General Education

Transfer Program - 62-65 Semester Hours

UACCM is authorized to award an Associate of Arts in General Education degree. The AA in General Education degree provides a foundation to prepare students for a bachelor's degree program. Your advisor can help you select courses for focus area in art, history, psychology, secondary education, etc. Only the listing of Associate of Arts in General Education will appear on the transcript and diploma.

English/Communications:				9 hours
____	ENG	1013	Composition I	3 credit hours
____	ENG	1023	Composition II	3 credit hours
____	SPH	2303	Public Speaking	3 credit hours
Mathematics:				3-5 hours
Three to five hours of mathematics must be selected from the following list:
____	MATH	1103	Algebra for General Education	3 credit hours
____	MATH	1203	College Algebra	3 credit hours
____	MATH	1213	Plane Trigonometry	3 credit hours
____	MATH	1215	Precalculus	3 credit hours
____	MATH	2003	Introduction to Statistics	3 credit hours
____	MATH	2013	Discrete Mathematics	3 credit hours
____	MATH	2015	Calculus I	5 credit hours
____	MATH	2023	Calculus for Business	3 credit hours
US History/Government:				3 hours
Three hours of US history/government must be selected from the following list:
____	HIST	2003	United States History I	3 credit hours
____	HIST	2013	United States History II	3 credit hours
____	PSCI	2003	American Government	3 credit hours
Social Sciences:				6 hours
____	HIST	1003	Western Civilization I
OR	HIST	1013	Western Civilization II	3 credit hours
An additional three hours of social science electives must be selected from the list at this link.
____	ELECTIVE		Social Science	3 credit hours
Biological Sciences:				4 hours
Four hours of biological science must be selected from the following list:
____	BIOL	1004	Fundamentals of Biology	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2004	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2014	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2024	General Botany	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2034	Principles of Zoology	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2104	Microbiology	4 credit hours
Physical Sciences:				4 hours
Four hours of physical science must be selected from the following list:
____	CHEM	1004	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4 credit hours
____	CHEM	2121	General College Chemistry I Lab	1 credit hour
AND	CHEM	2123	General College Chemistry I	3 credit hours
____	CHEM	2131	General College Chemistry II Lab	1 credit hour
AND	CHEM	2133	General College Chemistry II	3 credit hours
____	CHEM	2201	Organic Chemistry Lab	1 credit hour
AND	CHEM	2203	Organic Chemistry	3 credit hours
____	GEOL	1104	General Physical Geology	4 credit hours
____	PHY	2004	Physical Science	4 credit hours
____	SCI	2014	Earth Science	4 credit hours
Fine Arts/Humanities:				6 hours
____	ENG	2213	World Literature I
OR	ENG	2223	World Literature II	3 credit hours
____	ART	2003	Art Appreciation
OR	MUS	2003	Music Appreciation
OR	THEA	2003	Theatre Appreciation	3 credit hours
Directed General Education Electives::				17 hours
Seventeen hours of directed general education must be selected from the list at this link.
____	ELECTIVE		Directed General Education	17 credit hours
Institutional Requirements/Approved Electives:				10 hours
Ten hours of institutional requirements/approved electives must be selected from from the list at this link and approved by your advisor.
____	ELECTIVE		Approved Electives	10 credit hours

Note: if you plan to transfer and major in one of the focus areas below, see your advisor for recommended courses:

Art
English
History
Psychology
Mathematics
Secondary Education
Social Work
Sociology
Theatre
Other transfer areas

Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

Related Degrees

ACTS

Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)

After UACCM

The Associate of Arts in General Education is the most versatile transfer degree.

Hints

Students should take all remedial courses early in order to focus on degree-required classes in later semesters.
Take classes when offered as some classes are only offered certain semesters.
Plan electives early to insure completion of courses within the desired time frame.
General education electives should be chosen with the transfer degree and college in mind. Visit with your advisor about where you are transferring and what yourfield of interest or major will be. This will help your advisor guide you in the correct course selections.

This degree is designed for students to develop a course of study to meet the program requirements at a four-year institution.