General Education Common Core Courses (38Crs)

Associate of Arts

Liberal Arts

Fall 2015

This program provides a strong academic foundation for successful transfer to various bachelor degrees, such as the Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Studies at Northern or a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies at other institutions. This degree fosters exploration of differing perspectives and fields of study and provides development of essential skills of critical thinking, communication, and creativity and supports awareness of community and diversity. Students earning an AA I Liberal Arts will identify a concentration as an emphasis for the degree.

General Education Common Core Courses (38crs)

Area I Communications (9) Semester Grade

ENG 111English Composition I (3)______

SPCH 130 Public Speaking (3)______

Choose one of the following two courses:

ENG 112 English Composition II (3)______

ENG 116 Technical Writing (3)______

Area IIMathematics (3)

MATH 150College Algebra (3)______

Area IIILaboratory Sciences (8)

Select two survey courses (with labs) from Area III______

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Area IVSocial/Behavioral Sciences (6-9)

Select two or three of the following courses:

ANTH 101/L Physical Anthropology w/Lab (4)______

ANTH102 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthro (3)______

ANTH 110 Indian Cultures of the Southwest(3)______

ANTH 207 Cultures of New Mexico (3)______

ECON 200 Macroeconomics (3)______

ECON 201 Microeconomics (3)______

GEOG 111 World Geography (3)______

PSCI110 The Political World (3)______

PSCI 120Contemporary Political Issues (3)______

PSCI 200 American Politics (3)______

PSCI 210State and Local Government (3)______

PSCI 212The American Presidency (3)______

PSY 105General Psychology (3)______

PSY 210Theories of Personality(3)______

PSY 229Adolescent Psychology (3)______

PSY 230 Psychology of Adjustment (3)______

PSY 232 Abnormal Psychology (3)______

PSY 290Developmental Psychology (3)______

PSY 370Social Psychology (3)______

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology (3)______

SOC 213Deviant Behavior (3)______

SOC 216Ethnic and Intercultural Relations (3)______

SOC 220 Social Problems (3)______

SOC 225 Marriage and the Family (3)______

Area V Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9)

Select two or three of the following courses:

ART 105 Introduction to Art (3)______

ART 107 History of Art (3)______

ART 208History of NM Art& Arch. I(3)______

ART 211History of Art II (3)______

DANC 240Dance Appreciation (3)______

DANC 245Dance History (3)______

ENG Lit. Courses numbered 260-298______

FDMA 280History of Cinema (3)______

HIST 101 Western Civilization I (3)______

HIST 102 Western Civilization II (3)______

HIST 161History of the U.S. to 1877 (3)______

HIST 162 History of the U.S. from 1877 (3)______

HIST 220Southwestern Women’s History (3)______

HIST 230Chicano Experience in the US______

HIST 250American Indian History (3)______

HIST 260 History of New Mexico (3)______

HUM 101 Humanities I (3)______

HUM 102Humanities II (3)______

HUM 105Humanities and the Southwest (3)______

HUM 200Comparative Religion (3)______

MUS 103Music History and Literature (3)______

MUS 105 Music Appreciation (3)______

MUS 218Music History and Literature (3)______

PHIL 110 Intro to Philosophical Problems (3)______

PHIL 111History of Philosophy (3)______

PHIL 220Ethics (3)______

PHIL 250Critical Thinking (3)______

PIS 200Introduction to Pueblo Indian Studies (3)______

THE 120 Introduction to Theatre I (3)______

THE 130 History of Theatre (3)______

Area VI. First Year Experience (3)

FYE 101FYE: First Year Experience (3) ______

Program Requirements (24Crs)

Foundations in the Liberal Arts (9 crs)

PHIL 250 – Critical Thinking (3)______

Language – SPAN course or PIS 245(3)______

Creative Studies – choose one of the following:______

EMG 221 Creative Writing (3)

ART 105, 107, or 208

MUS 105

THE 120, 130, 224, or 238

Concentration in a Specific Discipline (9crs)

Students are required to take three courses (9crs) from one of the following academic areas:

Philosophy (PHIL)______

History (HIST)______

Literature (ENG – excluding ENG 111, 112, and 116)______

Sociology (SOC)______

Psychology (PSY)______

Students may choose to create a concentration of Cultural Studies, which would combine approved courses with CHIC, ENG, HUM, HIS, PHIL, SOC, or ANTH prefixes.

Electives (6crs)

Must be taken from the following discipline areas (3):

Area I. Communications______

Area II. Mathematics______

Area III. Laboratory Sciences______

Area IV. Social/Behavioral Sciences______

Area V. Humanities______

Elective from any discipline (3)______

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