KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arts & Sciences Associate of Science (AS) Degree Requirements For students enrolling the Fall of 2014 CORE REQUIREMENTS CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED COMMUNICATION – WRITING COMMUNICATION – SPEECH C. HISTORY/CULTURES AND/OR D. HUMANITIES E. SOCIAL SCIENCE F. MATHEMATICS AND G. SCIENCE H. ELECTIVES DEGREE TOTAL 5 3 9 A. B. 6 20 19 62 *It is your responsibility to be certain that the degree requirements you are following are appropriate to the catalog year you are under. Use your degree audit to confirm course selection, as some courses listed here may not be applicable to your AA degree if you enrolled prior to the Fall of 2014. A. COMMUNICATION - WRITING 5 c.h. D. HUMANITIES 9 c.h. Select any three courses among History/Cultures or Humanities Students are REQUIRED to provide one of the following: ____ART101 Art Appreciation 3 1. ACT scores, not older than three years ____ART163 Sculpture 3 2. COMPASS scores (writing and reading components), ____ART173 Ceramics 3 not older than three years ____ART184 Photography 3 3. College transcript to show successful completion ____ART186 Digital Photography 3 of appropriate prerequisite ____ART203 Art History I 3 ____ENG120 ____ENG105 ____ENG106 ____ENG108 College Writing (Comp l-ll equivalent) OR Composition l AND Composition ll OR Composition ll: Technical Writing B. COMMUNICATION - SPEECH 5 3 3 3 3 c.h. Select one course ____SPC101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication OR ____SPC112 Public Speaking 3 3 C. HISTORY/CULTURES Select any three courses among History/Cultures or Humanities 1. Introductory Courses ____ FLC241 Intermediate Chinese l ____ FLC242 Intermediate Chinese ll ____ FLF142 Elementary French ll ____ FLF241 Intermediate French l ____ FLF242 Intermediate French ll ____ FLS142 Elementary Spanish ll ____ FLS241 Intermediate Spanish l ____ FLS242 Intermediate Spanish ll ____ FLG142 Elementary German ll ____ FLG241 Intermediate German l ____ FLG242 Intermediate German ll ____ ASL171 American Sign Language II ____ ASL241 American Sign Language III ____ ASL271 American Sign Language IV ____ HIS121 Ancient Mediterranean World ____ HIS122 Europe-Age of Monarchy ____ HIS123 Europe-Age of Revolution ____ HIS124 Europe-Age of Nationalism ____ HIS135 Modern World Military History ____ HIS151 U.S. History to 1877 ____ HIS152 U.S. History since 1877 ____ HIS221 Holocaust/Genocide: Memory & Lit. ____ HIS254 American Indian History ____ HIS291 History of Science ____ ANT105 Cultural Anthropology ____CLS140 Understanding Cultures-Mideast ____CLS151 Understanding Cultures-Latin America ____CLS159 Und. Cultures-Indigenous Central America ____CLS165 Understanding Cultures-Modern Japan ____CLS167 Understanding Cultures – Modern China ____CLS171 Understanding Cultures-Sub-Saharan Africa ____REL101 Survey of World Religions ____REL120 Judaism, Christianity & Islam ____REL125 Introduction to Islam ____REL130 Introduction to Religions of the East ____REL140 Religion in the United States ____REL145 Introduction to Christianity ____REL160 Religions of China 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ____ART204 ____ART420 ____CLS180 ____DRA101 ____DRA116 ____DRA117 ____DRA125 ____HUM105 ____HUM116 ____HUM123 ____HUM124 ____HUM142 ____HUM190 ____HUM200 ___ MUS100 ____MUS127 ___ MUS207 ___ MUS208 ___ MUS209 ___ LIT203 ____LIT204 ____LIT205 ____LIT206 ____LIT207 ____LIT208 ____LIT209 ___ LIT222 ___ LIT224 ____LIT225 ____LIT226 ___ LIT227 ____PHI101 ____PHI105 ____PHI111 ___ PHI125 ___ PHI126 ___ PHI130 ___ PHI132 ___ PHI150 ___ PHI160 Art History II Introduction to Glass American Pluralism Introduction to Theatre Film Analysis Film Topics Introduction to Play Analysis Working In America Encounters in Humanities U.S. Film History World Film History Popular Culture Culture and Technology International Study in Humanities Music Appreciation Great Cmposers Intro to Film Music American Popular Music & Jazz Topics in Western Music History Forms of Literature: Story Cycle Forms of Literature: Nonfiction Forms of Literature: Drama Forms of Literature: Fiction Forms of Literature: Poetry Forms of Literature: New Media Forms of Literature: Film Adaptation Literature & Culture: American Dreams Literature & Culture: Women and Work Lit. Themes: Beyond Bartelby Literary Themes: Search for Identity Literature & Culture: World Poetry Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Ethics Basic Reasoning Native American Philosophy Chinese Philosophy Philosophy of Human Nature Philosophy of Education Social and Political Philosophy Environmental Ethics *9 credits combined from History/Cultures and/or Humanities 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 E. SOCIAL SCIENCE 6 c.h. Select two courses ____CRJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice ____CRJ200 Criminology ____CRJ201 Juvenile Delinquency ____ECE170 Child Growth & Development ____ECN120 Principles of Macroeconomics ____ECN130 Principles of Microeconomics ____EDU240 Educational Psychology ____EDU248 Exceptional Persons ____GEO115 Human Geography ____GEO121 World Regional Geography ____GEO162 Geography of Iowa ____HSV101 Human Service Career Orientation ____HSV201 Loss, Trauma and Resilience ____MMS101 Mass Media ____POL110 Introduction to Political Science ____POL111 American National Government ____POL121 International Relations ____POL125 Comparative Government and Politics ____POL150 Introduction to U.S. Foreign Policy ____PRL101 Paralegal Studies Orientation ____PSY111 Intro to Psychology ____PSY121 Developmental Psychology ____PSY241 Abnormal Psychology ____PSY251 Social Psychology ____SOC110 Introduction to Sociology ____SOC115 Social Problems ____SOC120 Marriage and Family ____SOC200 Minority Group Relations ____SOC265 Intro to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Studies ____SOC284 Sociology of The Environment 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 F. MATHEMATICS Select one course All Arts & Sciences students, both new and returning, who have not taken a mathematics course at Kirkwood will be REQUIRED to provide one of the following: 1. ACT scores, not older than two years 2. COMPASS mathematics scores, not older than two years 3. College transcript to show successful completion of appropriate prerequisite ____MAT115 ____MAT117 ____MAT120 ____MAT140 ____MAT149 ____MAT150 ____MAT155 ____MAT157 ____MAT162 ____MAT165 ____MAT136 ____MAT138 ____MAT210 ____MAT216 ____MAT219 ____MAT227 Mathematics and Society Math For Elementary Teachers College Algebra Finite Math Linear Algebra Discrete Math Statistical Ideas Statistics Business Statistics Business Calculus Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry College Algebra with Limits Calculus l Calculus ll Calculus lll Differential Equation / Laplace 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 At least one mathematics course at the college level must be included in the 20 semester hours of mathematics/science course work for the Associate of Science (AS) degree. 20 credits combined from Mathematics & Science ADVISING & TRANSFER CENTER 108 Iowa Hall, 398-5540 att@kirkwood.edu April, 2014 G. SCIENCE Biological ____BIO104 ____BIO112 ____BIO113 ____BIO124 ____BIO154 ____BIO168 ____BIO173 ____BIO186 ____BIO189 ____BIO190 20 c.h. Introductory Biology w/ Lab General Biology I General Biology II Botany for Non-Majors Human Biology Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab Microbiology Microbes & Society Introduction to Biotechnology 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 Environmental Studies ____ENV115 Environmental Science 3 Earth Science and Interdisciplinary Science ____PHS170 ____PHS175 ____PHS171 ____PHS176 ____PHS180 ____PHS181 ____BIO195 Physical Geology * OR Environmental Geology * Physical Geology Lab Environmental Geology Lab Evolution of the Earth Evolution of the Earth Lab Human Evolution 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 Introduction to Chemistry Introduction to Chemistry Lab Intro to Organic and Biochemistry General Chemistry l General Chemistry ll Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II Introductory Physics Introduction to Astronomy College Physics l College Physics ll Classical Physics l Classical Physics ll Forensic Science Forensic Science Lab 3 1 4 4 4 4.5 4.5 3 3 4 4 5 5 3 1 Physical ____CHM110 ____CHM111 ____CHM132 ____CHM165 ____CHM175 ____CHM262 ____CHM272 ____PHY120 ____PHS151 ____PHY162 ____PHY172 ____PHY212 ____PHY222 ____SCI120 ____SCI122 *Only one Geology course can count as Science credit. H. ELECTIVES 19 c.h. Electives are courses that go beyond core requirements in providing an opportunity to pursue subjects of special interest. It is recommended that you work closely with your advisor as you select electives that could fulfill prerequisite requirements toward the major you wish to pursue at the four year institution. Electives may include: ~all "Code A" (transfer) credits ~up to 16 "Code B" (technical) credits Elective Course Credit Hours It is important that you work closely with your academic advisor to appropriately choose electives and/or core courses so as to_ meet_additional requirements placed upon students by the____ four year institutions. For information specific to an Iowa_____ college, please contact your advisor for more detailed________ recommendations.____________________________________ __ --Minimum grade point average required for degree - -2.00 --KCC residency requirement - - - - - - - 16 credit hours --Degree total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62 credit hours *It is your responsibility to be certain that the degree requirements you are following are appropriate to the catalog year you are under. Use your degree audit to confirm course selection, as some courses listed here may not be applicable to your AA degree if you enrolled prior to the Fall of 2014.