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Sixty credits are required for an AA in Liberal Arts. The sequence below is 65 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)
BIO 130 Environmental Science 3
BIO 131 Environmental Science Lab

1

   OR
ENGL 121 Composition I 3
THEA 120 Intro to Theatre 3
THEA 121 Fundamentals of Acting 3
THEA 135 Stage Makeup 2
HPER 192 Wellness for Life 1
    OR
HPER 240 Lifetime Fitness 1
Total:  16 (does not include MATH 115/116)

Semester Two

Course Title Credits
ENGL 122 Composition II 3
MATH 171 College Algebra 3
ANTH 125 Cultural Anthropology 3*
    OR
ANTH 130 World Cultures 3*
THEA 130 Acting I 3
THEA 209 Script Analysis 3
HPER 104 Yoga 1
OR
HPER 134 Weight Training 1
Total:  16

Semester Three

Course Title Credits
COMS 121 Public Speaking 3
BIOL 134 Sustainability 3
THEA 140 Basic Stagecraft 3
THEA 131 Voice and Speech 3
THEA 145 Intro to Theatre Design 3
OR
JOUR 202 Broadcast Performance 3
THEA 123 Improvisation 2
Total:  17

Semester Four

Course Title Credits
HUM 122 Intro to Humanities 3
     OR
PHIL 121 Intro to Philosophy 3
PSYC 130 Intro to Psychology 3
OR
POLS 135 International Relations 3*
THEA 120 Acting II 3
THEA 137 Movement for the Stage 3
BUS 123 Personal Finance 3
THEA 134 Performance Practicum I 1
Total:  16