Associate of Arts (A.A.)

Community of Learners Core Courses

• COR 100 - Life In Community Credit Hours: 2

• OR COR 110 - Christ and the University Experience  Credit Hours: 3

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• COR 200 - Christ, Culture, and Diversity Credit Hours: 2

• OR COR 320 - Christian Life and Thought  Credit Hours: 3 

Liberal Arts Skills Courses

• ENG 104 - College Writing Credit Hours: 3 ^*
• HPR 101 - Personal Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 2 (or other wellness course)
• SPE 100 - Oral Communication Credit Hours: 2 ^ (or equivalent)

Bible, Theology, or Religion Courses

• BIB 217 - Survey of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
• BIB 218 - Survey of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3
• COR 300 - Christian Faith and Community Credit Hours: 2 OR  COR 310 - Christian Faith and Scripture  Credit Hours: 3
• REL 394 - World Religions Credit Hours: 3
• Other approved Bible, theology, or religion course

Fine Arts and Humanities Courses

• PHI 200 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

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• Choose at least 5 credit hours from at least two different disciplines

• ART 152 - Art Foundations Credit Hours: 2 (Or other approved Art course)
• ENG 112 - World Literature Credit Hours: 3 (Or other approved survey literature course)
• MUS 152 - Music Foundations Credit Hours: 2 (Or other approved Music course)

Mathematics/Computer Science Course

• CPS 201 - Coding I Credit Hours: 4
• MAT 104 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Credit Hours: 3
• Other approved Math course above MAT 100

Science Course

• Any natural science with lab (biology^#, chemistry, physics, etc.) Credit Hours: 3

Social Science Courses

• BUS 271 - Business Law I Credit Hours: 3 μ
• ECN 101 - Introduction to Economics Credit Hours: 3 (or similar ECN course)
• GEO 221 - Introduction to Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEO/HIS 3XX Non-Western Geography/History (GEO 331 , HIS 332 , HIS 333 , or HIS 334 ) Credit Hours: 3 Δ
• HIS 121 - History of Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 122 - History of Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 141 - United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 142 - United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 221 - Black Experience in America Credit Hours: 3
• POL 213 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3 #
• POL 214 - State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3 #
• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *#
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3 #

Associate of Arts Total Credit Hours 62

Symbol Key

^ Grade of “C” or better required.
* This course has a prerequisite.
Δ Recommended for Global students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree beyond the A.A. at SAU.
# Recommended for students planning to eventually pursue a Bachelor of Social Work degree at SAU.
μ Recommended for students planning to eventually pursue a bachelor’s degree in business or management major at SAU.
+ Possible waiver with a specified number of transfer credits upon first-time admission.

Course Substitutions and Transfer Courses

Students may petition the Office of Registration and Records for course equivalencies or substitutions for any courses except for COR 200  or COR 320 . A petition does not guarantee approval. Transfer courses will be evaluated using only official transcripts from the transferring institution.

Associate of Arts Graduation Requirements

• Students must complete at least 30 credit hours and at least 10 of the last 20 credit hours at SAU.
• Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA at SAU in order to graduate with an A.A. degree.
• Students must complete 62 credit hours and all course requirements of the program.

Continuing to a Bachelor’s Degree

The A.A. degree may not be earned concurrently with a bachelor’s degree, and the courses taken in the A.A. degree program may or may not apply to a specific SAU bachelor’s degree. Students who eventually plan to continue on to bachelor’s degree program at SAU should pay careful attention to prerequisite and required courses in the bachelor’s degree program they hope to pursue to prevent taking unnecessary courses.

Students who complete an associate’s degree at SAU must reapply to SAU to pursue at bachelor’s degree. Admission to a bachelor’s program at SAU is not automatic.

Cross Cultural Requirement

Students who eventually plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree at SAU may meet the cross cultural studies requirement (COR 374 /COR 375 ) by taking SWK 311 - Racial and Ethnic Relations  and a non-Western geography/history course in the A.A. program.