts in Humanities
Program Description
The Associate Degree provides students an opportunity to receive an Embedded Academic Associate Degree during the process of pursuing their bachelor’s degree. Students who seek this opportunity do so in consultation with Academic and Financial Aid Advising. Students eligible for the Embedded Academic Associate Degree will be notified of their eligibility and completion. Students in the Embedded Academic Associate Degree will earn an Associate Degree in a discipline related to their baccalaureate degree.
Students must complete the following requirements to be eligible for an Embedded Academic Associate of Arts in Humanities degree. For additional requirements and information, see also the “Requirements for Associate Degrees” section of this catalog.
General Requirements
University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)
**IMPORTANT: Before selecting from these courses, students should review any major-specific core requirements in the major below as they will be required to take those courses instead.**
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication (6 hours from options) | ||
| ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, or COMM 1311 (may transfer COMM 1315) | ||
| Mathematics (3 hours) | ||
| MATH 1332 or PHIL 2303 | ||
| Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours from options) | ||
| BIOL 1308, BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2420, CHEM 1305, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412, ESCI 1401, GEOL 1303, GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, GISC 1301, PHYS 1303, PHYS 1304, PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426 | ||
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours from options) | ||
| ENGL 2316, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, HUMA 2301, PHIL 1301, PHIL 2306 | ||
| Creative Arts (3 hours from options) | ||
| ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, DANC 2303, MEDA 1305, MUSI 1306, MUSI 1307, THEA 1310 | ||
| American History (6 hours from options) | ||
| HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 2301 | ||
| Government/Political Science (6 hours) | ||
| POLS 2305 and POLS 2306 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours) | ||
| ECON 2301, ECON 2301. ECON 2302, EDUC 1354, FINA 1307, POLS 2311, PSYC 2301, SOCI 1301 | ||
| Component Area Option (6 hours or fewer; may depend on major requirements) | ||
| 1-2 Foundational Component Area Courses (not counted in a Foundational Area) | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities (A.A.) Major Requirements (18 hours) | ||
| Complete the remaining 18 semester credit hours, outside of the University Core requirements, as directed by the baccalaureate degree from the following: | 18 | |
| • any BLKS, ENGL, FREN, GERM, HIST, HUMA, PHIL, MXAS, SPAN, UNIV, WGST courses. | ||
| Note: Courses should be applicable to the baccalaureate degree being pursued with at least nine (9) credit hours in a College of Liberal Arts major. Students should review their baccalaureate degree plan and work with their assigned adviser each semester to ensure correct courses are taken. | ||
| Total hours required to complete degree: 60 hours | ||
| Completion of a minimum of sixty (60) semester credit hours of coursework. Within the sixty (60) semester credit hours, at least thirty (30) semester credit hours must be taken in- residence at TAMUCC. | ||