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Associate of Arts, concentration in General Studies


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An Associate of Arts (AA) degree is designed to transfer to four-year public institutions within the State of Texas. The AA degree completes the core curriculum defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and allows for open electives based upon your major. A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements. Specific areas of concentration for the AA degree include Business Administration , Business Administration - Management Information Systems , Criminal Justice , Dance Drama , Fine Arts , International Studies Mexican-American Studies , Music , Music Technology , New Media Arts , New Media Communications , Teaching - Option A  (AAT), and Teaching - Option B  (AAT). Select the general AA degree below or one of the specific degree plans listed above.

 

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 60)


Mathematics (3 hours)


Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core 

Natural Sciences (7 hours)


Select 2 courses from the Natural Sciences (30) Core 

Note: At least one must have a lab component

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 hours)


Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core 
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core 
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core 

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)


Kinesiology (2 hours)


Select 2 credits hours from the Kinesiology (90) Core 

Electives (15 hours)


Select 15 credit hours of electives

Notes:


A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

Check with the four-year institution to which you plan to transfer to ensure that courses taken at NVC are the courses that will apply to the appropriate degree.

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