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Associate in Applied Science Degree Requirements
Total Program Credits: 60-63
The general education requirements for the Associate in Applied Science degree are listed below. The specific requirements for each career-education curriculum are listed on the pages that follow that section of the catalog.
Note: Students may be required to enroll in COL 102◊ as a condition for admission or re-admission to certain programs at the college.
Program Learning Outcomes
(Spring 2021)
Placement Measures
Program Map for Students
| RHT 101 ◊ # English Rhetoric & Composition I | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
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| Take Credits Social and Behavioral Science | Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Humanities | Humanities Gen-ed | 3 |
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| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
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| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3-4 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3-4 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15-16 |
| Meet with your Academic Advisor to create an academic plan.
Explore transfer institutions and admissions requirements by attending transfer events (if intending to transfer). |
Note: Grade of “C” or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊.
| RHT 102 ◊ # English Rhetoric and Composition II | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
| OR | | |
| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
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| Take Credits Physical Science | Physical Science Gen-ed | 3-5 |
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| Take Credits Life Science | Life Science Gen-ed | 3-5 |
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| Take Credits Mathematics | Mathematics Gen-ed | 3-5 |
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| Take Credits Social and Behavioral Science | Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Humanities or Fine Arts | Humanities or Fine Arts Gen-ed | 3 |
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| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
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| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15-17 |
| Meet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic (and transfer plan, if intending to transfer).
If intending to transfer, create a Transferology account to explore how coursework transfers and attend a Transfer 101 Workshop. |
Note: Grade of ‘C’ or high is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊. Students must complete RHT 101◊, with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Communication (transfer option) | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
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| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| Meet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic (and transfer plan, if intending to transfer).
Attend a Ready to Apply Workshop. (Minus the GECC Credential) |
Note: Grade of ‘C’ or high is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊. Students must complete RHT 101◊, with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| Take Core Credits | Core Course | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits Program Electives | Program Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| Take Credits General Electives | General Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| Meet with your Academic Advisor to finalize your transfer plan and apply to your transfer institution(s) if intending to transfer.
Submit graduation petition by deadline (check for the specific date in catalog or syllabi.) |
Program Electives: (up to 21-25)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
| Total semester hours required in general education toward the AAS degree |
15 |
| Total semester hours in program core courses and electives required toward the AAS degree |
45 |
| Total semester hours required toward the AAS degree |
60 |
General Education requirements by discipline*:
The Communications requirement varies by curriculum.
COMMUNICATIONS: Two courses (six semester hours total are required for graduation; department choice of RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊ OR RHT 101◊ and SPE 101◊ option).
- RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊ OR RHT 101◊ and SPE 101◊
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE OR HUMANITIES OR FINE ARTS: Two courses (six semester hours are required for graduation; department choice whether courses are taken from each discipline or two courses from the same discipline).
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Social and Behavioral Science: (department may specify which discipline the course is taken from or may specify a specific course)
- Anthropology: ANT 101◊, ANT 102◊, ANT 103◊, ANT 105◊
- Education: ECE 110◊
- Economics: ECO 100◊, ECO 102◊, ECO 103◊, ECO 105◊
- Geography: GEO 104◊
- History: HIS 121◊, HIS 122◊, HIS 141◊, HIS 142◊, HIS 151◊, HIS 152◊, HIS 156◊, HIS 171◊, HIS 172◊, HIS 192◊
- Humanities: HUM 175◊
- Political Science: PSC 120◊, PSC 150◊, PSC 151◊, PSC 184◊
- Psychology: PSY 100◊, PSY 201◊, PSY 216◊, PSY 222◊, PSY 228◊
- Sociology: SOC 100◊, SOC 120◊, SOC 131◊, SOC 225◊
- Social Science: SSC 190◊
Humanities OR Fine Arts: (department may specify which discipline the course is taken from or may specify a specific course).
- Architecture: ARC 210◊
- Art: ART 110◊, ART 111◊, ART 112◊, ART 114◊
- Foreign Language: (any CHN, ITL or SPN course)
- Humanities: HUM 100◊, HUM 104◊, HUM 151◊, HUM 152◊, HUM 155◊, HUM 165◊, HUM 170◊, HUM 296◊, SPN 104◊, SPN 115◊, SPN 116◊, SPN 151◊, SPN 152◊
- English Literature: LIT 101◊, LIT 103◊, LIT 105◊, LIT 170◊, LIT 231◊
- Mass Communication: MCM 151◊, MCM 152◊
- Music: MUS 104◊, MUS 110◊, MUS 215◊, MUS 216◊
- Philosophy: PHL 101◊, PHL 102◊, PHL 103◊, PHL 104◊,PHL 105◊, PHL 106◊, PHL 113◊
- Speech: SPE 130◊, SPE 134◊
- Visual Communication: VIC 160◊
Graduation from an Illinois college or university requires satisfactory completion of one or more courses incorporating Human Diversity, which may be taken as a Humanities and Fine Arts or Social and Behavioral Science course and will be fulfilled by taking:
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ANT 101◊, ANT 103◊, ART 114◊, GEO 104◊, HIS 141◊, HIS 142◊, HIS 156◊, HIS 171◊, HIS 172◊, HIS 192◊, HUM 100◊, HUM 165◊, HUM 170◊, HUM 175◊, PHL 105◊, SOC 225◊ or SPE 134◊.
PHYSICAL OR LIFE SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS: One course (three semester hours total are required for graduation; review specific program requirements for the curriculum selected)
Foreign Language encouraged if transferring.
*discipline: a subject or field of activity, for example, an academic subject
Dean: Panos Hadjimitsos, Ext. 3395, email: panoshadimitsos@triton.edu