The Liberal Arts Associate of Arts (AA) degree is specifically for those students planning to transfer to a senior college/university. Emphasis is placed on General Education courses required by most senior institutions. The degree also allows students to gain knowledge while deciding on a major, and enables them to develop self-fulfillment or knowledge for employment in the workplace. Students planning to transfer to another institution should discuss their plans with a BRCC advisor and with an advisor at the receiving institution to assure that credits earned at BRCC will transfer.
To receive this degree, the student must:
- have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better in all credits to be used towards the degree,
- earn a “C” or better in major courses, in ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, and in courses that are prerequisites for other courses;
- take at least 12 hours at the 200 level; and
- complete the coursework listed below.
| General Education |
| English Composition |
ENGL 101 & 102 |
6 |
| Mathematics |
MATH 101/110 and/or higher |
6 |
| Social Science (at the 200 level) |
ECON 203 may not be used with either ECON 201 or ECON 202 |
6 |
| Humanities |
|
9 |
| Arts |
|
3 |
| Natural Science Sequence |
|
9 |
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A Natural Science sequence consists of two sequential courses in the same area, e.g.:
BIOL 101 and BIOL 102, CHEM 101 and CHEM 102, PHSC 101 and PHSC 102, or PHYS 201 and PHYS 202.
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| Total General Education Credits |
39 |
| Required Courses (Choose five from the following) |
Any Arts (ARTS) course Any English (ENGL) course Any Film (FILM) course Any Foreign Language (FREN/SPAN) course Any History (HIST) course Any Humanities (HUMN) course Any Music (MUSC) course Any Philosophy (PHIL) course Any Speech (SPCH) course Any Theatre (THTR) course |
| Total Required Major Course Credits |
15 |
| Other Required Courses |
| Computer Science |
Credit will not be awarded for both CSCI 101 and CSCI 290 |
3 |
| Speech |
|
3 |
| Total Other Required Course Credits |
6 |
| Total Program Credits |
60 |
Contact the Division of Liberal Arts at 225.216.8165 for more information.
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