Bulletin 2000-2002

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Associate of Arts

The Associate of Arts (A.A.) is a 62 credit hour program that is essentially the first two years of the Bachelor of Arts program. Students are expected to meet the degree requirements in effect at the date of their admission to the School of Liberal Arts. However, should the requirements change after that date, students have the option of choosing the new requirements with the approval of the Office of Student Affairs.

Students intending to use the A.A. degree as the first two years of a B.A. degree should work with the A.A. counselor, whose office is located in the Office of Student Affairs (Cavanaugh Hall 401), to select courses that will also apply to the B.A. degree.

Requirements

Candidates for the Associate of Arts must satisfy three types of requirements: general-education requirements, distribution requirements, and concentration requirements.

I. General-Education Requirements (62 cr.)

  1. 62 credit hours of regular university courses,

  2. a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C),

  3. completion of at least 30 credit hours in residence at any Indiana University campus with at least 15 credit hours of the concentration at IUPUI,

  4. courses taken under the Pass/Fail option may not be applied toward the A.A. degree,

  5. by special permission from the Office of Student Affairs, a maximum of 6 credit hours may be taken by correspondence through the Independent Study Division.

II. Distribution Requirements (44 cr.)

All students must complete the following:

First-Year Experience (1-3 cr.)

See B.A. distribution requirements for acceptable courses.

English Composition (6 cr.)

Competency in English composition is required. Each course for this requirement must be completed with a minimum grade of C (2.0). This requirement may be satisfied in the following ways:

  1. by completing W131 and W132 (or Honors W140 and W150);

  2. by testing out of W131 through the IUPUI English Placement Exam and completing W132;

  3. for transfer students, by completing course work equivalent to W131 and W132 at another campus or institution.

Speech Communication R110 (3 cr.)

Students with previously acquired competency in public speaking may be eligible for special credit and exemption from this requirement; contact the chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies in Cavanaugh Hall 309, or call (317) 274-0566.

Foreign Language (10 cr.)

This requirement may be satisfied by completing first-year courses with a passing grade or by completing a second- or third-year course.

Analytic Skills (3 cr.)

See B.A. distribution requirements for acceptable courses.

Natural Sciences (9 cr.)

See B.A. distribution requirements for acceptable courses.

(One course should be a laboratory course. No more than 5 credit hours should be in geography if students plan to complete the B.A. degree.)

Arts and Humanities (6 cr.)

See B.A. distribution requirements for acceptable courses.

Social Sciences (6 cr.)

See B.A. distribution requirements for acceptable courses.

III. Concentration Requirements (18 cr.)

The purpose of the concentration is to provide students with a focus in a single discipline/area, but it should not be confused with a major, which students would take in the third and fourth years if they choose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts.

The student may concentrate in either Option I, the arts and humanities, or Option II, the social and behavioral sciences, explained below.

Courses counted toward the distribution requirements cannot be counted toward the 18 credits in the concentration area.

Option I: Arts and Humanities: Complete both A and B below.

A grade of C or better is required in each course.

  1. Students choose one discipline in the arts and humanities (see the disciplines listed under ‘‘Arts and Humanities’’ in the ‘‘Distribution Requirements’’—students cannot concentrate in fine arts for the A.A. degree) and take 12 credit hours in that discipline.

  2. Students complete 6 credit hours of course work in other disciplines listed under ‘‘Arts and Humanities.’’ These courses may be in a single discipline or in more than one discipline. However, any particular course cannot count toward both basic curriculum requirements and the concentration requirements.

Total 62 credit hours.

Option II: Social Sciences: Complete both A and B below.

A grade of C or better is required in each course.

  1. Students choose one discipline in the social sciences (see the disciplines listed under ‘‘Social Sciences’’ in the ‘‘Distribution Requirements’’—students cannot concentrate in psychology or linguistics for the A.A. degree) and take 12 credit hours in that discipline.

  2. Students complete 6 credit hours of course work in other disciplines listed under ‘‘Social Sciences.’’ These courses may be in a single discipline or in more than one discipline. However, no course can count toward both basic curriculum requirements and the concentration requirements.

Total 62 credit hours.
 

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