Associate of Arts

The associate of arts degree program provides students with a broad academic education to prepare them for the workplace and for upper-level university study. The degree requirements for the associate of arts may be met through LCCC’s university transfer courses or by taking university transfer courses at other recognized colleges and/or universities. Since requirements at transfer institutions vary widely, students should consult the catalog of the transfer institution and plan their program with an advisor.

Select from the general education/Ohio Transfer 36:

  • English composition – Six ENGL (College Composition) credit hours. 
  • Social and behavioral sciences – Nine credit hours, representing two different disciplines.
  • Arts and humanities – Nine credit hours, representing two different disciplines. 
  • Mathematics/statistics/logic and natural sciences – Three credit hours in mathematics or logic and six credit hours in science, of which one course must include a lab (lab courses identified with footnote1). 

Completion of the required number of credit hours represents 33 of the 36-40 credit hours in the general education/Ohio Transfer 36. To complete this requirement, a student must take another six to seven credit hours from the general education/Ohio Transfer 36 courses. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours to complete the associate of arts degree. Therefore, a student may earn the associate of arts degree by completing the general education/transfer module requirements of 36-40 credit hours, SDEV 101, for one credit hour and additional elective credit hours selected from the general education/Ohio Transfer 36 courses or any other courses to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours. CMMC 177G and HSTR 252G can now be used as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) OT36 elective. Choices within these ranges will require careful academic planning and advice. Students should seek assistance from an advisor before proceeding.

Associate of Arts students are also encouraged to work with their advisor to integrate industry-recognized credentials, short-term certificates, work-based learning, and applied experiences to maximize learning and skills building along with transfer preparation.

UNIVERSAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
SDEV 101INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY1
ENGLISH COMPOSITION / ORAL COMMUNICATION
ENGL 161COLLEGE COMPOSITION I3
Select one of the following ENGL courses (Required):3
COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (OR)
COLLEGE COMPOSITION II/SPECIAL TOPICS (OR)
COLLEGE COMPOSITION II WITH TECHNICAL TOPICS
Oral Communication is not required but may be used as an elective to fulfill the Associate of Arts Degree
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Select nine semester hours, representing two different disciplines from the following:9
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF UNITED STATES/CANADA
CIVILIZATION I
CIVILIZATION II
UNITED STATES I
UNITED STATES II
THE WORLD SINCE 1900
WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
CONTEMPORARY WORLD PROBLEMS
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
ADULTHOOD AND AGING
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PERSONALITY THEORIES
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
THE FAMILY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
DEATH AND DYING
RACE AND ETHNICITY
SOCIOLOGY OF SEX & GENDER
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Select nine semester hours, representing two different disciplines from the following:9
ART HISTORY I
ART HISTORY II
WORLD ART
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
HISTORY OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
HISTORY OF DANCE
AMERICAN LITERATURE I
AMERICAN LITERATURE II
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA
MASTERPIECES OF BRITISH LITERATURE I
MASTERPIECES OF BRITISH LITERATURE II
WOMEN'S LITERATURE
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES
INTRODUCTION TO GREAT BOOKS: ANCIENT WORLD TO THE RENAISSANCE
INTRODUCTION TO GREAT BOOKS: EARLY MODERN TO THE 20TH CENTURY
INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE
INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN CULTURES AND LITERATURES
INTRODUCTION TO MYTHOLOGY
FILM APPRECIATION
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN CINEMA
MUSIC APPRECIATION
MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
BIOETHICS
CRITICAL THINKING
INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
RELIGION AND SCIENCE
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION
EXPLORING THE BIBLE
RELIGION IN AMERICA
INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
RELIGION AND SCIENCE
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
INTRODUCTION TO THEATER
THEATER HISTORY
MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS/LOGIC AND NATURAL SCIENCES
Select three semester hours in mathematics or logic and six semester hours in science (of which one course must include a lab science) from the following:9
STARS, GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY 1
SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 1
INFECTIOUS DISEASE A TO Z
GENERAL BIOLOGY 1
HUMAN BIOLOGY 1
AQUATIC LIFE 1
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I 1
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II 1
EXPLORATIONS IN FIELD SCIENCE 1
INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 1
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 1
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 1
MICROBIOLOGY 1
BOTANY 1
CLINICAL NUTRITION
GENETICS
CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY I 1
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY II 1
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 1
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 1
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 1
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 1
TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS I
TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS II
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
STATISTICS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
TRIGONOMETRY
PRECALCULUS
BUSINESS CALCULUS
CALCULUS I
CALCULUS II
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
LINEAR ALGEBRA
MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
GENERAL PHYSICS I 1
GENERAL PHYSICS II 1
COLLEGE PHYSICS I 1
COLLEGE PHYSICS II 1
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 1
METEOROLOGY 1
INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE STUDIES
EARTH SCIENCE
Total Hours34
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 Lab Science course.