Liberal Arts and Sciences Degrees
Associate in Arts and Associate in Science (A.A. and A.S.)
Four-Year College Transfer
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences  — All MATC Campuses

Program codes: 20-800-1 (A.A.) and 20-800-2 (A.S.)

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree is also offered entirely online and in one year of full-time study.

Overview — If you plan to earn a bachelor's degree from a four-year-college or university, you can take your first two years of courses at MATC and transfer your credits. It is important to consult with your advisor and the four-year college you plan to attend about credit transfer and the requirements for your major. See Credit Transfer  for detailed information. Students who don't intend to pursue a bachelor's degree may wish to choose the Liberal Arts and Sciences program to combine liberal studies with electives from other degree and diploma programs. 

In addition to these A.A. and A.S. degrees, the school of Liberal Arts and Sciences also offers the following four-year transfer degrees: Biotechnology A.S., Chemical Technology A.S. and Teacher Education Track A.A.

Academic Requirements — Successful completion of either degree requires a grade-point average of 2.0 (C), with 25% of the credits taken at MATC.


Preparation for Admission — The following are required for admission to the program:

• A high school diploma or GED
• ACT score 18; ACT Math score 20. 
• Accuplacer score of at least 67 in Reading and 76 in sentence skills.
• For A.A. degree, Accuplacer score of 73 in Elementary Algebra.
• For A.S. degree, Accuplacer score of at least 43 in College Math. 
  
  
  
  
  Associate in Arts Degree: 64 Total Credits
   

  ENGLISH - Six Credits Required				6
  Required courses:
  		ENG-201	English 1
  		ENG-202	English 2
  In addition, select any three-credit 200-series ENG course *
  SPEECH - Three Credits Required				3
  		SPEECH-201	Elements of Speech, OR
  		SPEECH-203	Interpersonal Communication, OR
  		SPEECH-206	Intercultural Communication
  HUMANITIES - Fifteen Credits Required				15
  Select credits from 200-series courses in the humanities - for example, English, history, social science, music, speech courses, ART-201, or FLANG-214.
  DIVERSITY/ETHNIC STUDIES - Three Credits Required				3
  Course may also count toward the social science and/or Humanities requirement.
  SOCIAL SCIENCE/HISTORY - Fifteen Credits Required				15
  Six credits in any 200-series History course. Nine credits, no more than one from each of the following catagories:
  1.		ECON-201	Principles of Microeconomics
  		ECON-202	Principles of Macroeconomics
  2.		SOCSCI-203	Introduction to Sociology
  3.		PSYCH-231	Introductory Psychology
  4.		SOCSCI-221	American National Government and Politics Today
  		SOCSCI-222	American State and Local Government
  WORLD/FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Four Credits Required				4
  Strongly Recommended: Students take 2 semesters of the same language if not already taken in high school. Students may earn retroactive credit and credit by exam and are required to take a placement test before registering for World Language classes.
  MATHEMATICS - Four Credits Required				4
  Select any 200-series MATH courses.*
  NATURAL SCIENCE - Seven Credits Required				7
  Select any 200-series NATSCI courses.* Four credits must be in a laboratory science.
  PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Three Credits Required				3
  Select any 200-series PHYED course.
  ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES - Seven Credits Required				7
  You must choose 7 credits in areas that interest you and they must be primarily from 200-series courses. A maximum of six credits of 100-series courses may be selected as electives. Additional foreign language is not required but recommended.

NOTE: It is important to consult the four-year institution regarding transferability of the selected courses.

Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.

* See course descriptions for a complete listing of courses in these subjects. Consult with your program counselor regarding your selection. 

For class times and locations or to register online, visit INFOnline.

Associate in Science Degree: 64 Total Credits
 

ENGLISH - Six Credits Required				6
Required courses:
		ENG-201	English 1
		ENG-202	English 2
SPEECH - Three Credits Required				3
		SPEECH-201	Elements of Speech, OR
		SPEECH-203	Interpersonal Communication, OR
		SPEECH-206	Intercultural Communication
HUMANITIES - Nine Credits Required				9
Select remaining credits from 200-series courses in the humanities-for example, literature, history, philosophy, music, foreign language, ART-210, or speech courses.*
DIVERSITY/ETHNIC STUDIES - Three Credits Required				3
Course may also count toward the social science and/or Humanities requirement.
HISTORY and SOCIAL SCIENCE - Six Credits Required				6
Select at least one course form each of two subjects: ECON, HIST, PSYCH and SOCSCI.*
WORLD/FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Four Credits Required				4
MATHEMATICS and NATURAL SCIENCE - 25 Credits Required				25
Required Course:*
		MATH-231	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
Select additional (optional) mathematics credits from the following courses only:*
		MATH-232	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
		MATH-233	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3
		MATH-234	Differential Equations/Linear Algebra
Select at least one 200-series course with laboratory from each of two areas of NATSCI: chemistry, biology, earth sciences and physics.*
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Three Credits Required
Select any 200-series PHYED course				3
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES - Seven Credits Required				7
You must choose 7 credits in areas that interest you and they must be primarily from 200-series courses. A maximum of six credits of 100-series courses may be selected as electives. Sequences in biological, earth and physical sciences and mathematics, are strongly recommended.

 

Note: It is important to consult the four-year institution regarding transferability of the selected courses.

Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.

*See course descriptions for a complete listing of courses in these subjects. Consult with your program counselor regarding your selection.

For information on specific class descriptions, visit MATC Course Descriptions.
For information on times and locations of specific classes, visit INFOnline.