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Sixty credits are required for an AA in Liberal Arts. The sequence below is 62 credit hours.

  • Courses denoted in bold fulfill the General Education requirements.
  • Courses with an * also fulfill the cultural diversity requirement.
  • The other courses listed are strongly recommended electives.

Semester One

Course Title Credits
MATH 115/116 Elementary or Intermediate Algebra 3 (if you did not test into College Algebra)
ENGL 121 Composition I 3
THEA 120 Intro to Theatre 3
PHIL 124 Logic and Critical Thinking 3
     OR
ART 130 Drawing I 3
THEA 145 Intro to Theatre Design 3
Total:  12 (does not include MATH 115/116)

Semester Two

Course Title Credits
ENGL 122 Composition II 3
MATH 171 College Algebra 3
ARTH 180 Art History: Ancient to Ren.* 3
THEA 140 Basic Stagecraft 3
THEA 209 Script Analysis 3
HPER 192 Wellness for Life 1
     OR
HPER 240 Lifetime Fitness 1
Total:  16

Summer

Course Title Credits
COMS 120 Interpersonal Communication 3
Total:  3

Semester Three

Course Title Credits
ANTH 130 World Cultures* 3
OR
ANTH 125 Cultural Anthropology* 3
ARTH 182 Art History: Ren. to Modern 3
OR
ARTH 200 Women, Art & Society* 3
HUM 122 Intro to Humanities 3
     OR
THEA 136 Costume Construction 3
MUS 155 Intro to Recording Studio 3
     OR
FASH 224 History of Costume 3
     OR
ART 135 Painting I 3
THEA 209 Stage Makeup 2
THEA 133 Technical Practicum I 1
Total:  15

Semester Four

Course Title Credits
EVRN 130 Environmental Science 3
EVRN 131 Environmental Science Lab 1
EVRN 134 Principles of Sustainability 3
PSYC 130 Intro to Psychology 3
     OR
POLS 135 International Relations* 3
MUS 157 Intro to Digital Audio 3
     OR
FASH 150 Textiles 3
THEA 250 Intro to Costume Design 3
     OR
THEA 245 Intro to Scene Design 3
      Total:  16