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Associate in Arts - Associate in Arts Degree
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Graduates of the Associate in Arts (A.A.) program usually transfer to senior institutions and major in such areas as business administration, education, and the liberal arts. The degree stresses communications, humanities, and behavioral and social sciences, so it is ideal for the student who wishes to broaden his or her general knowledge. An A.A. degree can lead to careers in such fields as sales, marketing, law, journalism, teaching, public relations, and human resources. Students who are currently undecided about their educational or career goals will find transfer courses that will apply toward their future major or career choices.
To assist students with their career and education goals, within the Associate in Arts degree, the College has established career pathways intended for advising purposes. The career pathways include a limited number of courses specific for the career or discipline which a student wishes to pursue. Students choosing a career pathway within the A.A. degree will graduate HGTC with the Associate in Arts degree.
Because transfer requirements vary, students should work with their Academic Advisor and the transfer institution to plan a specific program of study. Visit http://www.sctrac.org to view transfer programs at a number of senior institutions.
Student Resources
Student Resources
For more information contact:
Minda Chuska - 843-349-5222
Chris Heafner - 843-349-7110
Program Mission & Goals
Program Mission
The mission of the Associate in Arts Program is to develop well-rounded students through exploration of English, Communications, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts with additional emphasis placed on communications, behavioral and social sciences, humanities, and fine arts. Upon completion, a student will be prepared to transfer to a senior institution of higher education or enter the workforce.
Goals
- Transfer Readiness
- Student Achievement
- Program Effectiveness
- Professional Readiness
15 To Finish
This academic initiative is designed to save students time when it comes to degree completion. The 15 to Finish program encourages students to take five classes each semester. In doing so, students can complete their Associate in Arts degree in just four semesters instead of five if they are successful in each course. The Associate in Arts degree requires 60 credits for completion. For more information on this program, please contact a New Student Development Coordinator in Admissions, Minda Chuska, or Chris Heafner.
Required Courses and Sample Schedules
Degree Requirements: Associate in Arts |
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| Component | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| Communication | Required Credits | 9 |
| Must complete the three courses from the list below: | ||
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts |
Required Credits | 6 |
| Select two courses from the list below: | ||
| ART 101 | Art History and Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 105 | Film as Art | 3 |
| ENG 201 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 202 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 205 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 206 | English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 208 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 209 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 230 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 236 | African American Literature | 3 |
| HIS 101 | Western Civilization to 1689 | 3 |
| HIS 102 | Western Civilization Post 1689 | 3 |
| HIS 201* | American History: Disc to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 202 | American History: 1877 to Pres. | 3 |
| MUS 105 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| PHI 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 110 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 201 | History of Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 211 | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| REL 103 | Comparative Religion | 3 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| THE 101 | Introduction to Theater | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | Required Credits | 6 |
| Select two courses from the list below: | ||
| ANT 101 | General Anthropology | 3 |
| ECO 210 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEO 101 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| GEO 102 | World Geography | 3 |
| PSC 201* | American Government | 3 |
| PSC 215 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 203 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 208 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 210 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 212 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Social Problems | 3 |
| Mathematics and/or Natural Sciences | Required Credits | 6 |
| Select two courses from the list below: | ||
| AST 101 | Solar System Astronomy | 4 |
| AST 102 | Stellar Astronomy | 4 |
| BIO 101 | Biological Science I | 4 |
| BIO 102 | Biological Science II | 4 |
| BIO 105 | Principals of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 209 | Pricipals of Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIO 210**** | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 211 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 111 | College Chemistry II | 4 |
| MAT 111 | College Trigonometry | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 122 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 130 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calc I | 4 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry and Calc II | 4 |
| MAT 251 | Elementary Mathematics II | 3 |
| PHY 201 | Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 202 | Physics II | 4 |
| MAJOR CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS** | Required Credits | 15 |
| Select additional courses from those listed under the Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences sections shown above. Courses taken to fullfill the GENERAL EDUCATION Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences requirements may not be duplicated nor applied | ||
| OTHER HOUR REQUIREMENTS*** | ||
| Mathematics** | Required Credits | 3 |
| Select one math class listed below: | ||
| MAT 110 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 122 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 250 | Elementary Mathematics | 3 |
| Remaining Other Hours**/*** | Required Credits | 15 |
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May select any five courses not previously taken from any listing above and/or select from the list below: |
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| ACC 101 | Accounting Principals I | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principals II | 3 |
| BIO 110 | General Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| BIO 112 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 127 | Principles of Animal Science | 3 |
| BIO 225 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHM 105 | Gen Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHM 211 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 212 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CPT 114 | Computers and Programming | 3 |
| ENG 160 | Technical Communications | 3 |
| FRE 101 | Elementary French I | 4 |
| FRE 102 | Elementary French II | 4 |
| MUS 111 | Band I | 1 |
| MUS 112 | Band II | 1 |
| PHY 118 | Medical Imaging Science | 3 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| SPA 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS | 60 | |
Sample Schedule: Associate in Arts |
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| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Course 1 of 2) | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (Course 1 of 2) | 3 | |
| Mathematics and/or Natural Science (Course 1 of 2) | 3 | |
| Major Requirement (Course 1 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Course 2 of 2) | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (Course 2 of 2) | 3 | |
| Mathematics and/or Natural Science (Course 2 of 2) | 3 | |
| Major Requirement (Course 2 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Semester - Fall | ||
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Major Requirement (Course 3 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Remaining Other Hours (Course 1 of 5) | 3 | |
| Remaining Other Hours (Course 2 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester - Spring | ||
| Major Requirement (Course 4 of 5) | 3 | |
| Major Requirement (Course 5 of 5) | 3 | |
| Remaining Other Hours (Course 3 of 5) | 3 | |
| Remaining Other Hours (Course 4 of 5) | 3 | |
| Remaining Other Hours (Course 5 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
Sample Schedule: Associate in Arts - Pre-Business Pathway |
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| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| ACC 101 (Other Hrs - course 1 of 5) | Accounting I | 3 |
| ENG 101 (Gen Ed. course 1 of 9) | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 (Other Hrs - required math) | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I* | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen Ed. course 2 of 9) | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (Gen Ed. course 3 of 9) | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| BIO 101 (Gen Ed.course 4 of 9) | Biological Science I | 4 |
| ECO 210 (Major - course 1 of 5) | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 102 (Gen Ed.course 5 of 9) | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen Ed.course 6 of 9) | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (Gen Ed.course 7 of 9) | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 15 | |
| Third Semester - Fall | ||
| ACC 102 (Other Hrs. course 2 of 5) | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| SPC 205 (Gen Ed.course 8 of 9) | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Mathematics/Natural Sciences (Gen Ed. course 9 of 9) | 3 | |
| Major course (Major course 2 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours (Other Hrs. course 3 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester - Spring | ||
| ECO 211 (Major course 3 of 5) | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Major course (Major course 4 of 5) | 3 | |
| Major course (Major course 5 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours (Other Hrs. course 4 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours (Other Hrs. course 5 of 5) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 61 | |
Sample Schedule: Associate in Arts - Pre-Law Pathway
| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| BIO 101 (Gen Ed. course 1 of 9) | Biological Science I | 4 |
| ENG 101 (Gen Ed. course 2 of 9) | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 (Other Hrs. - Req. math) | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PHI 110 (Gen Ed. course 3 of 9) | Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 201 (Gen Ed. course 4 of 9) | General Psychology | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| BIO 102 (Gen Ed. course 5 of 9) | Biological Science II | 4 |
| ENG 102 (Gen Ed. course 6 of 9) | English Composition II | 3 |
| HIS 201 (Gen Ed. course 7 of 9) | American History: Disc. to 1877 | 3 |
| PSC 201 (Gen Ed. course 8 of 9) | American Government | 3 |
| SOC 101 (Major course 1 of 5) | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Third Semester - Fall | ||
| ANT 101 (Major course 2 of 5) | General Anthropology | 3 |
| HIS 202 (Major course 3 of 5) | American History: 1877 to Pres. | 3 |
| PSC 215 (Major course 4 of 5) | State and Local Government | 3 |
| SOC 205 (Major course 5 of 5) | Social Problems | 3 |
| SPC 205 (Gen Ed. course 9 of 9) | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Credits | ||
| Fourth Semester - Spring | ||
| SOC 102 (Other course 1 of 5) | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| GEO 101 (Other course 2 of 5) | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| Other Hours course | 3 | |
| Other Hours course | 3 | |
| Other Hours course | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 15 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 62 |
Sample Schedule: Associate in Arts - Pre-Psychology Pathway
| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| BIO 101 (Gen Ed. course 1 of 9) | Biological Science I | 4 |
| ENG 101 (Gen Ed. course 2 of 9) | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 (Other Hrs. - Req. math) | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PHI 110 (Gen Ed. course 3 of 9) | Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 201 (Gen Ed. course 4 of 9) | General Psychology | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| BIO 102 (Gen Ed. course 5 of 9) | Biological Science II | 4 |
| ENG 102 (Gen Ed. course 6 of 9) | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Gen Ed. course 7 of 9) | 3 | |
| PSY 203 (Gen Ed. course 8 of 9) | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| SOC 101 (Major course 1 of 5) | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Third Semester - Fall | ||
| ANT 101 (Major course 2 of 5) | General Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 205 (Major course 3 of 5) | Social Problems | 3 |
| SPC 205 (Gen Ed. course 9 of 9) | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Other Hours course (course 1 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours course (course 2 of 5) | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester - Spring | ||
| PSY 212 (Major course 4 of 5) | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 102 (Major course 5 of 5) | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| Other Hours course (course 3 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours course (course 4 of 5) | 3 | |
| Other Hours course (course 5 of 5) | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 15 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 62 |
Sample Schedule: Associate in Arts - Speech Language Pathology Assistant
| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| BIO 101 | Biological Science I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Sociology | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| BIO 210 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (course 1 of 2) | 3 | |
| PSY 203 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Social Problems | 3 |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| Third Semester - Fall | ||
| PSY 210 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| BIO 211 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Mathematics/Natural Science (Course 1 of 2) | (Choose 4-credit course) | 4 |
| CREDITS | 14 | |
| Fourth Semester - Spring | ||
| PSY 212 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Mathematics/Natural Science (course 2 of 2) | (Choose 4-credit course) | 4 |
| PHI 110 | Ethics | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Course 2 of 2) | 3 | |
| Other Hours (elective course) | 3 | |
| CREDITS | 16 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 62 |
*Students intending to transfer to a senior institution are recommended to take HIS 201 or PSC 201 at HGTC to satisfy the Reach Act requirements. The Reach Act was passed in 2021 by the General Assembly.
**IMPORTANT: Courses used to complete one requirement cannot be the same courses used to satisfy other requirements.
***Students may substtute up to 6 credit hours of elective courses in the Remaining Other Hours requirement with permission of the Department Chair.
****BIO 210 grades are used as an admission requirement to multiple health care related programs. It is strongly recommended for students to complete a college level lab science or high school biology course prior to enrolling in BIO 210.