Liberal Arts
Associate of Arts Degree
Purpose: The associate in arts in liberal arts degree program is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program, usually the bachelor of arts degree, in the liberal arts or social sciences. Students in this program may wish to major in the following fields: economics, education, English, foreign languages, political science, history, humanities, international relations, journalism, literature, philosophy, pre-law, psychology, religion, and sociology.
Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the College, the following high school units or equivalent also are recommended: four units of English, two units of College preparatory mathematics, one unit of laboratory science, one unit of history, and at least two units of a foreign language. Students with deficiencies in reading, writing or math will be required to take developmental studies.
Program Requirements: This curriculum consists of courses in the humanities (including a foreign language), natural sciences, and social sciences that are usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate liberal arts curriculum. The student is urged to become familiar with the requirements of the major department in the institution to which transfer is contemplated. The student is also urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to which he or she plans to transfer to determine the proper mathematics courses to be taken at the College. To prepare for junior class standing at a four-year institution, students usually must complete a program at a community College that is comparable in length and course content to the first two years of the program at the four-year college or university. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the associate of arts in liberal arts degree.
For more information, contact:
Cliff Haury, Dean
Division of Humanities Fine Arts and Social Sciences
434.961.5380
chaury@pvcc.edu
