Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate of Arts
This degree program is designed to serve students who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in the humanities or social sciences.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:
- use reading, writing, and oral or signed communication skills to organize, express, and absorb ideas and information in interpersonal, group, organizational, and presentational settings;
- speak clearly, concisely, and accurately in a variety of contexts and formats;
- use critical thinking skills to analyze and solve problems, to reason logically, and to distinguish between good and bad reasoning in a variety of contexts;
- understand themselves and others from various cultural, social, aesthetic, political, philosophical, and environmental perspectives;
- demonstrate a grasp of the fundamental concepts and principles of their intended major field of study for the baccalaureate degree; and
- demonstrate the technological skills needed to advance their academic pursuits at the upper division level of their baccalaureate degree programs.
