Academic Programs

Arts and Sciences: Arts and Humanities

Award: Associate of Arts
Number of credits required: 61
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Leonardtown Campus (LEON) Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN)
Offered: Days And Evenings
Contact: J. W. Maerhofer, Chair

Description:

This associate in arts transfer option* is designed for part- and full-time students with a specific academic and/or professional interest in the areas of art, music, theatre, dance, philosophy, languages and literature, and history. This option introduces these disciplines within the context of allied subject areas, preparing students for specific concentrations at a four-year Maryland state college or university.

The following is a sample list of occupations for which such a concentration might be appropriate: actor, artist, theatre director, dancer, journalist, editor, musician, teacher, civil service employee, lawyer, architect, librian, historian, public relations, and museum/art gallery curator.

*Program options are listed under Programs of Study in this catalog.This program is fully available online.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 46.

Required Courses:

Take COM-1010 ENG-1010 ENG-1020

Arts:

Take 3 credits; from ART-1010 ART-1020 ART-1030 ART-1200 ART-1210 ART-2200 MUS-1020 MUS-1201 MUS-1202 MUS-1203 THE-1010

Biological/Phys Sci:

Take 7 credits from General Education Courses listing At least one lab course must be taken.Lab credit identified in Group 1. Course may also appear in Group 2, but credit only counted once.

English Literature:

Take 3 credits from General Education Courses listing.

History:

Take 6 credits from the General Education course listing.

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take 21 credits; from subject ART COM DAN ENG FRE HST MUS PHL SPA; except course COM-1020 from courses numbered 1001 and above.

Emerging issues:

Take 3 credits; from FRE-1050 LAN-1050 SPA-1050 WFS-1700 WFS-1700L

Mathematics:

Take 3 credits from General Education Courses listing

Social/behavior sci:

Take 2 courses from 2 disciplines from General Education course listing.

Last Update: September 5, 2008