KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Arts & Sciences Associate of Science (AS) Degree Requirements
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 2012.
A. COMMUNICATION - WRITING
5 c.h.
Students are REQUIRED to provide one of the following:
1. ACT scores, not older than three years
2. COMPASS scores (writing and reading components),
D. HUMANITIES
9 c.h.
not older than three years
Select any three courses among History/Cultures or Humanities
3. College transcript to show successful completion
of appropriate prerequisite
____ART101 Art Appreciation
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
____ FLF142 Elementary French ll
4
____ FLF241 Intermediate French l
4
____ FLF242 Intermediate French ll
4
____ FLS142 Elementary Spanish ll
4
____ FLS241 Intermediate Spanish l
4
____ FLS242 Intermediate Spanish ll
4
____ FLG142 Elementary German ll
4
____ FLG241 Intermediate German l
4
____ FLG242 Intermediate German ll
4
____ ASL171 American Sign Language II
4
____ ASL241 American Sign Language III
3
____ ASL271 American Sign Language IV
3
____ HIS121 Ancient Mediterranean World
3
____ HIS122 Europe-Age of Monarchy
3
____ HIS123 Europe-Age of Revolution
3
____ HIS124 Europe-Age of Nationalism
3
____ HIS135 Modern World Military History
3
____ HIS151 U.S. History to 1877
3
____ HIS152 U.S. History since 1877
3
____ HIS221 Holocaust/Genocide: Memory & Lit.
3
____ HIS254 American Indian History
3
____ HIS291 History of Science
3
____ ANT105 Cultural Anthropology
3
____CLS140 Understanding Cultures-Mideast * OR
3
____CLS151 Understanding Cultures-Latin America * OR
3
____CLS159 Und. Cultures-Indigenous Central America* OR 3
____CLS162 Understanding Cultures-Pacific Societies * OR 3
____CLS165 Understanding Cultures-Modern Japan * OR
3
____CLS167 Understanding Cultures – Modern China* OR
3
____CLS171 Understanding Cultures-Sub-Saharan Africa
3
____REL101 Survey of World Religions
3
____REL120 Judaism, Christianity & Islam
3
____REL125 Introduction to Islam
3
____REL130 Introduction to Religions of the East
3
____REL140 Religion in the United States
3
____REL160 Religions of China
3
*Only one Understanding Cultures course can count as
History/Cultures/Humanities credit.
____ART163
____ART173
____ART184
____ART203
____ART204
____HUM190
____DRA101
____DRA116
____DRA125
____HUM105
____HUM116
____HUM123
____HUM124
___ MUS100
____PHI101
____PHI105
____PHI111
____PHI130
____LIT203
____LIT204
____LIT205
____LIT206
____LIT207
____LIT208
____LIT209
___ LIT222
___ LIT224
____LIT225
____LIT226
___ LIT227
___CLS180
___DRA117
___HUM142
___HUM200
___MUS208
___MUS209
___PHI125
___PHI126
___PHI132
___PHI150
___PHI160
Sculpture
Ceramics
Photography
Art History I
Art History II
Culture and Technology
Introduction to Theatre
Film Analysis
Introduction to Play Analysis
Working In America
Encounters in Humanities
U.S. Film History
World Film History
Music Appreciation
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics
Basic Reasoning
Philosophy of Human Nature
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
American Pluralism
Film Topics
Popular Culture
International Study in Humanities
American Popular Music & Jazz
Topics in Western Music History
Native American Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
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
3
E. SOCIAL SCIENCE
6 c.h.
Select two courses
____CRJ100
Introduction to Criminal Justice
____CRJ200
Criminology
____CRJ201
Juvenile Delinquency
____DSV200
Exceptional Persons
____ECN120
Principles of Macroeconomics
____ECN130
Principles of Microeconomics
____ECN210
Asian Economic Systems
____EDU240
Educational Psychology
____GEO115
Human Geography
____GEO121
World Regional Geography
____GEO162
Geography of Iowa
____HSV110
Human Service Policy & Programs
____MMS101
Mass Media
____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
____SOC132
Sociology of Loss, Grieving & Growth
____SOC284
Sociology of The Environment
____SOC200
Minority Group Relations
____SOC265
Intro to LGBT Studies
____SOC270
Social & Behavioral Research Methods
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
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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
Quantitative Analysis
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
4.5
4.5
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
1
Physical
____CHM110
____CHM111
____CHM132
____CHM165
____CHM175
____CHM280
____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. All students are
encouraged to fulfill their electives by taking courses that are not
listed as core requirements. 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
~two (2) "Code D" (developmental) 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 2012.