The Associate of Arts degree is designed to prepare students for Bachelor’s degree completion or to gain skills designed to enter the workforce.
General Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours.
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above for all courses.
- Complete the last 15 credit hours at Donnelly College.
- Unless noted, no courses will be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements.
- Students must apply for the associate degree by submitting an application form to the Registrar’s Office.
- Students must complete one course that satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirement. The student may use one of their required Humanities or Social Science courses to meet this requirement.
- Students must complete one course that satisfies the non- western civilization requirement. The student may use one of their required humanities or social science courses to meet this requirement.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degree, students will demonstrate:
- Proficiency and creativity in written and verbal communication.
- Effective use of current technology in support of academic work.
- Proficient use of qualitative and quantitative methods in problem solving.
- Critical and analytic thinking across a range of disciplines.
- A commitment to ethics and integrity in academic and professional relationships, within the community and the environment.
- An ability to conduct research using sources, strategies, and approaches across disciplines.
Course Requirements
Donnelly Core (30 credits)
| AS 101 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EN 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Or | |
| EN 225 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| EN 140 | Public Speaking | 3 |
MT 100+
| Two college level math courses | |
| PH 210 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PH 211 | The Ethics of Everyday Life | 3 |
| TH 110 | The Search for God | 3 |
| TH 120 | The Word of God | 3 |
Natural Sciences (8-10 credit hours)
Students must complete one 5-credit hour Natural Science course with a laboratory and one 3-5 credit hour course Natural Science course from one or more of the following disciplines:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Humanities (6 credit hours)
Students must complete two 3-credit hour courses from two different disciplines:
English, Fine Arts, History, Philosophy, Religion, Spanish
Social Science (6 credit hours)
Students must complete two 3-credit hour courses from two different disciplines:
Anthropology, Business, Economics, Education, Geography, Psychology, Sociology
Electives (8-10 credit hours)
Students may complete these hours from any discipline.
U.S. Constitutional Requirement
Students must complete one course that satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirement. The student may use one of their required humanities or social science courses to meet this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement include:
| HS 121 | Early American History | 3 |
| HS 122 | Late American History | 3 |
| PS 101 | Principles of Political Science | 3 |
| PS 111 | American Government | 3 |
Non-Western Civilization Requirement
Students must complete one course that satisfies the non- western civilization requirement. The student may use one of their required humanities or social science courses to meet this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement include: