Parkland College

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Program Code: HLAS AA

Associate in Arts (A.A.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 60 semester hours

The Liberal Arts and Sciences transfer area provides students with the broad educational experience and background necessary to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution as well as to enter almost any profession or career. Emphasis in the first two years is on gaining reading, writing, speaking, and problem-solving skills in humanities, sciences, social sciences, and mathematics.

Students should plan their transfer programs with a Parkland academic advisor or counselor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend. Refer to the general course requirements and to the following suggested sequence of courses as a guide to completing an Associate in Arts degree.

FALL 1st Semester
ENG 101
SPE 101
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Language/General elective
Concentration

SPRING 2nd Semester
ENG 102
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Language/General elective
Concentration
 

FALL 3rd Semester
Math elective
LAS 189
Physical/Life Science elective
Gen elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective

SPRING 4th Semester
Concentration
Physical/Life Science elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
General elective

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required General Education Core Courses (38 hours)

Communications (9)
   ENG 101Composition I
   ENG 102 Composition II
   SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication


3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences electives
   Choose from two or more subject areas.

9

Humanities elective

3

Fine Arts elective

3

Humanities/Fine Arts electives
   One course from Soc/Beh Sci, Hum, or FA must fulfill the non-Western culture requirement.

9

Mathematics elective

3

Physical Sciences electives

4

Life Sciences electives

4
 

A.A. Degree Requirement (3 hours)

 

LAS 189 Introduction to the Liberal Arts and Sciences

3
 

Language or General Electives (10 hours)

 

Language or General electives

    10

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

60
 

Concentration/Major Courses*
Students should take three courses in the same discipline (same or related course prefix).

African Studies

HUM 105, HIS 129, LIT 147

African American Studies

HIS 120-121, LIT 141

American Studies

Any three of the following: HIS 104-105, HIS 120-121, LIT 141, LIT 204-205, MUS 123, POS 120, POS 122, POS 124

Anthropology

ANT 101, ANT 105, ANT 200

Economics

ECO 101-102, any transfer ACC, BUS, MGT, or MKT course

French

FRE 101-104

Geography

GEO 140, GEO 143, ESC 101, or ESC 102

German

GER 101-104

International Studies

Three of the following, chosen from at least two subject areas:
GEO 140, GEO 143, HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 125, HIS 128, HIS 129, HIS 140, HUM 101, HUM 102, HUM 103, HUM 104, HUM 105, HUM 106, LIT 146, LIT 147, LIT 148, POS 202

Japanese

JPN 101-104

Philosophy

PHI 100, PHI 103, PHI 105

Religion

Any three REL courses

Russian

RUS 101-104

Sociology

Any three transfer SOC courses

Spanish

SPA 101-104

Women’s Studies

Any three of the following: HIS 203, HUM 121, LIT 142, PSY 104

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