Associate in Arts - ARTS.AA

Associate in Arts Degree

The Associate in Arts degree is designed to complete the lower-division (freshman and sophomore) portion of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. The Associate in Arts degree includes the transferable General Education Core Curriculum and the lower-division major field core courses recommended by the Illinois Articulation Initiative.

Lewis and Clark offers A.A. degree program majors in the following areas of study:

Accounting
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
Audiology
Business
Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice
Economics
Education
English
Exercise Science
Geography
Foreign Language
Health - Community/Public Health

History
Human Services
Literature
Mathematics
Mass Communications
Marketing
Management
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Social Work
Speech Communication
Speech Pathology

If you plan on majoring in one of these at a four-year institution, you should work closely with your academic advisor to verify the program requirements and course transferability at the institution you plan on attending.

Online and Web-Blended Learning Option: Lewis and Clark offers an Associate in Arts degree option which enables the student to complete most of the required coursework by combining online and/or Web-blended courses. (Note: some courses may require on-campus visits.) If you are interested in pursuing this degree option, please contact an Academic Advisor for assistance with course selection.

General Education Requirements: 37 Credit Hours

Communications (9 Credit Hours)

Three courses total: two courses in writing (with grade of “C” or better) and one course in oral communications. See general education core list.

Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

One course total: choose a course appropriate to your major. Check with your advisor to ensure the appropriate course is being selected. See general education core list.

Physical & Life Sciences (7 Credit Hours)

Two courses total: one from the life sciences group and one from the physical sciences group. In addition, one of the courses must be a lab course. See general education core list.

Humanities & Fine Arts (9 Credit Hours)

Three courses total: one course from the humanities group and one course from the fine arts group. The additional course can be selected from either group. In addition, one course must be a western culture course. Note: A.A. degree seeking students must complete one non-western culture course in either humanities/fine arts or social/behavioral sciences. See general education core list.

Social & Behavioral Sciences (9 Credit Hours)

Three courses total: courses must be from at least two different disciplines (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, SOSC). Note: A.A. degree seeking students must complete one non-western culture course in either humanities/fine arts or social/behavioral sciences. See general education core list.

Human Relations Requirement

Students must satisfy the State of Illinois human relations course requirement by successfully completing one of the following courses as part of the 37 General Education credit hours:

Humanities/Fine Arts courses:

ART 146 - Women In Art 3 credit hours (IAI: F2 907D)
ART 153 - Non-Western Art 3 credit hours (IAI: F2 903N)
HIST 141 - African American History 3 credit hours (IAI: H2 909D)
HUMN 231 - Comparative Religion I 3 credit hours (IAI: H5 904N)
LITT 135 - Women In Literature 3 credit hours (IAI: H3 911D)
LITT 233 - Literature Of Non-Western Cultures 3 credit hours (IAI: H3 908N)
LITT 234 - Multicultural American Literature 3 credit hours (IAI: H3 910N)
MUSI 134 - Non-Western Music 3 credit hours (IAI: F1 903N)
MUSI 232 - Jazz In Multicultural America 3 credit hours (IAI: F1 905D)
PHIL 132 - Eastern Philosophy 3 credit hours (IAI: H4 903N)

Social/Behavioral Science courses:

ANTH 232 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours (IAI: S1 901N)
GEOG 205 - Human Geography 3 credit hours (IAI: S4 900N)
HIST 135 - World History I 3 credit hours (IAI: S2 912N)
HIST 136 - World History II 3 credit hours (IAI: S2 913N)
HIST 171 - Middle East History 3 credit hours (IAI: S2 920N)
HIST 138 - History Of Latin America 3 credit hours (IAI: S2 920N)
SOCI 150 - Racial And Ethnic Relations 3 credit hours (IAI: S7 903D)
SOCI 155 - Introduction To Sex And Gender 3 credit hours (IAI: S7 904D)

Major Field and Elective Course Requirements: 20 Credit Hours

Elective Course Requirements

In addition to using courses with a PCS of 1.1 to satisfy the elective course requirements, students may also use IAI-approved courses with a PCS of 1.2. The IAI-approved courses with a PCS of 1.2 are:
CRMJ 131 - Intro To American Criminal Justice 3 credit hours (IAI: CRJ 901)
CRMJ 151 - Intro To Corrections 3 credit hours (IAI: CRJ 911)
CRMJ 254 - The Juvenile Offender 3 credit hours (IAI: CRJ 914)
DRFT 140 - Computer Aided Drafting 4 credit hours (IAI: EGR 941)
MCOM 130 - Introduction To Video Production 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 916)
MCOM 131 - Introduction To Broadcasting 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 914)
MCOM 136 - Basic Announcing 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 918)
MCOM 145 - Broadcasting Writing 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 918)
MCOM 150 - Introduction To Radio Production 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 915)
WEB 135 - Web Page Design Essentials 3 credit hours (IAI: MC 923)

Additional Associate in Arts Requirement: 3 Credit Hours

One course must be selected from either of the two options listed below:

Any additional course with the following prefix and a PCS of 1.1: ART, HUMN, LITT, MUSI, PHIL.
Although one course in a foreign language will satisfy this requirement, it is recommended that students complete two courses in the same language.

FREN 131 - Elementary French I 4 credit hours
FREN 132 - Elementary French II 4 credit hours
FREN 231 - Intermediate French I 4 credit hours
FREN 232 - Intermediate French II 4 credit hours (IAI: H1 900)
GERM 131 - Elementary German I 4 credit hours
GERM 132 - Elementary German II 4 credit hours
GERM 231 - Intermediate German I 4 credit hours
GERM 232 - Intermediate German II 4 credit hours (IAI: H1 900)
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish I 4 credit hours
SPAN 132 - Elementary Spanish II 4 credit hours
SPAN 231 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 credit hours
SPAN 232 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 credit hours (IAI: H1 900)

Residency Requirement

Students must complete 15 semester credit hours of the degree at Lewis and Clark Community College.

Cumulative Grade Point Average Requirement

2.00 minimum GPA at L&C