The Associate in Arts degree program is designed for students who expect to complete a degree at a four-year institution in such areas as art, education, English, history, journalism, library, pre-law, psychology, sociology or communications. Students may complete the first two years at Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College by earning the Associate in Arts requiring a minimum of 60 semester hours.
Students pursuing the Associate in Arts should consult the catalog of the institution in which they expect to enroll and should select appropriate courses in consultation with an advisor.
Associate in Arts Degree
Recommended Course Sequence
60 Semester Hours
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First Year -- Fall Semester |
First Year -- Spring Semester |
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| Dept | Course Title | Hours | Dept | Course Title | Hours | ||
| CIS 108 | Computer Fundamentals | 3 | ENL 102 | English Composition II | 3 | ||
| ENL 101 | English Composition I | 3 | MTH | Math Elective | 3 | ||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | General Education Elective | 5 | ||||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | Total Semester Hours | 14 | ||||
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Second Year -- Fall Semester |
Second Year -- Spring Semester |
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| Dept | Course Title | Hours | Dept. | Course Title | Hours | ||
| Concentration Electives | 6 | Concentration Elective | 6 | ||||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | HIT | History Elective | 3 | |||
| Natural Science Elective | 4 | SPH 101 | Fundamentals of Speech | 2 | |||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Semester Hours | 16 | Total Semester Hours | 15 | ||||
The following courses are recommendations to fulfill program requirements in each discipline. Students should consult with the catalog of the institution to which they intend to transfer to determine appropriate course selections.
History: Select three hours of history courses
Humanities: Select humanities electives from foreign language, art, music, literature and religion courses.
Mathematics: AA majors select MTH 121 or MTH 135 or higher
Science: Select science electives from biology, chemistry, physics or physical science.
Social Science: Select social science electives from psychology, sociology, geography and economics courses
Transfer Concentration Electives are transferable courses in the discipline of interest. Transfer Concentration Electives should be selected in consultation with an advisor and/or college to which the student intends to transfer.
Note: all electives must be college level courses at the 100 level or higher.