Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 58

For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1620.

This curriculum is designed as a guide for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Suggested Semester 1

Course Number	Title	Credits
ENGL-121	College Composition	3
-	Arts & Humanities Core Group A	3
-	Mathematics Core Course	3
-	Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group A	3
-	General Elective	3

Suggested Semester 2

Course Number	Title	Credits
-	Arts & Humanities Core Group B	3
-	Science Core Course (must include lab)	4
-	Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group B	3
-	Arts & Sciences Elective	2
Social Sciences Elective-	Any course with an ANTH, CRES, CRIM, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLI, PSYC, SOCI, or SOWK prefix	3

Suggested Semester 3

Course Number	Title	Credits
-	Science Core Course	3
-	Arts & Sciences Elective	3
Social Sciences Elective-	Any course with an ANTH, CRES, CRIM, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLI, PSYC, SOCI, or SOWK prefix	3
Ethics-	CRES-155 or any course with an ANTH or GEOG prefix	3
-	Any General Education Core Course	3

Suggested Semester 4

Course Number	Title	Credits
-	Any General Education Core Course	3
-	Arts & Sciences Electives	6
-	General Elective	3
200-level Social Sciences Elective	Any 200-level course with an ANTH, CRES, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLI, PSYC, or SOCI prefix	3

A graduate should be able to

1. Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
2. Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.
3. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.

Total Credit Hours: 60

The Arts & Humanities requirement may alternatively be fulfilled by completing a World Language Sequence plus one of the following courses: SPCH-151, THET-101, THET-102, THET-103, THET-202, THET-241, or WMST-193. Students who complete a World Language Sequence are not required to complete General Education Core Electives.