Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree provides students with the first two years of Liberal Arts education with an emphasis on English.

Semester I

+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	SPCH			Speech2	3
	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing OR	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing OR
				Elective3
					------- 17

Semester II

	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	COMM			Communications4	3
				Natural Science5	3-4
					------- 17-18

Semester III

	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ENGL			Literature Course6	3
	MATH			Math5	3
				Natural Science5	3-4
				Social and Behavioral Science Elective7	3
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	ENGL			Literature Course6	3
				Visual and Performing Arts Elective8	3
				Elective3	3
					------- 12
				TOTALS	------- 61-63

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ The foreign language hours must be in the same language.
² The first semester speech course must be chosen from SPCH 1311 or SPCH 1315.
³ Students are encouraged to take courses that would satisfy the requirements of the Core Curriculum from the Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences sections.
⁴ The second semester communications course must be chosen from the following: COMM 1307, COMM 2311, SPCH 1318, ENGL 1311.
⁵ The Math/Natural Science requirement may be satisfied by any Math/Natural Science course from the Core Curriculum.
⁶ The literature course must be chosen from the following: ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2342.
⁷ The Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement must be chosen from the Other Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the Core Curriculum.
⁸ The course for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement must be chosen from the Visual and Performing Arts component of the Core Curriculum.

The Associate of Arts degree provides students with the first two years of Liberal Arts education with an emphasis on Journalism.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	COMM	1307		Introduction to Mass Communications	3
	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing OR	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing
					------- 17

Semester II

	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	COMM	2311		News Reporting I	3
					------- 14

Semester III

+	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ENGL			English Literature2	3
				Natural Science3	3-4
	COMM	2305		Copy Editing OR	3
+	JRN	2613		Feature and Editorial Writing
	SPCH			Speech4	3
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

+	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	MATH			Math3	3
				Natural Science3	3-4
				Visual and Performing Arts Elective5	3
	SBSS			Social and Behavioral Science Elective6	3
					------- 15-16
				TOTALS	------- 61-63

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ The foreign language hours must be in the same language.
² The literature course must be chosen from the following: ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2342.
³ The Math/Natural Science requirement may be satisfied by any Math/Natural Science course from the Core Curriculum.
⁴ The speech course must be chosen from SPCH 1311 or SPCH 1315.
⁵ The course for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement must be chosen from the Visual and Performing Arts component of the Core Curriculum.
⁶ The Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement must be chosen from the Other Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the Core Curriculum.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	SPCH	1311	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing OR	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing
					------- 17

Semester II

	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	5
	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	SPCH	1318	1,2,3,4,5	Interpersonal Communication	3
					------- 17

Semester III

	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ENGL			Literature course2	3
	MATH			Math3	3
				Natural Science3	3-4
	SPCH	2333		Small Group Communication OR	3
	SPCH	2341		Oral Interpretation of Literature
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science4	3-4
				Visual and Performing Arts Elective4	3
	SPCH	2333		Small Group Communication OR	3
	SPCH	2341		Oral Interpretation of Literature
					------- 12-13
				TOTALS	------- 61-63

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ The foreign language hours must be in the same langauge.
² The literature course must be chosen from the following: ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2342.
³ The Math/Natural Science requirement may be satisfied by any Math/Natural Science course from the Core Curriculum.
⁴ The course for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement must be chosen from the Visual and Performing Arts component of the Core Curriculum.