Associate In Arts (A10100)
With an Associate in Arts (AA) degree students are able to complete the coursework equivalent of the first two years of 4-year bachelor’s degree programs and upon graduation often transfer to 4-year institutions with junior status.
When students complete the AA degree, they are prepared to transfer and begin work on Bachelor’s degrees in the liberal arts and/or pre-professional fields such as education, law, and business at any of the 16 public universities of The University of North Carolina (UNC) system and many private universities.
This program is available in seated, hybrid, blended and online formats. Click to learn more.
General Education Requirements
Universal General Education Transfer Components (UGETC)
These courses have been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirements as Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses and will transfer for equivalency credit.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| English Composition (6 Credit Hours) | ||
| ENG 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research/Disciplines | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts/Communication (9 Credit Hours) – Take 3 Groups: | ||
| Group 1 (3 Credits) | ||
| COM 120 | Intro Interp Communication | 3 |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Group 2 (3 Credits) | ||
| ENG 231 | American Literature l | 3 |
| ENG 232 | American Literature ll | 3 |
| ENG 241 | British Literature l | 3 |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| Group 3 (3 Credits) | ||
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 Credit Hours) – Take 2 Groups: | ||
| Group 1 (3 Credits) | ||
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 |
| Group 2 (6 Credits) | ||
| ECO 251 | Princ of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Princ of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Mathematics (3-4 Credit Hours) | ||
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| Natural Sciences (4 Credit Hours) – Take 1 of 5 Groups: | ||
| One course is required. | ||
| Group 1 (4 Credits) | ||
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| Group 2 (4 Credits) | ||
| BIO 111 | General Biology l | 4 |
| Group 3 (4 Credits) | ||
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| Group 4 (4 Credits) | ||
| GEL 111 | Introductory Geology | 4 |
| Group 5 (4 Credits) | ||
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 |
| & PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 |
| Additional General Education Hours (14 Credit Hours) | ||
| Student selects courses based on their intended major and transfer university. | ||
| Courses may not be duplicated from other degree components. | ||
| Anthropology | ||
| ANT 210 | General Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 221 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| Art | ||
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| Astronomy | ||
| AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 |
| AST 151A | General Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| Biology | ||
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General Biology l | 4 |
| BIO 112 | General Biology ll | 4 |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
| & BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry l | 4 |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry ll | 4 |
| Communications | ||
| COM 120 | Intro Interp Communication | 3 |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Computer Information Systems | ||
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Intro to Program & Logic | 3 |
| Dance | ||
| DAN 110 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| Economics | ||
| ECO 251 | Princ of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Princ of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| English | ||
| ENG 114 | Prof. Research & Reporting | 3 |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| Geology | ||
| GEL 111 | Geology | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEO 112 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEO 130 | General Physical Geography | 3 |
| History | ||
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 4 |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 |
| MAT 263 | Brief Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 271 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MAT 272 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MAT 273 | Calculus III | 4 |
| Music | ||
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Physics | ||
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 |
| PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 152 | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHY 251 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 252 | General Physics II | 4 |
| Political Science | ||
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 |
| POL 210 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| POL 220 | International Relations | 3 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 237 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 239 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Religion | ||
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 211 | Intro to Old Testament | 3 |
| REL 212 | Intro to New Testament | 3 |
| REL 221 | Religion in America | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish l | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
Other Required Hours
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course (1 Credit Hour) | ||
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 |
| Additional Elective Courses (14 Credit Hours) | ||
| Student selects courses based on their intended major and transfer university. Courses may not be duplicated from other degree components. | ||
| Accounting | ||
| ACC 120 | Princ of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 121 | Princ of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANT 210 | General Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 221 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| Art | ||
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey l | 3 |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey ll | 3 |
| ART 121 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 131 | Drawing I | 3 |
| Astronomy | ||
| AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 |
| AST 151A | General Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| Biology | ||
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
| &BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 143 | Field Biology Minicourse | 1 |
| BIO 155 | Nutrition | 3 |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 275 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Business | ||
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 115 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry l | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry l | 4 |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 251 | Organic Chemistry l | 4 |
| CHM 252 | Organic chemistry ll | 4 |
| Communications | ||
| COM 120 | Intro Interp Communication | 3 |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Computer Information Systems | ||
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Intro to Programming & Logic | 3 |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSC 120 | Computing Fundamentals l | 4 |
| CSC 130 | Computing fundamentals ll | 4 |
| CSC 134 | C++ Programming | 3 |
| CSC 139 | Visual BASIC Programming | 3 |
| CSC 151 | JAVA BASIC Programming | 3 |
| CSC 239 | Adv. Visual BASIC Program | 3 |
| CSC 249 | Data Structure & Algorithms | 3 |
| CSC 251 | Advanced JAVA Programming | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | ||
| CJC 111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJC 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 |
| CJC 141 | Corrections | 3 |
| CJC 212 | Ethics & Comm Relations | 3 |
| Dance | ||
| DAN 110 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| Economics | ||
| ECO 251 | Princ of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Princ of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Education | ||
| EDU 131 | Child, Family & Community | 3 |
| EDU 144 | Child Development I | 3 |
| EDU 145 | Child Development II | 3 |
| EDU 216 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 221 | Children w/ Exceptionalities | 3 |
| English | ||
| ENG 114 | Prof. Research & Reporting | 3 |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| Geology | ||
| GEL 111 | Geology | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEO 112 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEO 130 | General Physical Geography | 3 |
| Health | ||
| HEA 110 | Personal Health/Wellness | 3 |
| HEA 112 | First Aid & CPR | 2 |
| History | ||
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 |
| MAT 263 | Brief Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 271 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MAT 272 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MAT 273 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MAT 280 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 285 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Music | ||
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 111 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Physical Education | ||
| PED 110 | Fit & Well for Life | 2 |
| PED 113 | Aerobics | 1 |
| PED 117 | Weight Lifting I | 1 |
| PED 118 | Weight Lifting II | 1 |
| PED 119 | Circuit Training | 1 |
| PED 120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 |
| PED 122 | Yoga I | 1 |
| PED 165 | Exercise Science as a Career | 3 |
| PED 217 | Pilates I | 1 |
| PED 250 | Officiating Basketball and Volleyball | 3 |
| PED 251 | Officiating Football and Soccer | 2 |
| PED 252 | Officiating Baseball and Softball | 3 |
| PED 259 | Prevention and Care of Athletic | 3 |
| Physics | ||
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 |
| &PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 152 | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHY 251 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 252 | General Physics II | 4 |
| Political Science | ||
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 |
| POL 130 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| POL 210 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| POL 220 | International Relations | 3 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 237 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 239 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 263 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Religion | ||
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 |
| REL 211 | Intro to Old Testament | 3 |
| REL 212 | Intro to New Testament | 3 |
| REL 221 | Religion in America | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish l | 3 |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish ll | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| Total Program Credits: | 60-61 | |
