Liberal Arts - Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts, 60 credits
Program Code: 20-800-1
Work with an advisor to design a customized set of courses from a variety of academic areas. Gain a strong foundation of liberal arts credits in disciplines like Social Sciences and Humanities. Prepare for seamless transfer to four-year bachelor’s degree programs and gain a credential to take into the workforce.
Additionally, students can choose to follow a pre-major pathway guaranteeing full credit transfer into specific bachelor’s degrees at partner colleges and universities.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Program Outcomes:
- Knowledge of the Natural World
- Critical and Creative Thinking Skills
- Effective Communication Skills
- Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Life Skills
To help our students prepare for success in a workplace and society that is increasingly global, multicultural and collaborative, we provide curricular and co-curricular opportunities to develop critical life skills. WCTC is committed to teaching all students the following skills:
- Communication: Demonstrate appropriate communication.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems.
- Relationships: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
- Self-management: Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior.
Communication (9 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| 801-198 | Speech | 3 |
| 801-223 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from the following list: | ||
| 801-197 | Technical Reporting | 3 |
| 801-243 | Business Writing | 3 |
Social Science (9 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 credits of Intercultural Knowledge courses: | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| 809-235 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| Choose 6 credits from the following list: | ||
| 803-212 | American History - 1877 to Pre | 3 |
| 803-215 | African American History - 186 | 3 |
| 809-159 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| 809-143 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| 809-188 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| 809-197 | Contemporary Amer Society | 3 |
| 809-198 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| 809-209 | Personal Finance | 1 |
| 809-211 | Money, Crypto and Debt | 1 |
| 809-221 | The Good Life | 1 |
| 809-225 | Gaming and Society | 3 |
| 809-227 | American Government | 3 |
| 809-229 | Claim Your Power: Voting and P | 1 |
| 809-235 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| 809-245 | Blood, Sex, Money, and Power | 3 |
| 809-261 | Mind Games | 3 |
| 809-287 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
Arts (3 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 Arts credits from the following list: | ||
| 201-118 | Design Drawing & Color Theory | 3 |
| 203-111 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| 815-202 | ||
Humanities (9 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 9 Humanities credits from the following list: | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| 801-204 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| 801-209 | Pop Culture, Media, and You | 3 |
| 801-212 | Gaming as Literature | 3 |
| 801-214 | Cross Cultural Communication | 1 |
| 801-236 | 20th Century American Literatu | 3 |
| 801-247 | Contemporary World Literature | 3 |
| 801-251 | Cross Cultural Communication | 3 |
| 809-166 | Intro to Ethics: Theory & App | 3 |
| 809-201 | Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| 809-223 | Intro to World Religions | 3 |
Math (3 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose at least 3 credits from the following list: | ||
| 804-118 | Interm Algebra w Apps | 4 |
| 804-133 | Math & Logic | 3 |
| 804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| 804-195 | College Algebra w Apps | 3 |
| 804-196 | Trigonometry w Apps | 3 |
| 804-197 | College Algebra & Trig w Apps | 5 |
| 804-198 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| 804-211 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| 804-213 | Survey in Calculus | 4 |
Science (6 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose at least 6 credits (including at least 1 Lab Science) from this list: | ||
| 806-139 | Survey of Physics (Discipline: Physics) Lab | 3 |
| 806-144 | College Physics 2 (Discipline: Physics) Lab | 3 |
| 806-187 | Calculus Based Physics 1 (Discipline: Physics) Lab | 3 |
| 806-188 | Calculus Based Physics 2 (Discipline: Physics) Lab | 3 |
| 806-114 | General Biology (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-134 | General Chemistry (Discipline: Chemistry) Lab | 4 |
| 806-186 | Intro to Biochemistry (Discipline: Chemistry) Lab | 4 |
| 806-143 | College Physics 1 (Discipline: Physics) Lab | 3 |
| 806-197 | Microbiology (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-177 | Gen Anatomy & Physiology (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-179 | Adv Anatomy & Physiology (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-190 | Environmental Science (Discipline: Biology) | 3 |
| 806-191 | Environmental Science w Lab (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-207 | Anatomy & Physiology 1 (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| 806-208 | Anatomy & Physiology 2 (Discipline: Biology) Lab | 4 |
| *The combination of General A&P (806-177) and Adv. A&P (806-179) substitutes for both A&P 1 (806-207) and A&P 2 (806-208) | ||
Global Language or Global Studies (3 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with one year of high school world language with a grade of C or better or choose three credits from the following list: | ||
| 809-275 | ||
Liberal Arts Seminar (1 credit)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended in first semester at WCTC. | ||
| 890-201 | Liberal Arts Seminar | 1 |
Electives (up to 21 credits)
Credit amounts will vary and can be fulfilled with any courses listed above to reach the 60 total credits required for the program. Additionally, some courses from other WCTC programs can be used; see your academic advisor to discuss options.