Liberal Arts Transfer -- Associate Degree Program
The Liberal Arts Transfer curriculum is designed to parallel the first
two years of a four year institution's liberal arts program. It is for
students who intend to transfer to a senior college and work toward a
bachelor's degree. The minimum requirements for the degree are 62 semester
hours (20 courses), a minimum cumulative quality point average of 2.0,
including 6 credits of English Composition, 12 credits in the Humanities, 18
credits in the Social Sciences, and 11 credits in Mathematics and Natural
Sciences. Up to six credits may be earned through Cooperative Education.
Liberal Arts Transfer Program Goals
The Liberal Arts Transfer program will produce graduates who:
- as graduates, transfer to senior institutions having completed the general education requirements of the senior institutions.
- as graduates, transfer to senior institutions as full Juniors.
- transfer courses as equivalents of prerequisites for junior and senior level courses in their majors at the senior institution.
- complete the bachelors degree at the same rate as native students.
- demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking, quantitative, reasoning, communication, and information and technological literacy.
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL-100 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| STAT-142 | STATISTICS (or) | 3 |
| MATH-122 | APPLIED MATHEMATICS 1 (or) | 3 |
| MATH-124 | MATHEMATICS FOR A TECHNICAL SOCIETY (or) | 3 |
| MATH-132 | TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS 1 (or) | 4 |
| ELMAT | GENERAL MATH ELECTIVE | 3 |
| HIST-110 | SURVEY OF EARLY U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT (or) | 3 |
| PSCI-100 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PSYC-100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 15-16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL-200 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ELHIS | GENERAL HISTORY ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELSCI4 | GENERAL LAB SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 4 |
| SOCL-100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (or) | 3 |
| SOCL-110 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ELLIT | GENERAL LITERATURE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELSCI4 | GENERAL LAB SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 4 |
| ENGL-203 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ECON-100 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1 | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ELLIT | GENERAL LITERATURE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| PHIL-210 | PHILOSOPHY 2 (or) | 3 |
| PHIL-110 | PHILOSOPHY 1 | 3 |
| ELHUM | GENERAL HUMANITIES ELECTIVE (Note 2) | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 3) | 3 |
| CMPA-160 | COMPUTER BASICS: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | |
Notes:
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Foreign language recommended. Other Liberal Arts Electives include: Math, Science, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts. For those students interested in secondary education, EDUC-319, Introduction to Special Needs and EDUC-320, Foundations of Education may be taken.
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Humanities Electives include: Art, Music, Drama or Creative Writing. Two are needed for students planning to transfer to Westfield State College.
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Cultural Diversity Elective. Appropriate courses can be found in The School of Liberal Arts and General Studies Information Booklet.
Upon the successful completion of requirements for this program, the degree of Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts Transfer will be awarded.