Apr 19, 2026  
2026-2027 College Catalog 
    
2026-2027 College Catalog

Associate in Arts, A.A.


Description

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree program is designed for students who plan careers in business, education, journalism, social sciences, or liberal arts fields. It is designed to give students the opportunity to complete the first two years of college work at Tri-County Technical College and then transfer to a four-year institution to complete their bachelor’s degree. For maximum transfer of credit, students should work with their academic advisors to review the requirements for their anticipated major at the college to which they plan to transfer and schedule their courses accordingly.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion, students will be able to:

  • Explore ideas from different perspectives.
  • Demonstrate learning through self-reflection.
  • Examine competing values in a global and cross-cultural context.
  • Formulate logical arguments with supporting evidence.

Graduation Credits Required: 60

Communications and Literature


Choose three (3) credit hours from the following:

Humanities


Choose three (3) credit hours from the Humanities Courses, If Only One Humanities Course Is Taken listing.

Social Sciences


Choose three (3) credit hours from the Social Sciences Courses listing:

Humanities and Social Sciences


Choose six (6) credit hours from the following:

Communications, Humanities, and Social Sciences


Choose 15 credit hours from the following:

Mathematics and Natural Sciences


Elective Requirements


  • General Electives1,3,4,5,6   17 credit(s)

Notes


  1. The following courses are not acceptable for use toward an Associate in Arts degree: ENG 100 , ENG 165 ; HSS 100 MAT 101 , MAT 102 , MAT 155 , MAT 170 , MAT 171 ; RDG 100 .
  2. First-year foreign language courses cannot be used as the only Humanities course.
  3. The following courses can be used as electives only: ECO 101 , MAT 211 , MAT 215 , PSY 103 , and PSY 120 .
  4. Credit cannot be earned for both   and  
  5. Credit cannot be earned for   and    and    and    and  ; or    and  .   
  6. General Electives may be any college-level courses other than those listed in Note 1.