Austin Community College

FY 2006 Degree Plan

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		English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I	3
				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		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
+				Foreign Language1	5
+	COMM	2311		News Reporting I	3
				Humanities3	3
					------- 17

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+				Literature2	3
+				Natural Science3	3-4
+	COMM	2305		Copy Editing	3
	SPCH	1311		Introduction to Speech Communication OR	3
	SPCH	1315		Fundamentals of Public Speaking
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+				Mathematics3	3
+				Natural Science3	3-4
				Visual and Performing Arts3	3
				Social and Behavioral Science3	3
					------- 15-16
				TOTALS	------- 64-66

¹ 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 Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.