Last Updated

6/8/2022 3:53:08 PM

Associate in Arts Degree Requirements

(60 semester hours required)

For students who intend to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at a four-year school.

Students must meet the prescribed general education requirements listed below for the Associate in Arts degree and should complete the remaining required semester hours according to the requirements of the four-year school to which they plan to transfer. The "◊" symbol on courses means articulated courses.

NOTE: The following AA degree requirements, effective summer 1998, meet the Illinois Community College Board’s recommended model including the IAI General Education Core curriculum.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Associate in Arts Degree program, the graduate will be able to:

Critical Thinking: explore issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion;

Communication: develop and express ideas in written or oral form;

Information Literacy: identify, locate, evaluate, and responsibly use and share information;

Quantitative Literacy: analyze and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of contexts; and

Global Learning: analyze and explore complex global challenges from diverse perspectives.

(Spring 2022)

Placement Measures

Program Map for Students

Semester One: Fall

CourseCategoryCredits
RHT 101 # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I

Communications Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Humanities Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Mathematics Gen-ed

3-5

Take Credits

Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed

3

 
Take Credits

Program Elective

3-4

OR
Take Foreign Language Credits

General Elective

3-4

Total Semester Credits:15-18
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to create an academic plan.
Explore transfer institutions and admissions requirements by attending transfer events.

Note: Grade of “C” or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101 and RHT 102.

Semester Two: Spring

CourseCategoryCredits
RHT 102 # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II

Communications Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Fine Arts Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Life Science Gen-ed

3-4

Take Credits

Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed

3

 
Take Credits

Program Elective

3-4

OR
Take Foreign Language Credits

General Elective

3-4

Total Semester Credits:15-17
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic and transfer plan.
Create a Transferology account to explore how coursework transfers. Attend a Transfer 101 Workshop.

Note: Grade of “C” or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101 and RHT 102.

Semester Three: Fall

CourseCategoryCredits
SPE 101 # Principles of Effective Speaking

Communications Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Humanities or Fine Arts Gen-ed

3

Take Credits

Physical Science Gen-ed

3-5

Take Credits

Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed

3

 
Take Credits

Program Elective

3-4

OR
Take Credits

General Elective

3-4

Total Semester Credits:15-18
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic and transfer plan.
Attend a Ready to Apply Workshop.
GECC Credential Achieved.

Semester Four: Spring

CourseCategoryCredits
Take Credits

Program Elective

12

OR
Take Credits

General Elective

12

 
Take Foreign Language Credits

General Elective

3-4

OR
Take Credits

General Elective

3-4

Total Semester Credits:15-16
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to finalize your transfer plan.
Submit graduation petition by deadline (check for the specific date in catalog or syllabi.)
Apply to your transfer institution(s).

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: The following AA degree requirements, effective summer 1998, meet the Illinois Community College Board’s recommended model including the IAI General Education Core curriculum.

 

General Education requirements:

AA degree                                                                                         Subtotal: 37-40

Emphasis program electives or other electives toward the AA degree  Subtotal: 20-23

General Education requirements by discipline*:

Foreign Language encouraged if transferring.

  • While few baccalaureate institutions require a foreign or second language in their campus-wide general education requirements, competency through two, three, or four college semesters (or the high school equivalent) in a single foreign/second language is required for the Bachelor of Arts degree at some universities, for all bachelor’s degrees in some colleges (such as Colleges of Liberal Arts), and for some bachelor’s degree majors.
  • Community college students who intend to transfer should complete the foreign language courses required by their intended transfer institution, college within a university, and /or major, prior to transferring.

Additional Notes:

  • No more than two courses from any one discipline can be used to fulfill General Education Core curriculum requirements.
  • Students must earn a passing letter grade in each course used to fulfill requirements. Passing scores (based on national norms) on appropriate AP and CLEP exams may be used to fulfill requirements for students who earn an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree prior to transfer. For other transfer students, receiving institutions will follow established credit policies.
  • It is recommended that students select the remaining courses from their major area of study of the IAI approved or articulated courses with an academic advisor.

*discipline: a subject or field of activity, for example, an academic subject

Interim Dean: Paul Jensen, Ext. 3674, email: pauljensen@triton.edu