Associate in Arts
A10100
The Associate in Arts degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses. Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use.
Courses are approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). The CAA enables North Carolina community college graduates of two-year Associate in Arts programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to transfer with junior status.
Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with a junior status. Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions.
Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
ST
Universal General Education Transfer Component: 31-32 semester hours credit
English Composition (6 semester hours credit)
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities (9 semester hours credit)
Communications
Fine Arts
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following courses
Literature
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following courses
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
Social/Behavioral Science (9 semester hours credit)
History
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following courses
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Social-Behavioral Science
Select 6 semester hours credit from the following courses. Must be 2 different disciplines.
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Mathematics (3-4 semester hours credit)
Select 3-4 semester hours credit from the following courses
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | FA, SP |
Natural Science (4 semester hours credit)
Select one of the following five groups
Group 1
Group 2
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
Group 3
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
Group 4
Group 5
Additional-General-Education
Humanities Fine Arts (3 semester hours credit)
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | SP |
| ASL 111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ASL 112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | SP |
| DRA 111 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| DRA 112 | Literature of the Theatre | 3 | FA |
| DRA 122 | Oral Interpretation | 3 | FA, SP |
| DRA 126 | Storytelling | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 251 | Western World Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG 252 | Western World Literature II | 3 | |
| HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 | |
| HUM 120 | Cultural Studies | 3 | |
| HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 | FA, SP |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | FA, SP |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 | FA, SP |
| REL 211 | Introduction to Old Testament | 3 | FA, SP |
| REL 212 | Introduction to New Testament | 3 | FA, SP |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP |
| SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
Social Behavioral Science (3 semester hours credit)
Select 1 course from the following
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | FA |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 | SP |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 | FA SP |
Natural Science (4 semester hours credit)
One course may not be used to satisfy two program requirements.
| AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 | FA, SP |
| AST 151A | General Astronomy I Lab | 1 | FA, SP |
| AST 152 | General Astronomy II | 3 | SP |
| AST 152A | General Astronomy II Lab | 1 | SP |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 120 | Introductory Botany | 4 | |
| BIO 130 | Introductory Zoology | 4 | |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | FA, SP |
| CHM 131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | SP |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | SP, SU |
| GEL 111 | Geology | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 | SU |
| PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 | SU |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 | FA |
| PHY 152 | College Physics II | 4 | SP |
| PHY 251 | General Physics I | 4 | SP |
| PHY 252 | General Physics II | 4 | SU |
Mathematics (4 semester hours credit)
Select 4 semester hours credit from the following
Other Required Hours: 15 semester hours credit
Select course(s) which are classified as pre-major, elective or general education courses within the CAA. Students should select these courses based on their intended major and transfer university.
Required Course (1 semester hours credit)
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
Physical Education (2 semester hours credit)
Select 2 semester hours credit from the following courses
| HEA 110 | Personal Health & Wellness | 3 | |
| PED 110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 | FA, SP |
| PED 113 | Aerobics I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 114 | Aerobics II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 117 | Weight Training I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 118 | Weight Training II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 119 | Circuit Training | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 121 | Walk, Jog, Run | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 122 | Yoga I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 123 | Yoga II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 125 | Self-Defense: Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 128 | Golf-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 130 | Tennis-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 142 | Lifetime Sports | | |
| PED 143 | Volleyball-Beginning | 1 | |
| PED 152 | Swimming-Intermediate | 1 | |
| PED 155 | Water Aerobics | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 160 | Canoeing-Basic | 1 | SU |
| PED 161 | Canoeing-Rivers | 1 | SU |
| PED 169 | Orienteering | | FA, SP |
| PED 170 | Backpacking | 1 | SP |
| PED 171 | Nature Hiking | 1 | SP, SU |
| PED 173 | Rock Climbing | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| PED 174 | Wilderness Pursuits | 1 | SU |
| PED 181 | Snow Skiing-Beginning | 1 | SP |
| PED 187 | Social Dance-Beginning | 1 | SP |
| PED 211 | New Games | 1 | |
| PED 217 | Pilates I | 1 | FA SP SU |
| PED 235 | Tai Chi | 1 | FA, SP |
General Electives (12 semester hours credit)
Select 12 semester hours credit from the following courses
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| ACC 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 | SP, SU |
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | SP |
| ART 121 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 122 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | SP |
| ART 131 | Drawing I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 132 | Drawing II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 135 | Figure Drawing I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 171 | Digital Design I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 231 | Printmaking I | 3 | FA |
| ART 232 | Printmaking II | 3 | SP |
| ART 235 | Figure Drawing II | 3 | SP |
| ART 240 | Painting I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 241 | Painting II | 3 | SP |
| ART 244 | Watercolor | 3 | SU |
| ART 264 | Digital Photography I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 265 | Digital Photography II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 266 | Videography I | 3 | FA |
| ART 267 | Videography II | 3 | |
| ART 271 | Digital Design II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 281 | Sculpture I | 3 | SP |
| ART 282 | Sculpture II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 283 | Ceramics I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 284 | Ceramics II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 288 | Studio | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ASL 111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ASL 112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ASL 181 | ASL Lab 1 | 1 | FA, SP |
| ASL 182 | ASL Lab 2 | 1 | FA, SP |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | SP |
| ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 | FA |
| AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 | FA, SP |
| AST 151A | General Astronomy I Lab | 1 | FA, SP |
| AST 152 | General Astronomy II | 3 | SP |
| AST 152A | General Astronomy II Lab | 1 | SP |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 120 | Introductory Botany | 4 | |
| BIO 130 | Introductory Zoology | 4 | |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 | FA, SP |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | FA, SP |
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | SP, SU |
| BIO 275 | Microbiology | 4 | FA, SP |
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | FA, SP |
| BUS 115 | Business Law I | 3 | FA, SP |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Management | 3 | FA, SP |
| CHM 130 | General, Organic, & Biochemistry | 3 | FA |
| CHM 130A | General, Organic, & Biochemistry Lab | 1 | FA |
| CHM 131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | FA, SP |
| CHM 131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | SP |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | SP, SU |
| CHM 251 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 | FA |
| CHM 252 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 | SP |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| CIS 115 | Intro to Prog & Logic | 3 | SP |
| CJC 111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | FA, SU |
| CJC 112 | Criminology | 3 | FA |
| CJC 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 | SP |
| CJC 141 | Corrections | 3 | FA |
| CJC 212 | Ethics & Comm Relations | 3 | SP |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | FA, SP |
| COM 120 | Intro Interpersonal Com | 3 | |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| CSC 134 | C++ Programming | 3 | SP |
| CSC 139 | Visual BASIC Programming | 3 | FA |
| CSC 151 | JAVA Programming | 3 | SP |
| CSC 249 | Data Structure & Algorithms | 3 | |
| DFT 170 | Engineering Graphics | 3 | |
| DRA 111 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| DRA 112 | Literature of the Theatre | 3 | FA |
| DRA 120 | Voice for Performance | 3 | SP |
| DRA 122 | Oral Interpretation | 3 | FA, SP |
| DRA 124 | Readers Theatre | 3 | |
| DRA 126 | Storytelling | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| DRA 128 | Children's Theatre | 3 | FA, SP |
| DRA 130 | Acting I | 3 | FA |
| DRA 131 | Acting II | 3 | FA |
| DRA 135 | Acting for the Camera I | 3 | |
| DRA 140 | Stagecraft I | 3 | FA |
| DRA 170 | Play Production I | 3 | SP |
| DRA 171 | Play Production II | 3 | SP |
| DRA 211 | Theatre History I | 3 | |
| DRA 212 | Theatre History II | 3 | |
| DRA 260 | Directing | 3 | |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
| EDU 131 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 | SP |
| EDU 144 | Child Development I | 3 | FA |
| EDU 145 | Child Development II | 3 | SP |
| EDU 216 | Foundations of Education | 3 | FA |
| EDU 221 | Children With Exceptionalities | 3 | FA |
| EGR 150 | Intro to Engineering | 2 | FA |
| ENG 113 | Literature-Based Research | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 125 | Creative Writing I | 3 | |
| ENG 126 | Creative Writing II | 3 | |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 251 | Western World Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG 252 | Western World Literature II | 3 | |
| ENG 272 | Southern Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 273 | African-American Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 274 | Literature by Women | 3 | FA, SP |
| GEL 111 | Geology | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
| HEA 110 | Personal Health & Wellness | 3 | |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
| HIS 151 | Hispanic Civilization | 3 | FA, SP |
| HIS 221 | African-American History | 3 | FA, SP |
| HIS 222 | African-American Hist I | 3 | FA, SP |
| HIS 223 | African-American Hist II | 3 | FA, SP |
| HIS 236 | North Carolina History | 3 | |
| HIS 260 | History of Africa | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 | |
| HUM 120 | Cultural Studies | 3 | |
| HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 | FA, SP |
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | FA, SP |
| MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 | SP, SU |
| MAT 263 | Brief Calculus | 4 | SP |
| MAT 271 | Calculus I | 4 | FA |
| MAT 272 | Calculus II | 4 | SP |
| MAT 273 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| MAT 280 | Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| MAT 285 | Differential Equations | 3 | |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
| PED 110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 | FA, SP |
| PED 113 | Aerobics I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 114 | Aerobics II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 117 | Weight Training I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 118 | Weight Training II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 119 | Circuit Training | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 121 | Walk, Jog, Run | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 122 | Yoga I | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 123 | Yoga II | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 125 | Self-Defense: Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 128 | Golf-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 130 | Tennis-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 142 | Lifetime Sports | | |
| PED 143 | Volleyball-Beginning | 1 | |
| PED 152 | Swimming-Intermediate | 1 | |
| PED 155 | Water Aerobics | 1 | FA, SP |
| PED 160 | Canoeing-Basic | 1 | SU |
| PED 161 | Canoeing-Rivers | 1 | SU |
| PED 169 | Orienteering | | FA, SP |
| PED 170 | Backpacking | 1 | SP |
| PED 171 | Nature Hiking | 1 | SP, SU |
| PED 173 | Rock Climbing | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| PED 174 | Wilderness Pursuits | 1 | SU |
| PED 187 | Social Dance-Beginning | 1 | SP |
| PED 211 | New Games | 1 | |
| PED 217 | Pilates I | 1 | FA SP SU |
| PED 235 | Tai Chi | 1 | FA, SP |
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | FA, SP |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 | SU |
| PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 | SU |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 | FA |
| PHY 152 | College Physics II | 4 | SP |
| PHY 251 | General Physics I | 4 | SP |
| PHY 252 | General Physics II | 4 | SU |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 | FA, SP |
| REL 211 | Introduction to Old Testament | 3 | FA, SP |
| REL 212 | Introduction to New Testament | 3 | FA, SP |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | FA |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 | SP |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 | FA SP |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 181 | Spanish Lab 1 | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 182 | Spanish Lab 2 | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP |
| SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
| SPA 281 | Spanish Lab 3 | 1 | FA, SP |
| SPA 282 | Spanish Lab 4 | 1 | |
Total Credit Hours: 60
One semester hour of credit may be included in a 61 semester hours credit Associate in Arts program of study. The transfer of this hour is not guaranteed.