Associate in Arts Degree
Purposes of the AA Degree
Requirements for the AA degree
Purposes of the AA Degree:
- Provide a degree goal for students who choose to follow a course of study,
which is specifically designed for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program.
- Provide the essential general education, grade, and semester hour requirements
for upper division status at most senior colleges and universities.
Requirements for the AA degree include:
- Completion of at least sixty (60) semester hours of work consisting of
courses whose principal design is for a baccalaureate program.
- One-half of the required semester hours must be completed under the aegis
of North Iowa Community College.
- A minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) including a 2.00 ( C )
cumulative grade point average in all course work at NIACC.
- Completion of the following general education core within a minimum
of 40 semester hours:
- Communications………………………………….8
s.h.
This requirement can be satisfied by
baccalaureate-oriented communications or speech courses with a minimum
of two courses in English composition.
- Social Sciences…………………………………....8
s.h.
- Humanities………………………………...………8
s.h.
Performance courses such as vocal and
instrumental music may satisfy no more than four hours of this requirement.
- Natural Sciences*……………………...…………..8
s.h.
(Including at least
one math and at least one science course.)
- Distributed Requirement……………….………….8
s.h.
To be taken from among the four divisions above
*It is recommended that students take a minimum of four semester hours
of laboratory science.
- Completion of the Academic Profile examination during the student's
final semester prior to graduation.
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